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Cornelius to Retire from Farm Credit After 33-Year Tenure

Brad Cornelius, CEO of Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV), has announced his plans to retire in the fourth quarter of 2025. With over 33 years of dedicated service...

VA Tech Launches VR Workforce Training for Utility Sector

Workforce training is about to get a 21st century overhaul through virtual reality. Traditionally, one of...

Youngkin Announces Hitachi Energy Expands Footprint in Southwest Virginia  

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that provides electrical...

Youngkin Announces Gains in Nonfarm Payrolls in March 

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that, according to the BLS Current Employment Statistics Survey (“CES”...

Youngkin Announces Delta Star Expansion, 300 New Jobs in Lynchburg

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Delta Star Inc., a manufacturer of power transformers and...

Swiss Entrepreneur to Deliver Keynote Address at Virginia Tech

Stephan Bieri, an internationally-recognized consultant specializing in scientific evaluation and intellectual property and chairman of the scientific advisory board at Virginia Tech's Virginia...

Downtown Vendor Carts on Hold

With the two-cent meals tax pinching the already teetering downtown restaurants, Councilman Court Rosen thought vendor carts should be delayed a couple years...

Virginia Tech Research Counters Risky Image of Popular Financial Investments

They have been called “financial weapons of mass destruction” and blamed for a number of catastrophic losses and bankruptcies. New research by a...

Blue Ridge Autism & Achievement Center Ribbon Cutting Celebrates Autism Awareness Month

The Blue Ridge Autism & Achievement Center welcomed guests to their facility located off of Peters Creek Road in North Roanoke on Tuesday,...

Miss Virginia, VT Players and Others Tell Westside Students to Think Big

Career day field trips provide students with the opportunity to learn and interact with people in various fields and that’s exactly what Interactive...

Land Trust / Grace Terry Preserve Poor Mountain Land

The Western Virginia Land Trust works with Roanoke County landowners who wish to preserve their land and keep it in a rural or...