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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 the best ways to learn how to do a job is to get hands-on...

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...

Virginia Chamber Launches Blueprint 2035 Business Survey and Tour

Yesterday, the Virginia Chamber Foundation launched a statewide survey to gather input for Blueprint Virginia...

Guy M. Harbert is Virginia Super Lawyer

Guy M. Harbert, an attorney with Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore, has been named to the Virginia Super Lawyers for 2009 in the category...

Luna Innovations Files for Chapter 11

Luna Innovations Incorporated, a company focused on sensing and instrumentation solutions and pharmaceutical nanomedicines, voluntarily filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the...

Roanoke City Fitness Centers – Closed but Not Forgotten

Breckenridge and Woodrow Wilson, the city’s two remaining fitness centers, officially closed their doors to monthly members June 27. Once championed by the...

Virginia Tech Carilion Appoints Founding Chair of Department of Family Medicine

The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute (VTC) has announced the appointment of Mark Greenawald, M.D., associate professor, as the founding...

City Partners with Local Business to Provide Innovative Web Resource

The City of Roanoke's Office of Economic Development announces that JobsEQ® Suite - a new economic development tool - is now available to...

Foundation for Roanoke Valley Accepting Grant Applications

Foundation for Roanoke Valley is accepting grant applications from local nonprofit organizations for three of its endowment funds.  Interested organizations are asked to...