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Roanoke Businesses Get Support Through Equipment Incentive

Local businesses in the City of Roanoke seeking to expand their operations will soon have access to a program designed to help offset the cost of acquiring essential equipment. The...

Youngkin Announces Google Investing $9 Billion Across Virginia

Governor Glenn Youngkin yesterday announced Google will invest an additional $9 billion in Virginia through...

Inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas: The Bold New Icon Transforming the Standard of 5-Star Luxury

Fontainebleau in Miami Beach is easily one of the most iconic and luxurious hotels you...

Youngkin Announces Record-Setting Tourism Spending, $35.1B in Virginia in 2024

Governor Glenn Youngkin and Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) announced that Virginia’s tourism industry generated a...

Youngkin Highlights Strong Growth in Virginia Job Openings and Hiring

Yesterday, Governor Youngkin announced that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) May 2025 Job...

Steve Forbes, Chairman / Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media to Speak at Roanoke College

Chairman / Editor-in-Chief Steve Forbes of Forbes Media will speak at Roanoke College's Cregger Center Tuesday, November 15, 2022 from 7:00-8:15 p.m.  In both 1996...

Gauntlet 2023 Is Calling All Entrepreneurs

Registration Now Open for Thee 9th Annual GAUNTLET Business Competition Entrepreneurs with bold ideas, who have a business idea that needs a jumpstart, or a...

Roanoke County Names New Chief of Police

Roanoke County has announced the appointment of Michael Poindexter as the next Chief of Police effective January 1, 2023. Roanoke County conducted a nationwide search...

New College Institute Partners with Manufacturing Skills Institute to Offer Apprenticeship

New College Institute (NCI) announces a partnership with Manufacturing Skills Institute (MSI) to provide an Advanced Manufacturing Machine Operator Registered Apprenticeship Program (AMMORAP). The...

Virginia MetalFab to Occupy Thomasville Furniture in Appomattox

Appomattox based Virginia MetalFab will be moving its operations to the 800,000 sq ft manufacturing facility that was previously occupied by Thomasville Furniture. In 2011...

How to Grow Your Online Business With SafeOpt

SafeOpt is a platform that specializes in email retargeting, allowing businesses to send previously engaged customers emails inviting them back, to make a purchase,...