Business
TechNite 2024 Celebrates The Elements of Tech
The Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council’s TechNite 2024 recognized all the elements that make the Roanoke-Blacksburg innovation ecosystem so dynamic. TechNite 2024 was held Thursday, May, 8 at the Hotel Roanoke...
City of Roanoke Names New Director of Parks and Recreation
City of Roanoke Parks Manager Cindy McFall will move into the role of Director of...
Miss Virginia Opportunity Inc Announces New Leadership Team
The Miss Virginia Scholarship Program is now doing business as the Miss Virginia Opportunity, Inc....
Greater Roanoke & NRV SBDC Hosts “Sell to the Government Event”
The Greater Roanoke & NRV SBDC, the region’s premier resource for pro bono small business...
Jefferson Center Introduces New Senior Director of Development
Jefferson Center Foundation, a Roanoke-based nonprofit organization focused on community enrichment through the performing arts...
Virginia Tech Students Make Own Biodiesel Derived from Waste Vegetable Oil To Fuel
A group of Virginia Tech students have produced more than 200 gallons of biodiesel as part of a senior design project for the department...
Fleming and Patrick Henry Buildings Come in on Time
With the completion of William Fleming High School, J.M. Turner will have delivered the second state-of-the-art Roanoke public high school, on time..
Both Patrick Henry...
Identifying Drug-Free Strategies Focus of Conference in Roanoke
The Roanoke Valley Prevention Council is one of the leaders nationally in using grant money doled out by the Drug Free Communities program at...
Higher Education Briefs
Bobby Welch, a May graduate from National College’s accounting program, was recently hired by the Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project, Inc. (RCAP), as a...
DRI Says Downtown Roanoke is Alive and Growing
Despite the hasty and unexplained exit of former Downtown Roanoke Incorporated (DRI) president Bill Carder several months ago, DRI officers exuded plenty of confidence...
It’s All About the People…
During any economic recession, questions are asked about efforts to generate new activity in the business and employment sector. The current approach to economic...