The tech giant bought more than 300 acres at the county’s Greenfield industrial park for $14 million last June.
Samantha Verrelli
Sam graduated from Penn State with degrees in journalism and Spanish. She was an investigative reporter for The Daily Collegian at Penn State and a freelance reporter with PennLive. She’s from outside Philadelphia, and loves hiking, live music and finding new restaurants.
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Roanoke City Public Schools cuts 170 positions to address budget shortfall
More than 100 of the cuts will come from existing vacancies, resignations and retirements. The rest – about 65 – will affect current employees, with about half that number losing their jobs and the other half being shifted into new roles.
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7 things to watch as Roanoke begins discussions of its proposed budget
Schools, public safety and parks and rec are among the areas that face funding cuts.
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Another year of cuts expected to city projects and programs as Roanoke city manager presents proposed budget Monday
Last year, Valmarie Turner was quickly thrown into a tight budget season, with deficits that she has said will be addressed over multiple years.
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Public audit of 12 of our communities tells us about how responsive they are to information requests from the public
A group of student auditors asked a dozen localities for public information. The responses clarify where local government deserves credit for transparency and where it falls short of its responsibilities as keepers of the people’s information, as well as how local governments understand and execute their responsibilities under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
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The number of ICE detainees in the Roanoke jail more than tripled last year
An immigration attorney said though the number of ICE agents in Roanoke has not changed, changes on the federal level are causing this spike locally.
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Roanoke City School Board approves preliminary budget in preparation of cuts
The school board’s budget is not final and does not yet detail cuts to programs or personnel that will need to be made in the upcoming fiscal year, but it did include 2% raises for RCPS employees.
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Job and program cuts on the table as Roanoke school board prepares to vote on budget
The division is considering 2% raises for employees, while also having to eliminate about 150 staff positions. It’s also considering cuts to the elementary gifted program.
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Roanoke County Planning Commission to discuss zoning amendments
The agenda documents for Tuesday’s meeting do not list any discussion of zoning ordinances related to abortion clinics, which will soon be studied by the planning commission.
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Roanoke school division receives grant for solar-powered microgrid
Such microgrids generate power from the sun and store it in batteries for future use.