Six startups introduced their tech products last week, while businesses who have been through the program explain how it helped them.
Tad Dickens
Tad Dickens is technology reporter for Cardinal News. He previously worked for the Bristol Herald Courier and The Roanoke Times and likes to bang on his drums when he can. Reach at tad@cardinalnews.org or 540 293-6018.
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Energy demand will outstrip supply in Virginia as data centers proliferate
Data center-driven demand is expected to double in a decade and continue rising. Experts are raising the alarm.
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Dozens of community projects halted after federal funding was omitted from Congressional stop-gap spending bill
Congress passed a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown in mid-March, amid a partisan fight over federal spending. That continuing resolution left out tens of millions of dollars in funding for Southwest and Southside community projects.
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Here’s the status of key bills that the governor signed, vetoed or amended
The General Assembly passed 917 bills this year. Here’s how the governor has acted on some of the most noteworthy ones.
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Evan Feinman, who led the nation’s broadband expansion for 4 years, talks about how it helped Virginia, and why he’s worried about future growth
The Lynchburg native led the $42 billion Broadband Equity Access and Deployment program for the Biden administration. He has concerns about the direction it is headed with new leadership.
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Sunshine Week: Track the spread of broadband in Virginia with these tools
To mark Sunshine Week, an annual observance that shines a light on the importance of public records and open government, Cardinal reporters are sharing some of the resources they use to seek out public information.
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Former Boones Mill mayoral candidate acquitted of charges brought by former employees
Three women who worked for Donald “Whitey” Taylor at his Trump Town store swore out warrants against him, alleging indecent exposure, assault and battery.
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Tech Town! Part Four: ‘Stepping stone’ to ‘Staying’
Roanoke is building out its biotechnology future in a visible way, with projects focusing on lab space that can keep innovators in the region and attract new ones.
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A bipartisan group of General Assembly members introduced about 20 bills to deal with data centers. Only 4 survived.
The bills were meant to address issues including energy and water consumption, land use and location of data centers.
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Tech Town! Part Three: Making it fun to do serious work
Roanoke has invested in two programs — ChangeMakerZ and the J&J Advancing Oncology InnoVation QuickFire Challenge — with hopes of attracting and keeping tech and life sciences businesses, workers.
