Oasthouse Ventures Ltd. plans a greenhouse nearly seven times the size of Virginia Tech’s Lane Stadium, to grow and distribute tomatoes. It will employ more than 200.
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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Tech Town! Part Two: From immortal cells to ‘our region’s greatest strength’
Community college students learning lab techniques with help from a city contribution.
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Funding for rural EV charging stations clears legislature, heads to governor’s desk
In his fourth try, Del. Rip Sullivan found success with his Electric Vehicle Rural Infrastructure Program and Fund, which will receive $1.5 million to start from the state budget.
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How bills fared in the General Assembly
Here’s the status of some key legislation.
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General Assembly budget proposes millions for technology and life sciences in Southwest Virginia
Funding would help pay for data center development in Pulaski County and a medical school expansion and advanced laboratory space in Roanoke.
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Tech Town! Part One: From milling silos to medical buildings
Roanoke and Carilion Clinic combined to remake both the skyline and professional prospects in a city looking for a new economic direction.
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Virginia Tech deals with potential fallout from NIH funding cut plan
University President Tim Sands said in a message posted on Virginia Tech’s website that losing $13 million in research funding was possible if a Trump administration order goes into effect.
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Tech Town! Introduction
Roanoke leaders’ moves over the past quarter century provided space and other resources for the city’s biotechnology sector.
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State of Surveillance: Everyone’s watching
Chances are you’ve been recorded on video thousands of times by dozens if not hundreds of law enforcement surveillance cameras. What information do they capture? Who can see it? What can it be used for?
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Roanoke seeks state help to build out clean rooms in new biotech lab building
Budget amendments from the governor and the House of Delegates both include $5 million in funding for the Roanoke project.
