The Ohio company blamed “bourbon industry slowdowns” for the cuts, which take effect April 30.
Economy
Covering the economic issues facing Southwest and Southside Virginia.
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Data centers are changing the landscape. Here’s how they may affect rural Virginia.
Opponents say data centers are uniquely harmful to their surroundings because of their massive scale, while backers contend that they’re no different from other large developments.
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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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Lee Enterprises: Cybersecurity threat ‘contained’ but recovery work remains
The company, which owns newspapers in Virginia and elsewhere, said it is still investigating whether personal information was stolen.
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Search continues for 4 missing chemical totes from post-Helene flooding at Radford arsenal
Arsenal officials say they’re still actively searching for the four remaining containers of dibutyl phthalate and will continue to search throughout the year if needed.
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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.
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UK company to bring $100 million indoor farming operation to Carroll County
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.
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Virginia Tech-led team expands hunt for critical minerals
Researchers say that sources such as coal waste, fly ash from power plants and slag dumps from iron mines contain critical minerals and rare earth elements, potentially providing a key domestic source for these vital resources.
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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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Justice family mines facing legal trouble after repeated allegations of noncompliance
A&G Coal is seeking money to complete cleanup, but environmental groups say the company has been in violation for years.
