The region’s employment rebounded to pre-pandemic levels faster than the state as a whole, but challenges remain, according to the CEO of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership.
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Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council announces annual award winners
The event recognizes the technology community in the Roanoke and New River valleys.
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Banners, business cards, basketball jerseys: the cost of changing a school’s name
Dabney S. Lancaster Community College will become Mountain Gateway on July 1, a process that has taken months — and $250,000 — to complete.
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The crypto kings of Craig County
Manifold Mining is now “mining” cryptocurrency in New Castle.
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‘This is a void that needs to be filled’
Money from the sale of the last locally-owned daily newspaper in Roanoke will now help fund Cardinal News.
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Hospital conversion foundations become philanthropic powers
Many of these foundations have become important forces in communities across Southwest and Southside.
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3D-printed houses being built in Pulaski
Plan is to build 200 3D-printed houses across Virginia; said to be the largest 3D-printed home building project in the world. See the video.
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New owner of shuttered Patrick County hospital connected to legal controversy in Chicago
Foresight Health CEO Sameer Suhail says he is “100% committed” to the project in Stuart.
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Hollins University’s newest president once was told people like her don’t go to college
Mary Dana Hinton took office last summer, was inaugurated last month.
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Virginia Racing College keeps Martinsville’s motorsports economy on track
The program at Patrick & Henry Community College is now 20 years old.