“You have to believe that you can control your future, you have to believe that people want to support you.”
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Indoor farm expands before it even opens, adds more jobs in Pittsylvania
The indoor vertical farming company promises 66 more jobs in the county, on top of the original 92.
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University and community must sink or swim together, new Radford president says
Bret Danilowicz is former marine biologist.
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New hospital in Patrick County set to open by Jan. 31
Foresight Health plans to add psychiatric care, oncology unit and infusion services.
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In Giles County, the price of college tuition is 100 hours of community service
Some counties help pay tuition to community college but the requirements vary widely.
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Hopes, and some fears, as Virginia’s first casino opens in Bristol
The temporary Bristol Casino will be replaced in 2024 by the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
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Why are people going to Martinsville for wind turbine training?
The program is “a calculated move” to put the New College Institute on the map internationally.
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Off the beaten path
How the proposed Coalfields Expressway could transform the far Southwest’s economy.
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Blacksburg company helps power missions to Mars and beyond
A part the company designed was critical to the safe landing of the Perseverance craft on the Red Planet.
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Brightspeed to bring broadband to 60,000 homes and businesses
The North Carolina based fiber-optics company will bring service to Campbell, Henry, Page, Rockbridge, and Smyth counties, as well as parts of Albemarle County and Charlottesville.