Plus: A Virginia Tech professor gets money to study virtual reality’s influence on behavior.
Economy
Covering the economic issues facing Southwest and Southside Virginia.
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Valley Link says its new transmission line plan would impact fewer people. Opponents vow to continue fighting it.
The developer of an “extra-high-voltage” electric transmission line slated to run through nine Virginia counties has released a map with new proposed routes. Critics of the project remain committed to keeping it from ever being built.
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Lynchburg-based Centra to lay off 90
The healthcare system said the cuts represent about 1% of its workforce. More than a third of those affected will be offered opportunities to reapply for other positions within the system.
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Cardinal Commerce Notes: Lynchburg airport to get $8M upgrade
Plus: Appalachian Power seeks more renewables, Danville chamber hosts employment law webinar.
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Researchers from around the world gather in Roanoke for exercise science conference
Leaders said hosting the conference in Southwest Virginia reflects the region’s growing presence in scientific research.
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Appalachian Power seeks rate increase
The utility said its request, which would raise the average residential monthly bill by $9.10, is the lowest proposed increase in nearly 30 years.
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Tech Briefs: A Blacksburg with no Hokie stone? AI imagined it.
Plus: Virginia Tech researchers modify “Call of Duty” to train Marines.
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Cardinal Commerce Notes: Transformer factory opens in Wytheville
Plus: Lynchburg upgrades its GIS website and more than $1 million in grants will go to Campbell County projects.
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Southwest Virginia needs to solve its housing shortage if it wants economic growth, new jobs, governor says
Later in the day, the governor attended two health-related events in Abingdon.
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In Lynchburg’s historic Black commercial district, developers are giving Fifth Street a second chance
New apartment units and commercial spaces are on the market or in the works on the street that was once regarded as the city’s Black Main Street but was later lost to history.
