Economy

The Roanoke-based health care nonprofit said it anticipates reporting another fiscal year with a negative operating margin as pandemic-related and inflationary factors weigh on its balance sheet. Despite that, executives say, its finances remain strong.

Local support in Henry County for improving the existing road represents a change. Previously there were calls for an entirely new bypass around Martinsville called the Southern Connector.

Smoke in Chimneys lost nearly half of its winter crop of trout last month due to low water levels. The Roanoke Valley culinary community has rallied around the Walker family to help sustain them through this devastating loss. 

The Roanoke research institute will hire 14 more researchers dedicated to cancer, neuro-engineering and computational neuroscience.

The former meat packing plant is being torn down and will be replaced by a 300-unit apartment complex.

A Bluefield, West Virginia-based application with Southwest Virginia representatives is seeking federal economic development investment to convert coal byproducts into products like batteries and building materials.

Security issues and a dwindling caseload prompted the decision to shutter the courthouse. But local officials are hoping to give the historic building a new life.

Stratford Manor badly needed renovations, which meant that its 55 residents, mostly older, single adults, had to move. Most of them had nowhere to go until local agencies got involved. 

Building a site to store Southwest Virginia farmers’ specialty grains is seen as a crucial part of a larger effort to boost the agricultural industry and supply ingredients to craft beverage makers.

A team at Virginia Tech determined that the FCC had undercounted Virginia’s broadband-deficient locations — data that was critical for getting federal funding to expand access to underserved areas.