Plus: Energy Department gives Virginia Tech $2.8 million for a project to improve energy transmission; Smyth, Washington counties receive GO Virginia grant for shared industrial park.
NRV Zone
New River Valley Zone (Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford, Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles, Wythe, Floyd, Bland, Carroll, and Grayson)
Posted inEconomy
Investment firm to buy troubled tech company Luna Innovations
The company, formerly headquartered in Roanoke, had recently settled a class-action lawsuit for $7.3 million, after plaintiffs alleged securities fraud.
Posted inNew River Valley
Peppers Ferry predicament: Christiansburg Town Council turns down park land over access road
The town’s fastest-growing area is relying on roads through neighborhoods to help manage traffic.
Posted inPolitics
Three Democrats vie for nomination to challenge Griffith in the 9th District
The 9th District is Virginia’s most Republican congressional district, but that hasn’t stopped three Democrats from wanting the party’s nomination to challenge GOP incumbent Morgan Griffith.
Posted inEducation
Virginia Tech seeking input on presidential search
The board of visitors has held two dozen listening sessions as it looks to replace longtime President Tim Sands.
Posted inPolitics
Interim sheriff Page wins Republican nomination in Montgomery County
He will face the winner of a Democratic primary on Aug. 4 to fill the remainder of former Sheriff Hank Partin’s term.
Posted inHealthcare
Plans for new hospice in Southwest Virginia halted by federal Medicare freeze
After investing over $100,000 and securing a state license, the founder of a Wytheville nonprofit hospice shut it down before it could serve its first patient.
Posted inEconomy
Tech Briefs: Virginia Tech adds an artificial intelligence minor to its curriculum
Plus: The Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council offers Ecosystem Navigator office hours.
Posted inEconomy
Cardinal Commerce Notes: Botetourt grocery store plan advances
Also: New Christiansburg train station renderings, Microsoft’s Mecklenburg expansion, Valley Link’s Buckingham meeting postponed and electric upgrades at Wythe County’s Progress Park.
Posted inEducation
Extra Credit: Students learn to fly at Virginia Tech drone adventure camp
Plus: Education outcomes worsen for Virginia kids, Lynchburg names new principals and two schools launch new grad programs.
