After a Trump administration executive order imposing a $100,000 fee on nonimmigrant aliens seeking a visa to work in high-skill jobs, institutions, including Virginia Tech, are studying the ramifications.
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Montgomery dumpsite for construction waste adjacent to residences could get five times bigger
Expanding operations would allow for disposal of 2 million cubic yards of debris over a 40-year period, including soil, brick, concrete block and broken concrete.
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Virginia Tech hosts annual New Music + Technology Festival this week
The ninth go-round for this event features boundary-pushing composers and an international lineup.
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Youngkin fills in for Charlie Kirk as Turning Point comes to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg
Cardinal News asked two reporters to give our readers the view from Blacksburg as Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA event came to Virginia Tech. It turned out to be a study in contrasts. INSIDE Over 3,000 guests filled Burruss Hall on Virginia Tech’s campus for Charlie Kirk’s Turning Point USA tour, featuring Gov. Glenn Youngkin […]
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Parkdale Mills to lay off 68 in Hillsville
The job cuts at the yarn maker’s Hillsville plant in Carroll County come just two years after hundreds of layoffs there.
