Such microgrids generate power from the sun and store it in batteries for future use.
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Kathy Cohen will seek Roanoke City Council seat
Cohen cited school funding in the city as one of the issues that prompted her to run for one of three council seats up for election this fall.
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Study: Economic impact of Tech’s biomedical operations in Roanoke more than doubles in 8 years
A 2018 study predicted this rise. The economic growth in the Roanoke Valley has actually run higher than forecast.
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Friedlander: A smart investment for Southwest Virginia
Scientists at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute are identifying and translating discoveries in cancer, cardiovascular disease, neuroscience, addiction and metabolic health. The Patient Research Center will build on that foundation.
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‘Casino or not,’ efforts take shape to analyze options for Roanoke’s Berglund Center
Efforts are underway to look at what’s feasible — and what Roanoke’s residents want to see happen with the city’s civic center.
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Census: Roanoke’s population decline is accelerating, city on pace to rival its steep drop in the 1960s
To find a bigger population loss, you have to go back to the 1960s during a period of suburbanization and white flight.
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Agenda Roanoke: City council to vote on extending Berglund’s civic center naming rights
During Tuesday’s meeting, the council will consider approving an agreement with the Berglund Management Group for at least one more year, and up to three years.
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Cardinal Commerce Notes: Roanoke firm acquires Wytheville machine shop, Danville dept. gets new digs, state rolls out paid internship resources, Campbell building progresses
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Salem City Council to consider appropriation of $1.5 million from VDOT for downtown improvements
The city would need to provide a 100% match to the award funding.
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Roanoke school budget cuts to be discussed at virtual town hall Thursday
RCPS Chief Financial Officer Kathleen Jackson shared a presentation with the board Tuesday evening that shed light on cuts that the division is considering, including cutting the new Community Empowerment Center.