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Youngkin Announces Hitachi Energy Expands Footprint in Southwest Virginia  

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that provides electrical grid infrastructure to customers in the utility, industry, transportation, data center, and infrastructure sectors,...

Youngkin Announces Gains in Nonfarm Payrolls in March 

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that, according to the BLS Current Employment Statistics Survey (“CES”...

Youngkin Announces Delta Star Expansion, 300 New Jobs in Lynchburg

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Delta Star Inc., a manufacturer of power transformers and...

Virginia Chamber Launches Blueprint 2035 Business Survey and Tour

Yesterday, the Virginia Chamber Foundation launched a statewide survey to gather input for Blueprint Virginia...

Youngkin Announces Integer Expansion, 83 New Jobs in Salem

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that Integer, a global medical contract developer and manufacturing organization, plans...

Nelson Calls for Rosen to Step Down From CTB

Steve Nelson ran an unsuccessful campaign for State Senate in the 19th District as an independent candidate, with improvements to US-220 between Roanoke and...

Agee to Receive Doctor of Humane Letters From JCHS

Jefferson College of Health Sciences will present Carilion Clinic President and CEO Nancy Howell Agee with an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters at the...

Unemployment Rate Declines in Virginia 

September was the 18th consecutive month of year over year employment growth Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percentage points in September to 4.3...

Roanoke Regional Chamber Names VP of Public Policy & Strategic Issues

Joshua Baumgartner has joined the staff of the Roanoke Regional Chamber as vice president of public policy and strategic issues. In his position, Baumgartner...

Star Tank Returns to Provide Resources and Opportunity to Local Entrepreneurs

The room falls silent. Nearly two dozen local ‘sharks’ of business direct their attention to the front of the room, where an intrepid entrepreneur...

United Way Moves Forward Despite Recent Roanoke County Dustup

As United Way of Roanoke Valley prepared recently to honor the 50 most generous corporate donors to its most recent annual campaign, President and...