Business

Miss Virginia Opportunity Inc Announces New Leadership Team

The Miss Virginia Scholarship Program is now doing business as the Miss Virginia Opportunity, Inc. With continued leadership from Elaine B. Aikens, Co-Executive Director; Aikens is now joined by...

Greater Roanoke & NRV SBDC Hosts “Sell to the Government Event”

The Greater Roanoke & NRV SBDC, the region’s premier resource for pro bono small business...

Jefferson Center Introduces New Senior Director of Development

Jefferson Center Foundation, a Roanoke-based nonprofit organization focused on community enrichment through the performing arts...

Pamplin Finance Advisory Board, VA Tech Students Talk Economics on Wall Street

So what do Hokies think of the current economy? The short answer: It depends on...

Blue Ridge Parkway Seeks Food Truck Vendors for Mabry Mill

The National Park Service is seeking vendors to provide mobile food and beverage service for...

POP’S Ice Cream and Soda Bar Thrives on Grandin

by Mary Campagna There are very few things in the world that a good Lime Rickey cannot fix, but what the Rickey can’t accomplish, surely...

F. Geoffrey Ltd. Holds Ribbon Cutting in Grandin Village

The Grandin Village corridor is proving to be a bit of a poster child for continuing neighborhood revitalization. The area is family-friendly, offering all...

First Annual Social Change Retreat Takes Action Steps to Break Cycle of Poverty

Over sixty community leaders, nonprofit directors, political leaders, and a panel of underprivileged individuals participated in the First Annual Social Change and Nonprofit Capacity...

Virginia Museum of Transportation Names Andy Fletcher as Rail Artist in Residence

The Virginia Museum of Transportation has named Andy Fletcher its first-ever rail artist in residence. Fletcher’s work—technically accurate renderings of historic and contemporary locomotives...

First Amendment – Freedom Of Speech by Patrick Kelley, Law Firm Of Glenn, Feldmann, Darby & Goodlatte

As we watch protesters in several countries throughout North Africa and the Arab Peninsula being met with arrests and violent interventions, we are reminded...

New Neurosurgical Spine Center Opens

Dr. Edgar Weaver, Jr. has announced the establishment of Weaver Neurosurgical Spine, P.C., an independent practice offering surgical and non-surgical care of spinal disorders. Weaver...