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...
Estate and Gift Changes in the 2010 Tax Relief Act By Ted Troland of Glenn, Feldmann, Darby & Goodlatte
The 2010 Tax Relief Act (“the Act”) was signed into law in December of 2010. Before the new law, there was no estate tax...
Blacksburg Company Named to Green Top 20 by Time Magazine
by Lynn A. Nystrom
One year ago, Kirk Cameron decided his company MiserWare would give away its main product, Granola.
He picked this common cereal name...
School of Medicine Assistant Professor Receives Young Investigator Award
by Alison Matthiessen
Helena Carvalho, assistant professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, recently received the 2011 Young Investigator Award from the Teaching...
Cabinetry With TLC Gives Personal Touch
by Beverly Amsler
Home construction businesses were hit hard during the recession that began in 2007, and instead of building, many people are staying...
Educational Camp Receives Unexpected Gift
Apple Ridge Farm, a local educational camp for at-risk youth, has received a 2010 Jeep Liberty 4x4 from the Farrell family and Berglund Automotive...
Well Known Roanoke Chef Opens Blue Apron / Red Rooster
by Keisha Graziadei-Shup
Perhaps a bit crazy for attempting the riskiest kind of business venture amidst an economy that is bumpy to say the...
