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Cornelius to Retire from Farm Credit After 33-Year Tenure

Brad Cornelius, CEO of Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV), has announced his plans to retire in the fourth quarter of 2025. With over 33 years of dedicated service...

VA Tech Launches VR Workforce Training for Utility Sector

Workforce training is about to get a 21st century overhaul through virtual reality. Traditionally, one of...

Youngkin Announces Hitachi Energy Expands Footprint in Southwest Virginia  

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that Hitachi Energy, a global technology leader that provides electrical...

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 Tech researcher tackles corn disease with data

Corn, the most widely grown crop in the United States, is increasingly affected by foliar diseases like tar spot, which can reduce yield and...

Youngkin, Griffith Announce $11M for Southwest VA Mine Revitalization

Governor Glenn Youngkin and Congressman Morgan Griffith announced yesterday that $11 million in federal funding is now available to drive economic development in southwest...

Virginia Tech researchers publish revolutionary blueprint to fuse wireless technologies and AI

There’s a major difference between humans and current artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities: common sense. According to a new visionary paper by Walid Saad, professor in...

Barboursville Vineyards Wins 2025 Virginia Governor’s Cup for the 2023 Vermentino

Governor Glenn Youngkin awarded the 2025 Virginia Governor’s Cup to Barboursville Vineyards for its 2023 Vermentino – a white wine with 100% Vermentino grapes,...

FastForward Program Reaches Record Enrollment, Boosts Wages by 50%

Virginia’s Community Colleges’ FastForward program, the commonwealth’s premier workforce development initiative, saw a 17% increase in student enrollments in fiscal year 2024, resulting in...

A Hokie-dipped partnership

Before Whitley’s Peanuts had a problem, it had a product. And a famous one at that. Alumni from the College of Engineering and the College...