Recent Articles from Joan Tupponce
Airport begins service to Charlotte and Orlando
ViaAir is now offering direct flights from Shenandoah Valley Airport to Charlotte, N.C., and then on to Orlando, Fla.
Spok aids communications in critical situations
Spok aids communications in critical situations
Gift is designed to boost the quality of child care
A $1 million gift from Ben and Betty Davenport will establish the Davenport Institute for Early Childhood Development.
Goodyear contests $1 million in fines in deaths
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.’s Danville plant is contesting more than $1 million in state penalties after four work-related deaths since August 2015.
Daleville shared-services center takes shape
Virginia Community College System (VCCS) will lease space in a new shared-services center in Daleville.
Study shows effect of copper-infused products
Norfolk-based EOS Surfaces LLC and Richmond-based Cupron Inc. are the focus of the world’s largest clinical trial on the effectiveness of copper against hospital-acquired infections.
Exceptions in a buyer’s market
This year has been a buyer’s market for commercial insurance, with competition among insurers helping to keep most rates down. Nonetheless, two types of coverage — auto and cyber — saw rate increases in 2016, a pattern that may continue next year.
‘Precipice of change’
Donna Harris, co-founder of incubator 1776 believes in the power of entrepreneurs.
Manufacturing hub slated for Danville area
Kyocera SGS Precision Tool Inc., a maker of high-performance cutting tools, is setting up a manufacturing hub in Danville.
Medical school to become Tech’s ninth college
The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke will become part of Virginia Tech in about two years.