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Home>Tim Thornton

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Recent Articles from Tim Thornton

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News December 2, 2019

Despite setbacks, Mountain Valley Pipeline inches forward

The Mountain Valley Pipeline is three years behind schedule, $2 billion over budget and has lost four required permits it needs to continue construction. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals stopped work on the pipeline to review a lawsuit over one of those permits, and another suit over environmental violations ended with MVP paying […]

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News October 30, 2019

Excella Extension Center plans expansion

The spinoff company, set to open by the end of this year, will be based at the Corporate Research Center in Blacksburg.

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News October 30, 2019

High-powered marketing initiative InvestSWVA launches in coal country

With a timeline of two years, InvestSWVA has $800,000 in funding from various sources.

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News October 30, 2019

Brilliant diversity

The oldest members of Generation Z will turn 22 this year, putting them firmly in the traditional college-age bracket.

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News December 31, 2018

Tech talent, incentives lure Advance headquarters to Raleigh

dvance Auto Parts is moving its headquarters to Raleigh, N.C.

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News December 31, 2018

Defining Lynchburg

Lynchburg officials look for an effective way to tell the city’s story

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News November 30, 2018

Coming together

Radford University announced the proposed merger with Jefferson College of Health Sciences

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News November 30, 2018

Meat sticks create more customers for area farmers

Landcrafted Food beef sticks are made from grass-fed, open-pasture beef cattle that aren’t given hormones or antibiotics.

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News November 30, 2018

Hollins University launches entrepreneurial institute

Hollins University is establishing the Institute for Entrepreneurial Learning, a partnership with New York-based Prehype, a venture development firm.

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News November 30, 2018

A new record

Couple pledges $8 million for scholarships for business and art students

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