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Roanoke/New River Valley

CommuteAir ERJ145 flight 4339, operating as United Express is stopped on the engineered materials arresting system. Photo courtesy Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport
Oct 13, 2025

Roanoke airport reopens runway

Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport reopened a runway weeks after a commuter jet overshot it and was stopped by EMAS.

Bob Wills is CEO of the Branch Group. Photo courtesy Branch Group
Sep 26, 2025

Branch Group CEO plans 2026 retirement

The Branch Group, a construction firm headquartered in Roanoke, has promoted Jason Hoyle to COO, with other leadership changes announced.

Photo courtesy Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport
Sep 25, 2025

Regional jet overshoots landing at Virginia airport

A commercial regional jet from Dulles overran a runway at Roanoke airport during heavy rain, but no injuries were reported, officials said.

BWXT started construction of its Centrifuge Manufacturing Development Facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, in June 2025. Photo courtesy BWXT
Sep 17, 2025

BWXT wins $1.5B contract for Tennessee uranium enrichment plant

A BWX Technologies subsidiary was awarded a $1.5 billion contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration to help the United States establish domestic uranium enrichment capability for defense, the Lynchburg-based nuclear components manufacturer announced Tuesday. Under the indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity cont[...]

BWXT announces new chief strategy officer
Sep 11, 2025

BWXT announces new chief strategy officer

BWX Technologies, a Lynchburg-based manufacturer of nuclear components and fuel has tapped Rik Geiersbach as its new chief strategy officer.

Amazon to build $16M+ distribution center in Amherst
Sep 5, 2025

Amazon to build $16M+ distribution center in Amherst

Amazon.com Services has selected Amherst County for the site of a new 78,000-square-foot distribution facility.

Nostalgia-fueled Colony House reopens
Sep 1, 2025

Nostalgia-fueled Colony House reopens

Thanks to $10 million in 21st-century improvements, Roanoke‘s Colony House Motor Lodge will once again welcome guests who are into time travel. The iconic motel, which opened in 1959 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, closed in 2018 as it awaited an extensive makeover that includes redecorated rooms[...]

Virginia Tech has received a $16 million commitment from alumnus David Kellogg to support the Blacksburg-based university’s philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) program. Photo courtesy Virginia Tech
Aug 28, 2025

Alum donates $16M to Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech has received a $16 million commitment from alumnus David Kellogg to support the university’s PPE program.

Illustration of a TRISO particle. Courtesy BWXT
Aug 21, 2025

BWXT launches subsidiary to deliver commercial nuclear fuel

BWXT launches a subsidiary, BWXT Advanced Fuels, to commercialize advanced nuclear fuel

Aaron Noble, Virginia Tech professor and department head, (left) and Francisco Haussmann, project superintendent for Aclara Resources, in the Virginia Tech lab Aug. 14, 2025. Photo by Natalee Waters
Aug 20, 2025

Mining company partners with Virginia Tech on rare earths plant

Aclara plans to invest $10 million on rare earths separation pilot plant at Virginia Tech to boost U.S. supply chain

Blue Ridge Beverage plans to build a facility on this land in the Seneca Commerce Park. Photo courtesy Campbell County.
Aug 11, 2025

Blue Ridge Beverage to move Lynchburg ops to Campbell

Blue Ridge Beverage will invest $10M to relocate its Lynchburg ops and 94 jobs to a new facility in Campbell County’s Seneca Commerce Park.

Salem manufacturers plan expansions
Jul 29, 2025

Salem manufacturers plan expansions

Three advanced manufacturing operations with roots in Salem recently revealed plans to expand facilities in the city. Integer Holdings, which has operated in Salem for 30 years, announced expansion plans in April. The Texas-based medical contract developer and manufacturer of medical devices and components has leased a 13,000-sq[...]

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