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Va. Tech to lead cybersecurity workforce initiative
Virginia Tech has received a $1.5 million award to lead an initiative that could help close a gap in the cybersecurity workforce. The award, announced April 5, comes from the nonprofit Griffiss Institute, a New York-based STEM and defense technology incubator that runs the Department of Defense’s Virtual Institutes for Cyb[...]
Roanoke Times union, Lee settle on new contract
The Roanoke Times newsroom union said Tuesday it has agreed on a new two-year contract with owner Lee Enterprises, following a brief picket line last week. Members of the Timesland News Guild, which represents 30 employees of The Roanoke Times and Laker Weekly, will receive 2% annual raises, and minimum full-time pay will rise about […]
Roanoke-based TMEIC Corp. Americas buys Spanish division
The Roanoke-based subsidiary of crane automator Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corp. has completed the acquisition of Spanish maritime terminal business Orbita Ingeniería S.L.’s ports and terminals division, as of April 1. The companies did not divulge financial details. The acquisition was completed throu[...]
Roanoke Times union pickets over wages, mileage
The Roanoke Times’ newsroom union staged its first-ever picket line briefly Monday as a message to the newspaper’s owners, Lee Enterprises, which the union says won’t budge on requested salary and mileage reimbursement increases. Alison Graham, vice chair of the Timesland News Guild and a staff writer at The Ro[...]
Ridge View banks on Roanoke region
Drawn by the Blue Ridge’s “blue-collar atmosphere,” a new bank has set up shop in the Roanoke region. Ridge View Bank, a division of Pennsylvania-based CNB Bank, opened for business in October 2021 and plans to be headquartered in the city of Roanoke next year. “We’re not ready to disclose the exact location ye[...]
New SVP for HR joins The Branch Group
Roanoke-based The Branch Group Inc. has hired Tina Pfalzgraf as senior vice president for human resources, the company announced March 28. Pfalzgraf’s first day was Monday. She will be responsible for leading human resource initiatives for the company, and will serve on its executive leadership team. Pfalzgraf has more tha[...]
Ex-Roanoke Times press building to become apartments
Another former newspaper building will be turned into apartments. The former Roanoke Times press building, located at 120 Salem Ave. in Roanoke, sold for $2.2 million. BH Media Group Inc. sold the 51,087-square-foot former press production facility to Belleview Investments LLC as a redevelopment property. A restauranteur shared [...]
Va. Tech professor elected council chair of national institute
Jennifer S. Wayne has been elected Academic Council chair of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), Virginia Tech announced Friday. Based in Washington, D.C., AIMBE is a nonprofit composed of leaders in the medical and biological engineering fields and advocates for the value of those fields. Wayn[...]
Roanoke College selects next president
Roanoke College’s next president will be Frank Shushok Jr., the college announced Tuesday. Shushok, Virginia Tech’s vice president for student affairs, will succeed Michael C. Maxey, who served as president for 15 years and is retiring in July, to become the school’s 12th president. “I am thrilled to welcome [...]
Carilion Clinic, Richmond firm part of $3.5M concussion grant
Roanoke-based Carilion Clinic and Richmond’s BRAINBox Solutions Inc. are part of a $3.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to research and develop a new way to diagnose brain injuries in the elderly. The research will include enrolling 300 patients with head trauma and 70 patients as controls. Patients will be followed for a year […]
LewisGale Medical Center names new COO
Salem-based LewisGale Medical Center has named Willie Payton Jr. its new chief operating officer, the hospital announced March 17. Payton comes to the 506-bed acute-care medical and surgical facility from Johnston-Willis Hospital in Richmond, where he was vice president of operations. “We are excited to welcome Willie to our e[...]
Mountain Lake Lodge promotes general manager to CEO
Mountain Lake Lodge, where 1987 hit movie “Dirty Dancing” was filmed, announced Thursday the promotion of Heidi Stone to president and CEO. Stone has served as the Pembroke hotel’s general manager since 2013. “Heidi Stone is a talented hotelier whose proven leadership and commitment is reflected through [...]
