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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 [...]
Carilion president donates $1 million for new cancer center
Carilion Clinic President and CEO Nancy Howell Agee and her husband, U.S. Circuit Judge G. Steven Agee, have given $1 million to launch the $100 million Carilion Clinic Cancer Center on the VTC Health Sciences and Technology campus in Roanoke, the nonprofit health care organization announced Tuesday. “Cancer care has long held[...]
Ferrum sets out path for transfer students with associate degrees
If they don’t graduate in two years, college won’t charge for remaining courses.
Virginia Tech will offer nuclear engineering minor in 2020
It will involve a course-load of 18 credit hours.
Downtown Roanoke building sells for $3.1 million
The 48,000-square-foot First Federal property was built in 1958.
Survey finds 1,250+ IT/software jobs coming to Roanoke/New River Valley
Jobs are being created by more than 40 companies, according to survey by nonprofit Valleys Innovation Council.
Drone delivery service takes off in Christiansburg
Wing Aviation pilot drone delivery program from Google's parent company is nation's first residential commercial service.
Stik-Pak Solutions breaks ground on $14.3 million manufacturing facility
Rocky Mount facility is expected to create up to 60 new jobs by 2025.
State awards $180,000 in Community Business Launch awards
Four communities received grants to support entrepreneurial training and economic development.
Block.one pays $24 million federal penalty
Tech company building Arlington HQ was fined by SEC for unregistered ICO
Former Kmart building in Salem sells for $3.66 million
The 86,000-square-foot store closed in 2017.
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute receives $15M in federal grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation grants will fund research into safely integrating automated vehicles onto U.S. roadways.
