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Freshman Amy Cortes is among the first cohort of 31 students who completed JMU's five-year Valley Scholars program, which recruits first-generation local college students from low-income backgrounds.
Mar 1, 2020

The way forward

The daughter of Mexican immigrants, Amy Cortes always figured that she’d go to work as a day laborer like her parents after she graduated from Fort Defiance High School. But somewhere along the way, the Augusta County teen decided, “I wanted to push myself and go to college.” Last year, Cortes, 18, was one of 31 […[...]

Kurt Plowman, Staunton's chief technology officer
Jan 31, 2020

Shentel installs residential fiber optic across valley

A growing number of Shenandoah Valley communities are seeing more competition among broadband providers. Edinburg-based Shenandoah Telecommunications Co., or Shentel, founded more than a century ago by farmers seeking improved telecommunications services for their rural communities, is still focused on that mission, though these[...]

James Madison University campus. Courtesy JMU.
Jan 28, 2020

JMU announces partnership with Handshake

James Madison University has partnered with San Francisco-based jobs listings tech company Handshake to produce a live feed of job and internship opportunities on its website, JMU announced Tuesday. Although more than 900 colleges and universities use Handshake, JMU says it’s the first school in the nation to fully integra[...]

Jan 21, 2020

Eastern Mennonite University names VP for innovation and student recruitment

Eastern Mennonite University has named Jason Good as vice president for innovation and student recruitment — a new position for the private liberal arts university in Harrisonburg, EMU announced Monday. He will start on Jan. 27. Good, an EMU graduate who formerly worked as the university’s director of admissions, most re[...]

Jan 20, 2020

Yount, Hyde and Barbour acquires Woodcock & Associates PC

Winchester-based accounting and consulting firm Yount, Hyde and Barbour (YHB) has acquired Fredericksburg-based accounting firm Woodcock & Associates PC, YHB announced late last week. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Woodcock & Associates specializes in construction accounting and has worked with cl[...]

Harrisonburg retail center on University Avenue
Jan 14, 2020

Harrisonburg retail center sells for $5.275M

A retail center in Harrisonburg adjacent to James Madison University has sold for $5.275 million, Harrisonburg-based commercial real estate brokerage Cottonwood Commercial announced Tuesday. Tenants at the 11,900-square-foot retail strip on University Avenue include Buffalo Wild Wings, BurgerIM, Sports Nutrition and Dunkin’. T[...]

Dec 30, 2019

JMU program gets into hackers’ heads

From governments to corporations, cybersecurity has become a major focus in protecting customer privacy and assets — but a small group at James Madison University is also thinking about the hackers who commit crimes and what motivates them. In February, three students will be the first to finish the university’s graduate cyb[...]

Dec 20, 2019

Staunton’s Cadence Inc. names new VP of operations

Staunton-based manufacturer Cadence Inc. announced Friday that Chris McHugh will be its new vice president of operations and will oversee the company’s five facilities.  McHugh comes from New London, Wisconsin-based Bemis Healthcare Packaging, where he was vice president of global operations and supply chain. He has worked fo[...]

Dec 2, 2019

New EDA chief tries to do business amid scandal

There is no normal — even a new normal — for the executive director of the Front Royal-Warren Economic Development Authority, Douglas Parsons. Not while his predecessor, Jennifer McDonald, faces criminal charges and a civil suit alleging that she engineered a $21 million embezzlement scheme. A veteran in economic development[...]

Nov 15, 2019

Shenandoah University installs largest rooftop solar array among Va. universities

The university estimates the solar panels will net $1.5 million in electricity savings per year during the next 35 years.

Oct 2, 2019

Richmond Fed hosts Investing in Rural America conference

Inaugural conference held in Harrisonburg focused on workforce development, broadband expansion and community investment.

Sep 30, 2019

Shenandoah University hits ‘start’ button on esports

Starting this fall, Shenandoah University will be one of the first higher-education institutions in the United States to offer multitrack bachelor’s degrees in esports.

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