LevelVision LLC, a provider of
digital advertising displays headquartered in Roanoke,
made a two-year agreement with Source 4 of Roanoke,
a producer of point-of-purchase ad displays, to sell
LevelVision’s floor and countertop multimedia
ad displays to a variety of businesses, including grocery
stores, convenience markets and specialty retailers. (News
release)
MicroStrategy Inc., a McLean-based
provider of business intelligence software, reached a
deal with Sears Holdings, parent company of Kmart and
Sears, Roebuck and Co., to provide data management platforms
for a variety of needs, including analysis of sales,
and management of inventory store operations. (PR Newswire)
TMEIC GE, a Salem-based joint
venture between Toshiba, Mitsubishi Electric and General
Electric, agreed to provide JSW Steel Limited of India
with an electrical and automation system for $80 million.
The system is destined for a new mill in Karnataka India. (News
release)
Virginia Commonwealth University received a five-year,
$10.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute
for development of radiation therapy incorporating predictive
image analysis for safer, more aggressive cancer treatments. (News
release)
The Virginia Port Authority received
$3 million in grant funds from the Department of Homeland
Security to upgrade security at its three marine terminals.
Projects to be funded include enhanced video and data
networks; a “smart” perimeter system and
updates to worker identification standards. (News
release)
Virginia Tech, along with the University of Pennsylvania
, Penn State , and Drexel University will partner on
a $7.5 million research grant from the Army to develop
electrically conductive membranes using iconic liquids
to be used in research on emerging applications. (News release)
