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Va. Tech names College of Architecture, Arts and Design dean
Tsai Lu Liu comes from North Carolina State University
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Virginia Tech has named a new dean to lead its College of Architecture, Arts, and Design (AAD) following an international search. Tsai Lu Liu will start July 1. He has
Torc names regulatory, safety SVP
Michelle Chaka joins from Locomation Inc.
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Blacksburg-based Torc Robotics has named Michelle Chaka as senior vice president overseeing safety and regulatory matters, the self-driving truck company announced Wednesday. Chaka, who most recently has worked as a
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Roanoke shopping center sells for $4.8M
Plaza has nearly 50k SF
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A shopping center in Roanoke has changed hands. Salem-based Omma Management LLC purchased the 49,881-square-foot Oak Grove Plaza in Roanoke for $4.8 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced. Built
Tech researchers aim to transform power grid
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Across the American landscape about 3,000 more wind turbines have popped up every year since 2005, and more than 2.7 million homes in the U.S. now sport solar panels. The
10 Va. companies graduate VEDP export program
VALET program for international exports has 350 graduates
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Ten Virginia companies are the latest to graduate from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program, which helps companies work on international export growth strategies,
Roanoke custom printing company buys building for $1.65M
Press Press Merch makes posters, postcards and promo items
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Roanoke-based custom screen-printing and embroidery company Press Press Merch LLC purchased a Roanoke County building for $1.65 million as its new business location, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer reported Wednesday.
Roanoke couple gives Carilion $1M toward expanding cancer services
Donation comes from George and Helen Logan
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Roanoke businessman George Logan and his wife, Helen Harmon Logan, have donated $1 million to Carilion Clinic to help fund expansion of the Roanoke-based health system’s cancer services. “The Logans
Manufacturer plans $40.2M expansion in Floyd
Hollingsworth & Vose expected to add 25 jobs
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Massachusetts-based advanced materials manufacturer Hollingsworth & Vose will invest $40.2 million to expand its Floyd County operation, a project expected to create 25 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. H&V
Oransi launches U.S.-made air purifiers from Radford
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By the end of 2023, portable air purifier maker Oransi hopes to have products on the market designed and manufactured in its new Radford facility. It’s the second attempt by
Floyd biochar producer to invest $2.6M in expansion
SWVA Biochar LLC expected to create 15 jobs
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Floyd-based SWVA Biochar LLC, an absorbent charcoal producer, will invest $2.6 million to increase its Floyd County operations’ capacity, a project expected to create 15 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced