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Now shed of wireless assets, Shentel embraces broadband
Shenandoah Telecommunications Co., or Shentel, sold its wireless assets in July to T-Mobile USA Inc. for $1.94 billion, leaving the Edinburg-based company with approximately $1.25 billion in proceeds after paying off outstanding loans and ending contracts. The sale is an outgrowth of Shentel’s former wireless affiliate contract with T-Mobile (and earlier with Sprint Corp., which
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Roanoke construction firm to renovate Homestead’s Warm Springs Pools
Lionberger Construction Co. selected to restore nation's oldest spa structure
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Roanoke-based Lionberger Construction Co. has been selected as the general contractor to renovate The Omni Homestead Resort’s historic Warm Springs Pools, Omni Hotels & Resorts announced Monday. The contractor will restore the men’s and ladies’ bath houses at the formerly named Jefferson Pools and the reception house of The Omni Homestead Resort to their 1925
JMU entrepreneurship center hires new director
Suzanne Bergmeister comes from the University of Louisville
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James Madison University announced Thursday that Suzanne Bergmeister has been named the next executive director of its Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship. She comes from the University of Louisville’s Forcht Center for Entrepreneurship in Kentucky, where she has been the full-time entrepreneur in residence for the past 15 years and assistant director for four. Bergmeister, who
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Shenandoah Growers taps ex-Starbucks exec as new CEO
Indoor agriculture company also hires new CFO
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Rockingham County-based indoor agriculture company Shenandoah Growers Inc. has appointed former Starbucks Inc. Chief Marketing Officer Matthew Ryan as the company’s new CEO. And Mike Buckley, former senior vice president of business for Postmates, has been hired as Shenandoah Growers’ chief financial officer, the company announced Wednesday. Former Shenandoah Growers CEO Tim Heydon, who stepped
Clouds gathering over big solar farms in Va.?
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In recent years, many solar farms have been approved by local governments across the state, but the outlook in some areas isn’t so sunny anymore. In Frederick County, the Board of Supervisors’ rejection of a utility-scale solar project has led to a lawsuit. In April, Hollow Road Solar LLC and property owners National Fruit Orchards
Shenandoah Growers taps new chief science officer
Tessa Pocock joins Rockingham-based greens grower
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Tessa Pocock has been named Shenandoah Growers Inc.’s new chief science officer effective immediately, coming to the Rockingham County-based indoor agriculture company from San Francisco-based Plenty Unlimited Inc., where she was director of lighting optimization. Pocock, who holds a Ph.D. in environmental stress biology and master’s degrees in plant biochemistry and biology from Western University
Shentel appoints executive VP/COO
Telecom company promotes 25-year industry vet Ed McKay
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Edinburg-based Shenandoah Telecommunications Co. — better known as Shentel — has promoted Edward “Ed” H. McKay to lead its broadband business as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective July 3. McKay will oversee Shentel Cable, Shentel Business, Glo Fiber and Beam brands and the Edinburg-based company’s tower portfolio. He will replace David “Dave” L. Heimbach, who
VMI report released; calls school ‘traditionally run by white men, for white men’
Investigative team says school actively took steps to "prevent" negative information in report
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A long-awaited state report on an alleged culture of racism at Virginia Military Institute was released Tuesday afternoon, concluding that “VMI has … traditionally been run by white men, for white men,” although the state-funded military institution in Lexington has made “incremental steps towards a more diverse, inclusive VMI.” In a statement Tuesday, Virginia Gov.
Mary Baldwin to launch nursing practice doctorate
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You could say Christina Feggans-Langston was destined to become a nurse. “I was named Christina after one of the nurses that my mom had when she was delivering me,” says Feggans-Langston, who works for UVA Health, the same health system where she was born. “Now that I’m a nurse, I want to just keep giving
Slovenian manufacturer bringing $2.6M U.S. HQ to Harrisonburg
SIBO USA will produce closure solutions for tubes, containers and other packaging systems
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SIBO Group, a Slovenia-based manufacturer of closure solutions for tubes, containers and other packaging systems, will invest $2.6 million to establish its U.S. corporate headquarters and a new manufacturing operation in Harrisonburg. The subsidiary will operate as SIBO USA LLC and the project will create 24 jobs. Founded in 1967, SIBO Group got its start