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Rising in the Southwest
Region gains political power, attention
Through decades of owning her own beauty salon and later a gift shop in downtown Abingdon, Cathy Lowe developed an interest in economic development. In 2006, she decided to run for town council and won — ultimately serving for 12 years, including six as vice mayor and two as mayor. Throughout her career, Lowe, who
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Coal waste project launches in SW Va.
Evolve Central Appalachia is led by Virginia Tech center
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A public-private project to evaluate the critical minerals in coal waste products in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky launched Wednesday with a community meeting in the Virginia Highlands Small Business Incubator in Abingdon. The project, Evolve Central Appalachia (Evolve CAPP), is part of an almost $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Energy Department to the
VHCC tech center to expand welding, diesel tech
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Demand for welders is so great that some of Eddie Fultz’s Virginia Highlands Community College students are being hired for part-time jobs while they’re still completing their training. “We’re in a manufacturing area where we cannot meet the demand,” says Fultz, coordinator of VHCC’s welding program. “It’s a great problem to have for the college.
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Grant program helps fund rural IT apprenticeships
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Jonathon Evans graduated in May with a computer science degree and a desire to stay in his hometown, Abingdon. Fortunately for him, information technology company Wize Solutions LLC was seeking apprentices through a targeted state program that alleviates the cost of hiring and training employees new to the technology field. “In order to get a
United Way of SW Va. names marketing, communications director
Scott Robertson was managing editor of The Business Journal of Tri-Cities
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The United Way of Southwest Virginia named Scott Robertson as its director of marketing and communications. He will assume the role on Aug. 9, according to the Abingdon-based nonprofit. Robertson will direct strategic marketing and promotions, provide communications project management and oversee digital services. President and CEO Travis Staton said in a statement, “The work
Barter Theatre hangs on with Moonlite shows
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Abingdon’s Moonlite Theatre is on the National Register of Historic Places and in the lyrics of at least two country western songs, but the drive-in movie theater was closed for most of the last decade. When Katy Brown visited it last spring, “it was a wreck,” she recalls, “but I thought all we’d have to
Abingdon investment advisory firm names chief investment officer
Mitch York joins Concord Asset Management
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Investment adviser Concord Asset Management, a division of Abingdon-based Concord Wealth Partners, announced Monday it has hired Mitch York as its inaugural chief investment officer. York was most recently the manager of portfolios and investment with Fairfax-based Edelman Financial Services, where he managed a $24 billion investment program. In his new role, he will oversee