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United Way of SWVA promotes exec to VP of community impact
Mary Anne Holbrook was VP of development, outreach
The United Way of Southwest Virginia named Mary Anne Holbrook, who has been with the nonprofit since 2016, to the newly created position of vice president of community impact, the
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Rising in the Southwest
Region gains political power, attention
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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
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
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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
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
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
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
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