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Empty facilities attract business expansions
Industrial real estate is a hot commodity in Southwest Virginia. “It’s hard to find available space of anything that’s above 15,000 to 20,000 square feet,” says Jonathan Belcher, executive director
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Coronado announces $169M coal mining expansion
Aussie company to add 181 jobs at Buchanan County mine
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Coronado Global Resources Inc., an Australian producer of metallurgical coal, will invest $169.1 million to expand coal mining operations at its Buchanan Mine Complex, located about 10 miles southeast of
E&H course demystifies blockchain for businesses
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Business professionals will join Emory & Henry College students this summer for a course that will suggest how blockchain technology can help entrepreneurs, ultimately aiding development in Southwest Virginia. A
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SW community colleges to create wind manufacturing workforce
4 community colleges signed MOU as part of InvestSWVA initiative
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The presidents of four community colleges in Southwest Virginia signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday to establish a wind manufacturing workforce development partnership. “Today’s MOU signing is meaningful because it
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
Finding new solutions
Region’s leaders look beyond coal
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Movers and shakers in Southwest Virginia wanted to try a new approach to economic development. The stakes were (and are) high. Naturally, the decline of the coal industry had a
SWVA initiative seeks to attract remote workers
Project Fuse aims to interest businesses with remote employees
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Project Fuse, a regional cooperative initiative to make Southwest Virginia the location of choice for remote employment, launched Friday with the release of a playbook to attract businesses. “The global
Southwest Va. project will help manufacturers enter wind energy supply chain
InvestSWVA launches Project Veer to connect equipment manufacturers with partners
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Public-private campaign InvestSWVA announced Tuesday the launch of an economic development initiative designed to help Southwest Virginia manufacturers find entry points in the supply chain for wind energy equipment components.
Va. projects get $2.5 million from Appalachian Regional Commission
Commission's POWER Initiative to help with broadband, development and tech tool
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The Appalachian Regional Commission’s Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization (POWER) Initiative is granting three Virginia projects a total of $2.5 million, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. “As
EarthLink to create 285 jobs in Norton
Atlanta internet provider moving customer support to U.S.
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Atlanta-based internet service provider EarthLink is spending $5.4 million to build a customer support center in Norton, a project expected to create 285 jobs, InvestSWVA and Gov. Ralph Northam announced