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Goodwill Industries of the Valleys names chief people officer
Rachel Putman comes to Roanoke from South Carolina
Roanoke-based Goodwill Industries of the Valleys has named Rachel Putman as its chief people officer. In her new role, which was effective Feb. 20, Putman will lead mission services and
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Compounding interest
More companies considering valleys for expansion
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The Roanoke Valley enjoyed a constant stream of nibbles from prospective corporations considering the area in 2021, according to John Hull, executive director of the Roanoke Regional Partnership, which promotes
First Bank to acquire The Bank of Fincastle
Transaction to create bank with $1.2B in assets
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Strasburg-based First National Corp. (the bank holding company of First Bank) announced Thursday it will acquire The Bank of Fincastle. Financial terms of the transaction were not released, but the
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Vinton, Warsaw, Wytheville receive industrial revitalization funding
Northam announces $1.4 million in funding for three projects
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The towns of Vinton, Warsaw and Wytheville will receive a total of more than $1.4 million in state industrial revitalization fund (IRF) grants, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. IRF funding
David Baldacci donates $100K to Smith Mountain Lake meals program
Bestselling Va. author and wife help The Landing Love Project
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Bestselling author David Baldacci and his wife, Michelle, have donated $100,000 to The Landing Love Project, a nonprofit initiative to expand meal delivery services to at-risk families and seniors in
Smith Mountain Lake chamber to launch leadership academy
Program includes 12 months of training, networking
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The Smith Mountain Lake Regional Chamber of Commerce on Thursday announced the launch of its inaugural Smith Mountain Lake Leadership Academy, a 12-month program for emerging leaders. The program will
Virginia gets new digits
SCC assigns new 826 area code to 540 region
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On Wednesday, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) announced that the North American Numbering Plan Administrator has assigned a new area code, 826, to relieve future exhaustion of the 540