Issues
9/6/2010 Issue
- Technology briefs
- Health Care briefs
- Striking a work/life balance
- On the Record
- Su's many hats for state business
- Property & Building briefs
- Giving briefs
- Honoring resilience during tough times
- Bucking a trend, finding a niche
- Upbeat office culture part of winning formula for ParknPool
- Banker Steel: feast, famine, rebound
- Blueprint for success: flexibility
- Self-made furniture maker sees opportunity in hardship
- Adapt, but stay true to roots
- Business Digest
- Environment briefs
- Letters to the editor
8/23/2010 Issue
8/9/2010 Issue
7/26/2010 Issue
- Technology briefs
- All eyes on med school
- Meet the community: Medical school's opening was a Virginia Tech/Carilion partnership from the start
- Advice from others to VTC medical school: What they learned from year one
- Constructing a medical school in Roanoke: A local effort from the ground up
- On the record
- Law & Policy briefs
- Domenech part II: climate change, oil drilling, conservation easements
- Property & Building briefs
- Portable option for elder care
- Giving briefs
- Business digest
- Editor's note
- A business approach to nonprofits
- One question ... with Bridget Quatmann, DVM, veterinarian at Roanoke Animal Hospital
- Letters
- Opinion: Financial reform act a step forward
- Chief financial officer recognized
7/12/2010 Issue
- Technology briefs
- Health care briefs
- Law & Policy briefs
- On the record
- Virginia vs. the EPA
- Education briefs
- Property & Building briefs
- Environment briefs
- Program trains workers, job seekers for greener future
- Business digest
- One question ... with Rett Ward, owner, Tinnell's Finer Foods
- Taking a swipe at debit card fees
6/28/2010 Issue
- Technology briefs
- Health care briefs
- On the record
- Law & Policy briefs
- Look to Asia for jobs
- Hands-on education
- Education briefs
- Property & Building briefs
- Giving briefs
- Brandon Oaks recycles materials through Habitat's ReStore
- Program hopes to generate spark of interest in science among girls
- Business digest
- End credits roll for video store
- Environment briefs
- Farm-to-table commerce
- One question ... with Jason Reger, Blue Ridge Wildlife Management
6/14/2010 Issue
- Technology, jobs intrinsically linked
- Technology briefs
- Employers prepare for changes to workplace breastfeeding rules
- Employers prepare for costs of expanding dependent coverage
- Firms ponder compliance with health care mandate
- On the record
- Law & Policy briefs
- Property & Building briefs
- Business Digest
- Lynchburg small business awards
- Organization fosters greener transit
5/31/2010 Issue
- Region 2000 technology awards
- Eyeing the worldwide stage
- Technology briefs
- Roanoke shop fills need for breast cancer survivors
- Law & Policy briefs
- On the Record
- Taking the rural reins
- Transportation secretary takes on tolls, I-81 and the future of rail
- Education briefs
- Property & Building briefs
- Giving briefs
- Business digest
- One question ... with Michelle Bennett, unemployed
- View claims of economic recovery with doubt, suspicion
5/17/2010 Issue
- Technology briefs
- Health care briefs
- On the record
- Law & Policy briefs
- Goodlatte: Derivatives market needs thoughtful regulation
- State ag secretary sees larger global role for Virginia products
- Education briefs
- Property & Building briefs
- Giving briefs
- Business of Baseball
- Business digest
- One question ... with Deb Castelli, owner of Deb's Lemonade
- Avoid pitfalls in financial reform
- National economist presents positive financial forecast
5/3/2010 Issue
- Mentorship program gives money and more to technology startups
- Technology briefs
- Health care briefs
- On the Record
- Law & Policy briefs
- Education briefs
- Weathering the downturn
- Property & Building briefs
- Parkway Wesleyan Church opens cafe and bookstore
- Junior Achievement volunteers bring business to the classroom
- Giving briefs
- Business digest
- Environment briefs
- One question ... with Elizabeth Bachelder
4/19/2010 Issue
- Technology trailblazers: NewVa Corridor Technology Council TechNite Awards
- Technology briefs
- Rising Star Award: Interactive Achievement helps teachers help students
- l Rising Star Award: ADMMicro, a Roanoke company whose systems help clients monitor, manage and cut energy expenses.
- Entrepreneur Award: Modea thrives in digital world
- Educator Award: Engineering teacher Jim Irby called to the classroom
- Educator Award: Teacher Dale Vipperman still serves his country
- NewVa Leadership Award: Regionalism key to area growth for Soft Solutions' Jay Foster
- Innovation Award: Maxtenna is changing the world of antennas
- People's Choice Award: New City develops travel app
- NEWVY Award: Henry Bass' year in Iraq challenges company
- Health care briefs
- On the Record
- Law & Policy briefs
- AG on health care, EPA
- Property & Building briefs
- Giving briefs
- Business digest
- Musician's passions: keys and trees
- Environment briefs
- EDUCATION
- One question ... with Harry Schwarz and Melissa Stanley, Goodman & Co.
4/5/2010 Issue
- White space project expands
- Technology briefs
- Legislators explain voting decision
- Making sense of the new health care rules
- On the record
- Health care bill unconstitutional?
- Tobacco funds at risk?
- Property & Building briefs
- Giving briefs
- Environment briefs
- Business digest
- Jeweler marks 8 decades
- Alwat Web Design 20
- One question ... with Nelson Graybill
3/22/2010 Issue
- Adaptation, flexibility keys to technology company’s success
- Technology briefs
- On a quest for capital
- Cash influx can make a difference
- Blacksburg and Virginia Tech team up to woo Google
- Health care briefs
- On the record
- Law & Policy briefs
- AG: Roanoke proceedings 'tyrannical'
- Virginia Tech football tickets. Hunting trips. Gala dinners.
- Arriscraft: a Hokie stone alternative
- Property & Building briefs
- Giving briefs
- Business digest
- Editor's note
- People
- One question ... for the Two Robs
- I just saw Senator [Jim] Webb on CNBC speaking about this proposed legislation to create a new executive banking "windfall" proposal on March 3.
3/8/2010 Issue
- New Web site promotes Roanoke Valley region's outdoor recreation
- Technology briefs
- Years in the making, the new medical school takes shape
- An inside look at the Virginia Tech Carilion medical school construction
- Health care briefs
- Worker discrimination claims approach record high level
- On the record
- Legal briefs
- VDHA: bringing tenants and landlords together
- Property & building briefs
- Giving briefs
- More opinions on Roanoke regional growth
- Business digest
- One question ... with Beth Thomasson, sole proprietor, Martinique
- Letter to the editor
2/22/2010 Issue
- Technology briefs
- Health care briefs
- The changing legal landscape
- On the record
- Bolling takes on job creation
- Government and politics briefs
- Program to train Southwest Virginians for new, green jobs
- Property and building briefs
- Giving briefs
- Is the Roanoke Valley region growing as it should?
- Development indicators a mixed bag
- Business digest
- Environment briefs
- One question ... with Chris Miles, weekend sports anchor, WDBJ (Channel 7)
- IRS rule blocks Virginia's progress in education
2/8/2010 Issue
- Tech professor teams with German researchers
- NCTC seeks nominations
- Health care briefs
- On the Record
- Forensic accountants follow the money trail to assist investigations and help solve crimes.
- Concern over environmental regulations facing Virginia farmers
- Virginia Lawmakers ask business leaders from the Roanoke and New River valleys for ideas
- Botetourt County development marks milestone
- Martin Bros. working on school renovation contract
- Q & A with Wayne Flippen, director of the Roanoke Regional Small Business Development Center.
- Small business development groups shift focus from startup to survival.
- Virginia's population is on the rise
- Business Digest
- Editor's Note
- One Question ... with Jill Hufnagel, assistant director of the Batten Leadership Institute
- Fear and flexibility
1/25/2010 Issue
- R & D briefs
- VT student's toy leads to a patent
- Health care briefs
- Law scholarship honors civil rights leader Oliver Hill
- Law & policy briefs
- Virginia grapples with liquor laws
- Business advocates remain hopeful
- Lobbying still a focus for Roanoke, Lynchburg and New River Valley in downturn
- Q&A: New Branch CEO on changing role
- Anstey Hodge advertising firm spruces up new home in Gainsboro
- Boxley earns environmental certification; Banker Steel wins Brooklyn contract; Draper Aden named Top 50 design firm; Plans for Campbell Mart include apartments, retail
- Giving briefs
- Business Digest
- On the record
- Editor's note: connecting with the Blue Ridge Business Journal
- One question ... with Tom Dunkenberger, first vice president of wealth management at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
- Opinion: Healthcare industry must heal from within
- Opinion: Chalmers Nunn on rising health care costs
1/11/2010 Issue
- R&D briefs
- Making federal partnerships a focus
- Medical school honors 2 faculty members
- Health care briefs
- On the Record
- A change of venue
- Longtime Roanoke lawyer Natt dies
- Localities set legislative priorities
- Richmond wish list
- Personal touch grabs attention
- Commerce nominee vows help for hard-hit regions
- Roanoke County opens rec center
- Property & building briefs
- Tsunami warning
- Editor's note: New year, new business journal
- Business Digest
- One Question ... with Rob Clark, MKB Realtors sales associate
- Opinion: The arts build communities
12/14/2009 Issue
- On the Record
- Enterprise zones: The diminishing incentive dollar
- 2009: The year in real estate and development
- Bill Aden: Role changes, smart growth and the future of Blacksburg
- Can you expect a raise in 2010?
- Employee training remains necessary expense for many
- Editor's note: New Business Journal team, new Web site
- New Businesses & Expansions
- Business Digest
- Opinion: Progress or disaster for two Roanoke projects?
11/30/2009 Issue
11/16/2009 Issue
- Merging social and economic concerns at Darden
- Social, environmental and ethical content elevates Darden MBA program
- Best Places to Work: At ITT, global and local giving boosts morale
- Best Places to Work: At LeClair Ryan, flexibility makes a case for happy employees
- Best Places to Work: Caring, community and connectedness foster job satisfaction at U.S. Cellular
- Best Places to Work: Teamwork and personal development create winning environment at McDonough Bolyard Peck
- Best Places to Work: Employee-owners have a voice at Scott Insurance
- Best Places to Work: The judging process
- Va. Tech professors connect with Iraqi universities
- On the Record
- Business Digest
- New Businesses & Expansions
11/2/2009 Issue
- Business continuity strategies critical during flu season
- Directing the future of long-term care
- 3 things businesses should know about health care reform
- Eco-Tips
- Ferrum College Executives in Residence program kicks off with former General Motors exec
- Center in the Square restoration will usher in a new era of excitement and growth
- Economic recovery dependent upon local action
10/19/2009 Issue
10/5/2009 Issue
9/21/2009 Issue
9/7/2009 Issue
8/24/2009 Issue
8/10/2009 Issue
7/27/2009 Issue
- Companies enter the hot zone of viral marketing
- Profile: Rainwater Management Solutions (RMS)
- CEEDing innovation in rural Franklin County
- When the doctor says it's cancer
- Preview: Connect the dots
- Book Review
- Sweet Spots in the recession
- Editor’s Notes
- LEED and the green building movement
- Private sector investing in green business picks up
7/13/2009 Issue
- At Friday 2.0, it’s social media 101
- When it comes to workers’ compensation claims, nice guys finish first
- Managers, lighten up!
- Double Impact
- Roanoke company peddles green nostalgia with its Silver Tears Campers
- Book Review
- Book Review
- Editor's notes
- Small business owners ask: "Where's my bailout?"
- The silver tongue and the gilded pen:
- The rise of the credit union
