A line of more than a dozen state and local leaders, hard hats affixed and gold-colored shovels in hand, broke ground on a chilly January day in Wythe County.
One of the largest rooftop solar energy projects in the Roanoke region is now operating at Goodwill Industries of the Valleys. Two counties in the Roanoke and New River valleys are separately seeking state funding to help with major broadband internet access expansion projects. Virginia Tech has launched a research institute focused on national security.