Posted on 3/10/21
Campfire: DC Digital Agency’s Podcast Features Interviews with Innovators
D.C. is often known for being a local community that thinks nationally. A podcast from a D.C. digital agency shows how
Posted on 3/10/21
This Week in Jobs DMV: The Women Inspiring Women Edition
From writing workshops to anti-violence to the arts, Baltimore Magazine profiled 30 women making their mark
Posted on 3/10/21
Prepare Your Power, Voice & Data Now for Spring and Summer Storms
Summer storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes can happen at any time. When they do, they can wreak havoc on your business – knocking out computers and servers, . . .
Posted on 3/10/21
The Wills Group’s Philanthropic Response to COVID-19 Reaches $1 Million
LA PLATA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Wills Group today announced an additional $500,000 in unrestricted grants to its regional food bank and local nonprofit partners as a continuation . . .
Posted on 3/10/21
2021’s Best Cities for College Basketball Fans + March Madness Stats & Facts – WalletHub Reports
With March Madness less than a week away, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its March Madness Stats & Facts infographic, as well as its report . . .
Posted on 3/10/21
Large-Scale Vaccination Clinics Starting Next Week in Va.
The state will launch large-scale COVID-19 vaccination clinics beginning next week in Petersburg, Portsmouth and Danville, Gov. Ralph Northam said Tuesday.Curtis Brown, the state coordinator of . . .
Posted on 3/10/21
Roanoke, New River Valley Organizations Form Tech Alliance
The Valleys Innovation Council (VIC), the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC) and the Regional Accelerator and Mentoring Program (RAMP) have formed an alliance called the Verge.In July . . .
Posted on 3/10/21
Pressing On
In spite of the global pandemic that shuttered many smaller businesses, Virginia’s largest companies still inked major deals and scored contracts worth billions of dollars in . . .
Posted on 3/10/21
Better Times Ahead
Catrina Mullins can picture the scene: A stage, musicians and a grassy lawn. People leaning back in chairs or sitting cross-legged on blankets on the ground, . . .
Posted on 3/10/21
The Gula Tech Foundation Announces Winners of $1 Million Grant Program
Gula Tech Foundation, a nonprofit focused on awarding $1,000,000 in competitive grants to cybersecurity nonprofits several times each year, announced today the winners of its initial . . .
Posted on 3/9/21
Pediametrix Receives $1M from National Science Foundation for R&D
A Rockville, Maryland-based startup bringing AI and computer vision tools to pediatric health received nearly
Posted on 3/9/21
Rolling Forward
Once a big economic development is announced, it can be years before it comes to fruition. But that wasn’t the case with Mack Trucks Inc., one . . .
Posted on 3/9/21
Springfield Company Wins $570.9M DOT Contract
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded Springfield-based engineering and technology company Ensco Inc. a potential 20-year, $570.9 million contract to help the Federal Railroad Administration operate . . .
Posted on 3/9/21
A Diversified Portfolio
From tea to trucks to technology, an eclectic blend of industries settled into the Roanoke/New River Valley region in 2020.Some companies brought new operations to the . . .
Posted on 3/9/21
Biden Says Stimulus Checks Are Coming This Month
Americans may be in for a cash infusion very soon.Over the weekend, the Senate passed a sweeping $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill that includes boosted unemployment . . .
Posted on 3/8/21
Laureate Education Completes Divestiture of Operations in Honduras
Laureate Education, Inc. (NASDAQ: LAUR) today announced that it has completed the divestiture of its operations in Honduras to Fundación Nasser, transferring control of Fundaempresa, which . . .
Posted on 3/8/21
An Open Letter to the Tech Community: Do These 4 Things to Demand Gender Parity in Boardrooms
Women in the workplace will continue to be undervalued and underpaid until there is 50/50 gender parity in
Posted on 3/8/21
A Seat at the Table: Women in Global Leadership Launches on March 30
Webinar Series in Honor of Women’s History Month Kicks Off with Ambassadors Swanee Hunt and Capricia Penavic Marshall In recognition of International Women’s Day and Women’s . . .
Posted on 3/8/21
IonQ To Become The First Publicly Traded Pure-Play Quantum Computing Company
IonQ has entered into a definitive merger agreement with dMY Technology Group III (NYSE: DMYI.U)The Transaction will result in $650 million in gross proceeds, including a . . .
Posted on 3/8/21
2021’s Happiest Cities in America – WalletHub Study
With March 20 being International Day of Happiness and the average American’s stress level rising significantly for the first time since 2007 due to the COVID-19 . . .
Posted on 3/8/21
TEDCO’s Seed Fund Invests $400K in Maryland HR Technology Start-ups
TEDCO, Maryland’s economic engine for technology companies, announced today its Seed Fund invested $400,000 in two technology start-ups.
Posted on 3/8/21
U.Va. Gets $5M Gift to Establish Scholarship for PVCC Students
An anonymous $5 million gift to the University of Virginia will be used to provide scholarships to Piedmont Virginia Community College students who wish to transfer . . .
Posted on 3/8/21
The Heart of the Region
When the first class of Northern Virginia Community College’s cloud computing program graduated in spring 2020, its members may not have had the trappings of an . . .
Posted on 3/8/21
Virginia Tech to Lead DoD’s New Acquisition Innovation and Research Center
The U.S. Department of Defense has selected Virginia Tech as one of three schools to lead its new Acquisition Innovation and Research Center (AIRC).The AIRC is . . .
Posted on 3/8/21
A Slow Climb Back
After the pandemic hit in mid-March 2020, many industries hit pause on big decisions. But it didn’t take long for Virginia’s economic development departments to perk . . .
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