These stories originally ran in the Blue Ridge Business Journal. The Journal ceased publication in December 2010. For business coverage from The Roanoke Times, visit roanoke.com/business.
Issues
11/29/2010 Issue
- People - November 29, 2010
- Seeking clarity on pollution rules
- Beware the perils of infringement
- Solar panels a bright idea
- Property & Building briefs
- Lanford Brothers marks 50 years
- Health Care briefs
- Giving briefs
- Environment briefs
- Business Digest
- On the Record
- On question ... with Brian White, furniture restorer
- Technology briefs
- DayOne launches first tech startup
- Patents in the Blue Ridge region
- Looking toward a 'Jetsons' future
11/15/2010 Issue
- People - November 15, 2010
- Cash to lend
- Technology briefs
- Changes for 'angels'
- Researchers hope to map Virginia's broadband connection speeds
- Boucher championed technology for nation
- Business digest
- On the record
- One question ... with Dr. Sarah Bradford, Leaping Waters Farm
- Tourism briefs
- Environment briefs
- Health Care briefs
- Giving briefs
- Law & Policy briefs
- Property & Building briefs
11/1/2010 Issue
- People - November 1, 2010
- Capturing the tourist dollar
- Property & Building briefs
- Inventor Spotlight
- Patents in the Blue Ridge region
- Technology briefs
- X Prize: What's next for Edison2?
- Giving briefs
- For students, a court of peers
- Business Digest
- On the Record
- One question ... with Hugh Ballou, president of SynerVision International Inc.
- Editor's Note
- In search of jobs for Virginia
- Wanted: 'green' workers
- Health Care briefs
10/18/2010 Issue
- People - October 18, 2010
- Honoring small businesses who think big: Magnets USA, small business of the year
- Small business awards: Small businesses prove resilient in spite of tough economy
- Education briefs
- Retirement project breaks new ground
- Property & Building briefs
- Business digest
- Does regional cooperation matter?
- On the record
- Letter to the editor: Wind farm needs adequate wind speed
- One question ... with Larry Davidson and Charlie McKay
- Health Care briefs
- Law & policy briefs
- Giving briefs
- White space: a new future for rural broadband?
- Technology briefs
- Editor's note
10/4/2010 Issue
- People - October 4, 2010
- Federal money up for grabs
- Property & Development briefs
- Law & Policy briefs
- Advice for budding lawyers
- The challenges -- and payoffs -- of regional cooperation
- Business Digest
- On the Record
- Supporting Virginia's small businesses
- Letter to the Editor
- Editor's note
- Giving briefs
- Education briefs
- Patents in the Blue Ridge region
- Health Care briefs
9/20/2010 Issue
- People - September 20, 2010
- Young leaders
- Technology briefs
- Property & Building briefs
- Commission mulls ways to create jobs
- 16 winners round out the "20 Under 40"
- Persistence pays for Cavan Carlton
- Nicole Hall driven by design
- High expectations keep Glenn going
- Cheryl Valentine: Eyes toward top
- Meet the judges
- Business Digest
- On the Record
- Giving briefs
- Law & Policy briefs
- Health Care briefs
- Education briefs
- Challenges, opportunities at Roanoke Regional Airport
9/6/2010 Issue
- People - September 6, 2010
- Honoring resilience during tough times
- Striking a work/life balance
- Property & Building briefs
- Su's many hats for state business
- 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
- On the Record
- Letters to the editor
- Health Care briefs
- Giving briefs
- Environment briefs
- Patents in the Blue Ridge region
- Technology briefs
8/23/2010 Issue
- People - August 23, 2010
- An uncertain future
- Success built through partnership
- Selling Virginia overseas
- Business Digest
- On the Record
- The financial impact of wind energy
- Wind energy: Standing still simply isn't an option
- Health Care briefs
- Technology briefs
- Legal briefs
- Giving briefs
- Property & Building briefs
8/9/2010 Issue
7/26/2010 Issue
- People - July 26, 2010
- All eyes on med school
- Giving briefs
- Property & Building briefs
- Portable option for elder care
- A business approach to nonprofits
- 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
- Business digest
- On the record
- Letters
- Opinion: Financial reform act a step forward
- One question ... with Bridget Quatmann, DVM, veterinarian at Roanoke Animal Hospital
- Law & Policy briefs
- Editor's note
- Technology briefs
- Chief financial officer recognized
- Domenech part II: climate change, oil drilling, conservation easements
7/12/2010 Issue
- Taking a swipe at debit card fees
- Environment briefs
- Program trains workers, job seekers for greener future
- Virginia vs. the EPA
- Law & Policy briefs
- Education briefs
- Business digest
- On the record
- One question ... with Rett Ward, owner, Tinnell's Finer Foods
- Patents in the Blue Ridge region
- Technology briefs
- Health care briefs
- Property & Building briefs
6/28/2010 Issue
- People - June 28, 2010
- Hands-on education
- Look to Asia for jobs
- Giving briefs
- Brandon Oaks recycles materials through Habitat's ReStore
- Farm-to-table commerce
- Program hopes to generate spark of interest in science among girls
- Education briefs
- Business digest
- On the record
- One question ... with Jason Reger, Blue Ridge Wildlife Management
- Property & Building briefs
- Law & Policy briefs
- End credits roll for video store
- Health care briefs
- Technology briefs
- Environment briefs
6/14/2010 Issue
- People - June 14, 2010
- Employers prepare for changes to workplace breastfeeding rules
- Patents in the Blue Ridge region
- Technology, jobs intrinsically linked
- Employers prepare for costs of expanding dependent coverage
- Firms ponder compliance with health care mandate
- Business Digest
- On the record
- Property & Building briefs
- Law & Policy briefs
- Lynchburg small business awards
- Organization fosters greener transit
- Technology briefs
5/31/2010 Issue
- People - May 31, 2010
- Taking the rural reins
- Education briefs
- Law & Policy briefs
- Property & Building briefs
- Transportation secretary takes on tolls, I-81 and the future of rail
- Business digest
- On the Record
- View claims of economic recovery with doubt, suspicion
- One question ... with Michelle Bennett, unemployed
- Region 2000 technology awards
- Eyeing the worldwide stage
- Technology briefs
- Giving briefs
- Roanoke shop fills need for breast cancer survivors
5/17/2010 Issue
- People - May 17, 2010
- Business of Baseball
- Goodlatte: Derivatives market needs thoughtful regulation
- State ag secretary sees larger global role for Virginia products
- Business digest
- On the record
- Avoid pitfalls in financial reform
- One question ... with Deb Castelli, owner of Deb's Lemonade
- Property & Building briefs
- Health care briefs
- Giving briefs
- National economist presents positive financial forecast
- Education briefs
- Law & Policy briefs
- Technology briefs
5/3/2010 Issue
- People - May 03, 2010
- Weathering the downturn
- Parkway Wesleyan Church opens cafe and bookstore
- Property & Building briefs
- Business digest
- On the Record
- One question ... with Elizabeth Bachelder
- Education briefs
- Health care briefs
- Mentorship program gives money and more to technology startups
- Technology briefs
- Environment briefs
- Law & Policy briefs
- Junior Achievement volunteers bring business to the classroom
- Giving briefs
4/19/2010 Issue
- People - April 19, 2010
- Technology trailblazers: NewVa Corridor Technology Council TechNite Awards
- Health care briefs
- 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
- Business digest
- EDUCATION
- On the Record
- One question ... with Harry Schwarz and Melissa Stanley, Goodman & Co.
- AG on health care, EPA
- Law & Policy briefs
- Musician's passions: keys and trees
- Environment briefs
- Property & Building briefs
- Giving briefs
4/5/2010 Issue
- People - April 05, 2010
- Tobacco funds at risk?
- White space project expands
- Giving briefs
- Environment briefs
- Business digest
- Alwat Web Design 20
- On the record
- One question ... with Nelson Graybill
- Health care bill unconstitutional?
- Legislators explain voting decision
- Making sense of the new health care rules
- Property & Building briefs
- Jeweler marks 8 decades
- Technology briefs
3/22/2010 Issue
- People - March 22, 2010
- Adaptation, flexibility keys to technology company’s success
- Technology briefs
- On a quest for capital
- Cash influx can make a difference
- AG: Roanoke proceedings 'tyrannical'
- Virginia Tech football tickets. Hunting trips. Gala dinners.
- Business digest
- People
- On the record
- I just saw Senator [Jim] Webb on CNBC speaking about this proposed legislation to create a new executive banking "windfall" proposal on March 3.
- One question ... for the Two Robs
- Editor's note
- Arriscraft: a Hokie stone alternative
- Law & Policy briefs
- Property & Building briefs
- Giving briefs
- Health care briefs
- Blacksburg and Virginia Tech team up to woo Google
3/8/2010 Issue
- People - March 8, 2010
- Years in the making, the new medical school takes shape
- An inside look at the Virginia Tech Carilion medical school construction
- More opinions on Roanoke regional growth
- Worker discrimination claims approach record high level
- Business digest
- On the record
- Letter to the editor
- One question ... with Beth Thomasson, sole proprietor, Martinique
- Legal briefs
- Health care briefs
- Giving briefs
- New Web site promotes Roanoke Valley region's outdoor recreation
- Technology briefs
- VDHA: bringing tenants and landlords together
- Property & building briefs
2/22/2010 Issue
- People - Feb. 22, 2010
- The changing legal landscape
- Health care briefs
- Is the Roanoke Valley region growing as it should?
- Development indicators a mixed bag
- Business digest
- On the record
- IRS rule blocks Virginia's progress in education
- One question ... with Chris Miles, weekend sports anchor, WDBJ (Channel 7)
- Technology briefs
- Giving briefs
- Bolling takes on job creation
- Environment briefs
- Government and politics briefs
- Program to train Southwest Virginians for new, green jobs
- Property and building briefs
2/8/2010 Issue
- Fear and flexibility
- Q & A with Wayne Flippen, director of the Roanoke Regional Small Business Development Center.
- Small business development groups shift focus from startup to survival.
- Concern over environmental regulations facing Virginia farmers
- Virginia Lawmakers ask business leaders from the Roanoke and New River valleys for ideas
- Virginia's population is on the rise
- Business Digest
- People - Feb. 8, 2010
- On the Record
- One Question ... with Jill Hufnagel, assistant director of the Batten Leadership Institute
- Editor's Note
- Botetourt County development marks milestone
- Martin Bros. working on school renovation contract
- Tech professor teams with German researchers
- NCTC seeks nominations
- Forensic accountants follow the money trail to assist investigations and help solve crimes.
- Health care briefs
1/25/2010 Issue
- Virginia grapples with liquor laws
- One question ... with Tom Dunkenberger, first vice president of wealth management at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
- Q&A: New Branch CEO on changing role
- Law scholarship honors civil rights leader Oliver Hill
- Law & policy briefs
- Giving briefs
- Business advocates remain hopeful
- Lobbying still a focus for Roanoke, Lynchburg and New River Valley in downturn
- Business Digest
- People - Jan. 25, 2010
- On the record
- Opinion: Healthcare industry must heal from within
- Opinion: Chalmers Nunn on rising health care costs
- Editor's note: connecting with the Blue Ridge Business Journal
- Health care briefs
- R & D briefs
- VT student's toy leads to a patent
- 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
1/11/2010 Issue
- People - Jan. 11 2010
- Localities set legislative priorities
- Richmond wish list
- Personal touch grabs attention
- Commerce nominee vows help for hard-hit regions
- One Question ... with Rob Clark, MKB Realtors sales associate
- Tsunami warning
- Medical school honors 2 faculty members
- Roanoke County opens rec center
- Editor's note: New year, new business journal
- Property & building briefs
- R&D briefs
- Making federal partnerships a focus
- Business Digest
- Opinion: The arts build communities
- On the Record
- Health care briefs
- A change of venue
- Longtime Roanoke lawyer Natt dies
12/14/2009 Issue
- Enterprise zones: The diminishing incentive dollar
- 2009: The year in real estate and development
- Can you expect a raise in 2010?
- Editor's note: New Business Journal team, new Web site
- New Businesses & Expansions
- Business Digest
- Bill Aden: Role changes, smart growth and the future of Blacksburg
- People - Dec. 14, 2009
- On the Record
- Employee training remains necessary expense for many
- Opinion: Progress or disaster for two Roanoke projects?
11/30/2009 Issue
- People - Nov. 30, 2009
- WiFi on steroids: Delivering broadband to rural Virginia
- Danville company leading the way in alternative fuel technologies
- Low-power FM radio could get a boost from Local Community Radio Act
- New Businesses & Expansions
- Business Digest
- On the Record
- Opinion: Why health care costs keep going up
11/16/2009 Issue
- People - Nov. 16, 2009
- Va. Tech professors connect with Iraqi universities
- 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
- Merging social and economic concerns at Darden
- On the Record
- Business Digest
- New Businesses & Expansions
- Best Places to Work: The judging process
- Social, environmental and ethical content elevates Darden MBA program
11/2/2009 Issue
- Eco-Tips
- Business continuity strategies critical during flu season
- Center in the Square restoration will usher in a new era of excitement and growth
- Directing the future of long-term care
- 3 things businesses should know about health care reform
- Economic recovery dependent upon local action
- Ferrum College Executives in Residence program kicks off with former General Motors exec
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