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Regional leaders wish upon Starlink
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After a pilot program successfully connected 45 Wise County households with SpaceX’s Starlink high-speed satellite internet, regional efforts are underway to broaden access to the service spearheaded by billionaire Elon
Traeger Grills plans $3M facility in Wythe County
Wythe pellet manufacturing plant to use Va. hardwood products
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Traeger Grills, manufacturer of the world’s top-selling wood pellet grill and signature hardwood pellets product, plans to build a $3 million manufacturing operation in Wythe County, Gov. Ralph Northam announced
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Tazewell metal manufacturer to create 40 jobs in expansion
Lawrence Bros. Inc. to invest $3.2 million in plant upgrade
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No comment yet from Ozzy Osbourne or AC/DC, but Tazewell County-based heavy metal manufacturer Lawrence Brothers Inc. is set to expand, creating 40 jobs with a $3.2 million investment, the
German auto parts maker to build $38M Wythe County factory
STS Group AG's first U.S. manufacturing operation will create 120 jobs
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German auto parts manufacturer STS Group AG will invest $39 million to establish its first U.S. manufacturing operation in Wythe County’s Progress Park industrial park, creating 120 jobs, Virginia Gov.
Aquaculture proves big catch for region
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A Russell County native and a Singapore-based asset management firm are about to turn a corner of Virginia’s coalfields into an aquaculture center. Jake Musick’s Riverbound Trout Farms is building
Va. community clinics receive $79M in federal funding
Warner trying to close Medicare loophole threatening other clinics
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced Friday that 26 community clinics in Virginia will receive $79 million in funding through the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan federal stimulus
Primland resort appoints executive chef
Elliot Cunniff picks up knife at Southwest Va. resort
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Primland announced Tuesday that Elliot Cunniff has been appointed executive chef of the Meadows of Dan resort. Cunniff comes to Primland from The Soho House, an upscale private club in
Va. allocates $20M for broadband infrastructure projects
MBC in South Boston receives $800K federal grant
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Seventeen localities statewide are receiving $20.1 million in grants to improve broadband internet infrastructure, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The funding will support 11 projects that will connect 13,400 customers,
Health Wagon receives COVID-19 vaccine doses after wait
Drive-thru clinics occurring in Wise and Clintwood
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A little more than a month after The Health Wagon’s director went on national television and said the Wise County-based free clinic system hadn’t received COVID-19 vaccine doses, it has
Tempur Sealy to invest $16.7M in Scott County manufacturing facility
Expansion expected to create 25 jobs
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Bedding product designer, manufacturer and distributor Tempur Sealy International Inc. will invest $16.7 million to expand its Scott County operation, creating 25 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. “Southwest Virginia