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More than 100 National Guard soldiers return to Christiansburg
News 7 ReporterAbout 105 National Guard soldiers returned to Christiansburg Monday morning around 7:30 a.m. They departed Camp Atterbury for Christiansburg on Sunday night. The soldiers from the Christiansburg-based Company C, 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment,...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Economy, Business and Finance, Iraq, Human Interest
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Supercomputer arrives in Danville
ReporterDanville is known for its former industries but a new company moving in town will give the city a new image as it becomes closer to the federal government than ever before. Noblis, Danville's newest non-profit company, is using a supercomputer to help...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance
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Uranium mining report released
The Associated PressA highly anticipated National Academy of Sciences report on uranium mining concludes that Virginia must overcome "steep hurdles" before it can assure that a rich deposit of the radioactive ore can be safely mined and processed. The 290-page report...Tags: Education, Politics, Health and Safety at Work, Heavy Engineering, Environmental Politics
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Amherst County students create business to make roads safer for teen drivers
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefLearning how to drive was not a fun experience for Allissa Abdelwahed, at least not at first. "You have to practice a lot," said Abdelwahed. "Get used to the fact that there are going to be a lot of cars and you have to watch out." Practicing was...Tags: Students, Transportation, Road Transportation, Vehicles, Travel
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Toy drive to benefit We Care of Franklin County
ReporterA tree lighting ceremony is scheduled for Thursday evening at Westlake Towne Center at Smith Mountain Lake. That's also a time for the community to support the We Care of Franklin County toy drive. For more than 20 years, We Care has been working...Tags: Franklin County (Virginia), Charity, Christmas, Crimes, Religious Festivals
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Advance Auto Parts CEO to ring closing bell on Wall Street
Car parts retailer Advance Auto Parts Inc. is marking the company's 10th anniversary of trading on the New
York Stock Exchange.
The Roanoke-based seller of aftermarket auto parts and batteries says it began trading on the exchange on Nov. 29, 2001.
To...Tags: New York City, Car Repair, Lynchburg (Lynchburg, Virginia), Economy, Business and Finance, Advance Auto Parts Incorporated
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Invenergy wants to build a wind farm with 15 turbines on Poor Mountain
Multimedia JournalistIn less than two weeks the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors expects heavy winds to blow through their hearing room. In many parts of the country huge wind farms dot the landscape and a Chicago Company wants to build one on Poor Mountain,...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering, Solar Energy, Wind Power, Energy
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Three young Blacksburg men start successful online business
Weekend Anchor/ReporterThree guys in their early 20's have plunged into a online business idea. And it's taking off as they operate out of an unlikely place. LuJure is a company that makes custom Facebook pages. It's located above a Blacksburg bar. From...Tags: Arts and Culture, Mass Media, Facebook, Blacksburg
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New jobs coming to Botetourt County
New jobs coming to Botetourt County.
TREAD Corporation announced Friday it's expanding operations in Botetourt County, creating 100 new jobs.
TREAD Corp. is a manufacturer of bulk handling equipment for the explosives industry.
Here is the full news...Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Explosions, Virginia, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics
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Five tobacco companies sue federal government over new labels
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) --
Four of the five largest U.S. tobacco companies are suing the federal government over new graphic
cigarette labels that include the sewn-up corpse of a smoker and a picture of diseased lungs.
R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., Lorillard...Tags: Human Rights, Human Interest, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Tobacco Products
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Martinsville home manufacturer builds 35,000th house
ReporterTheir walls have withstood a slumping house market. Now a local home manufacturer is reaching high goals. Nationwide Custom Homes built their 35,000th modular home Thursday. The Martinsville based company builds modular homes for customers across the...Tags: Real Estate, Homes, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, Elections
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Virginia Tech students prepare to invest millions
ReporterThe stock market has been on a roller coaster ride lately. Some Virginia Tech students are studying it all very closely as they prepare to invest millions. Finance students with the Pamplin Business School will be responsible for investing $5 million...Tags: Fannie Mae, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, National Government, Freddie Mac
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