
Press Conference: UVA discusses Belmont on eve of NCAA Tournament
UVA coach Tony Bennett and players Malcolm Brogdon and Anthony Gill talk with reporters on the eve of the Cavs’ NCAA Tournament game with Belmont on Friday in Charlotte.

UVA coach Tony Bennett and players Malcolm Brogdon and Anthony Gill talk with reporters on the eve of the Cavs’ NCAA Tournament game with Belmont on Friday in Charlotte.

The Greenbrier, the historic American resort located in the foothills of West Virginia’s Allegheny Mountains, proudly announced today that The Greenbrier will be the host of Marshall University’s intra-squad scrimmage on April 11 and West Virginia University’s intra-squad scrimmage on April 18 at the AdvoCare Sports Performance Center at The Greenbrier.

Although franchising is one of the most popular methods of doing business, it has found little ground in higher education programs. Virginia Tech was among the first in 1998 – and is still one of few colleges or universities – to include franchising in its graduate course curriculum.

510nano Incorporated, a developer of renewable energy projects and technologies, will invest $11 million to relocate its headquarters and establish a manufacturing operation in Greensville County.

Orthopedics This Week has named UVA Health System orthopedic surgeon David B. Weiss, MD, among 19 of the best orthopedic trauma surgeons in North America.

Working with partners around the commonwealth, Virginia Tech is poised to help feed a growing world population while assisting the agriculture and forestry industries around the state to flourish and become global leaders, Virginia Tech President Timothy D. Sands said this week.

The Virginia Film Festival, coming off a record-smashing 46% increase in sales in 2014, will be returning to Charlottesville for its 28th year from November 5-8, 2015, VFF officials announced today.

U.S. News & World Report has released its list of Best Graduate Schools for 2016, and Shenandoah University’s Physician Assistant Studies Program is again ranked among the best in the nation in the health disciplines category, rising from 22nd to 16th out of 141 ranked programs. Rankings for this program were last updated in 2011.

Long & Foster Real Estate, the largest independent residential real estate company in the United States, has announced that Emma Drummond has successfully completed the requirements to earn associate broker status.

The Staunton Public Library will host a special seminar, Tracing Your Irish and Scots-Irish Ancestors, on Monday, March 16, co-sponsored by the Augusta County Genealogical Society.
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