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TechEDGE recognizes technology leaders

The Region 2000 Technology Council handed out awards Tuesday night as part of its first conference, called TechEDGE.

05/16/2012 7:17 AM

Report: Foreign investment adds billions to Virginia economy

U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies directly employed about 151,000 people in Virginia and contributed about $14 billion to the state's economy, according to a new report by an organization that advocates for international companies investing in the United States.

05/11/2012 12:00 AM
Virginia Tech releases 2012 football helmet ratings

"We're seeing a shift in better products, better protection," said professor Stefan Duma, who headed up the football helmet study

05/01/2012 11:50 AM
Facebook, Donate Life join in donor registration effort

Social media site will allow users to declare that they are organ donors on their timeline and provide link to Richmond-based organization's registration site.

05/01/2012 7:26 AM
Full compliance with energy standards now required in Va.

A recently updated Virginia building code is turning up the dial on energy-efficiency measures.

04/29/2012 12:00 AM
Trending Hokies attract unwanted scammers

The Twitter hashtag "#Hokies" was an easy way for criminals and spammers to target people looking for information on the Seth Greenberg firing news conference

04/24/2012 4:22 PM
Media General receives "numerous inquiries" for its newspapers

Media General Inc. has received "numerous inquiries" from potential buyers of its newspaper properties, executives with the Richmond-based company said Wednesday as it reported a wider first-quarter net loss than a year ago.

04/19/2012 12:00 AM
NRC, Dominion Virginia Power to meet on apparent violations

The NRC will meet next week with Dominion Virginia Power about two apparent technical specification violations, one at North Anna and one at Surry.

04/12/2012 12:00 AM
ACLU warns State Police on social media checks of applicants

The Virginia ACLU on Tuesday warned the Virginia State Police that it may be violating federal law and the Constitution by requiring trooper applicants to make available their social media accounts to background investigators.

03/28/2012 12:00 AM
Virginia Tech robotic jellyfish to aid U.S. Navy

It took Alex Villanueva four years to build the "RoboJelly."

03/27/2012 7:19 PM
Sharing Facebook profile part of Va. trooper application

Virginia state trooper candidates must make available the contents of such social media accounts as Facebook.

03/22/2012 12:00 AM
Incentives considered in economic development zone for Virginia ports

Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton said the state wants to create an economic development zone that could draw business to Virginia's ports.

03/22/2012 12:00 AM
Randolph College Science Festival begins Thursday

Star-gazing, robots and an electric car demonstration top the lineup for Randolph College’s jam-packed Science Festival, a free, four-day community event that begins Thursday.

03/19/2012 7:24 AM
Dominion-sponsored study: Build offshore wind-energy farms in stages

Dominion Virginia Power should consider building one offshore substation for each 500 to 700 megawatts of wind-generated electricity.

03/14/2012 12:00 AM
Senate committee votes down procurement notice bill

Legislation that would make it optional for local governments in Virginia to publish procurement notices in newspapers failed in a Senate committee Monday.

02/28/2012 12:00 AM
Buffett says newspapers need to charge online

Warren Buffett says newspapers need to stop giving away their product for free online, but they will have a decent future if they continue delivering information that can't be found elsewhere.

02/27/2012 7:11 AM
Obama administration unveils planned online privacy rules

The Obama administration is calling for stronger privacy protections for consumers as mobile gadgets, Internet services and other tools are able to do a better job of tracking what you do and where you go.

02/23/2012 7:43 AM
Amazon to start collecting sales taxes

Online retail giant Amazon.com would start collecting and remitting sales taxes in Virginia on Sept. 1, 2013, under an agreement announced Wednesday.

02/23/2012 12:00 AM
Fed approves Capital One's $9 Billion purchase of ING Direct

Capital One Financial Corp.'s planned purchase of ING Groep NV's U.S. online bank won approval from the Federal Reserve.

02/15/2012 12:00 AM
Danville-designed battery passes go-kart test

On Thursday, LiFeBatt USA in Danville tested a prototype battery pack on an electric go-kart inside Dan River Grand Prix on Riverside Drive.

02/09/2012 8:17 PM
Bill regulating use of GPS tracking devices sent to House

The legislation comes amid the proliferation of spy-like GPS devices, which are already widely available.

02/08/2012 12:52 PM
Service outage strikes nTelos Wireless customers

A service outage lasting about three hours affected nTelos Wireless customers in western parts of Virginia this morning.

01/31/2012 10:34 AM
Virginia Tech helmet study may alter child football practice

Stefan Duma outfitted the helmets of seven 6-year-olds with wireless sensors for the study.

01/30/2012 6:23 PM
Feds shut down popular file-sharing website Megaupload

One of the world's most popular file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder and several company officials were accused of facilitating millions of illegal downloads of films, music and other content.

01/20/2012 6:33 AM
Texting bill puts local lawmakers against each other

The State Senate Transportation Committee voted in favor of SB 219, which would make texting while driving a primary offense in Virginia

01/19/2012 6:11 PM