Providing consulting services to local govt and regions. Interests include infrastructure and its interface with innovative Community and Economic Development.
Blacksburg, VA, USA
Joined June 2009
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Good read. As a former mentor used to say “A rising tide raises all boats”. I’m afraid only the casino’s boat is being raised in a rural area. $$ are being redirected into the casino from somewhere else.
What changed after the neon lights came on? theruralroute.beehiiv.com/p/…
You have already read about the passed out raccoon in Ashland. The clever folks at Virginia ABC have now published this! facebook.com/share/p/1FsjtWP…
When the folks that manufacture Biz wonder why sales picked up this week they should thank @LeanneComedy!
This New Google Maps AI Tool Could Fix Congestion and Improve Roads Near You cnet.com/tech/services-and-s… via @CNET
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Virginia’s New River Valley is a place to find your community and explore your passions. You can encourage others and foster long lasting relationships.
Find Your Place in the NRV by visiting buff.ly/4eh6Lrp.
#NRV #NRVFindYourPlace #exploreyourworld #NRVFindYourCareer
My work passion for last 20+ years being fulfilled - hopefully! —Virginia to receive $1.5 billion in federal grants to build out broadband richmond.com/news/state-regi… via @rtdnews
Good read — Leadership Lessons from a 33-Year-Old Mayor governing.com/politics/leade…
This is why a community promotes robust communications infrastructure— Virginia’s coal country is growing tech jobs at a faster rate than almost any other place in Appalachia - Cardinal News cardinalnews.org/2023/03/16/…
HUGE opportunity awaits! @InvestSWVA encourages data center to locate in Southwest Virginia - Cardinal News cardinalnews.org/2023/02/13/… @DataCenterWorld
Fun fact for the day—“Twice a day, every day of the year, weather balloons are released simultaneously from almost 900 locations worldwide. This includes 92 released by the National Weather Service (NWS) in the U.S. and its territories,” according to the NWS’s website.
Huge shoutout to @PlyGem windows! I submitted a warranty claim several weeks ago for a couple of defective windows in my home and they came through and sent me replacement windows. Timely updates provided along the way. The company stands behind their promises!
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Please don’t share the video of the Damar Hamlin play. Share this because we are all Praying for him and his family.
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In 2020, at the end of his final year at Pitt, Damar Hamlin organized a toy drive for kids in his hometown of McKees Rocks, Pa. This is the young man who went down on the field tonight in Cincinnati. He is a man; not a number on a jersey. Prayers for Damar.
Impressed with a new fiber connection we received from @WideOpenBburg. Comcast/Xfinity test to my router on left, Wide Open on right. Especially appreciate supporting a local business enterprise.
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Celebrating the one-year anniversary of the nonprofit @CardinalNewsVA, started by Luanne Rife and @DwayneYancey, who started out filing stories from a lawn chair outside the Fincastle Library. Please support local news! It’s the glue of community—and democracy.
Hey everyone, ICYMI, Cardinal News is "a thing." It's the one thing in my inbox that gets read daily. Check out Cardinal News and sign up for their daily newsletter! @DwayneYancey
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Today not only looks like Fall in Big Stone Gap , it feels like it! Welcome to one of the most beautiful Autumn spots on earth! Come and visit us and see for yourself!
Photo by Aistrop Photography
#BigTimeFunSmallTownPackage
#loveva
#vaoutdoors
Southwest lost out on a big federal grant. What should we learn from it? Host a national summit!- Cardinal News cardinalnews.org/2022/09/02/…
