Tad Dickens
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Warren Bickel, whose addiction research and products helped put Roanoke, Virginia’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC on the map, died on Sept. 28, some four months after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. The post Addiction and recovery expert Warren Bickel, who spearheaded Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s growth, dies at 68 appeared first on Cardinal News.
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The new case, filed in federal court in California, alleges that former executives and current board members benefited from the Roanoke-based company’s accounting discrepancies. The post New Luna Innovations lawsuit names multiple board members among defendants appeared first on Cardinal News.
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A small neighborhood in Roanoke County features many of the logistical problems associated with statewide broadband deployment, including river and railroad crossings. The post This neighborhood shows the challenges of bringing broadband to all Virginians appeared first on Cardinal News.
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Logistical delays and difficult terrain have stalled multiple deployment projects, all of which are under a federal deadline for completion. A $30 million pot of state money might help speed things along. The post Virginia deems two-thirds of recently funded broadband expansion projects behind schedule appeared first on Cardinal News.
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RiverStreet Networks failed to deploy broadband in portions of Halifax, Mecklenburg and Brunswick counties. A Mecklenburg County-based co-op will take over the work affecting 3,757 sites. The post Residents in 3 Southside counties may soon get internet after a 5-year wait appeared first on Cardinal News.
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The Department of Commerce announced that it approved the commonwealth’s initial proposal for money from the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program (BEAD). Virginia can request about $1.48 billion in its quest to deliver the internet statewide.
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The commonwealth granted $41.6 million total to get broadband fiber to hard-to-reach areas, according to the governor’s office. The post Virginia awards $17 million for broadband to localities in Southwest and Southside appeared first on Cardinal News.