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CEO Insights: FlexMetrics Jay Foster

It was a woman who lured Jay Foster back home to Roanoke in the 1990s from Silicon Valley where he’d founded his own electronics design engineering company. Foster would eventually […]

Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council Celebrates Innovation and Community at TechNite

Aug. 27, 2021 (Roanoke, Va.) — The Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC) held its annual TechNite last night at The Inn at Virginia Tech. TechNite is an annual celebration of the […]

CEO Interview Series: Q&A with Steve Cooper, CEO Exelaration

Exelaration.com Bio courtesy of https://exelaration.com/about/our-team With over 30 years’ experience in technology consulting, Steve Cooper has founded three successful companies whose clients include Fortune 100 companies, leading federal agencies, and […]

RBTC and Exelaration Launch Work-Based Learning Grant

Steve Cooper, CEO, NextUp Solutions The Experiential Learning in Tech Employment (ELITE) Grant has launched as Virginia’s first ever work-based learning grant for mentored software developers. These two inaugural […]

RBTC Launches Inaugural ELITE Grant

Southwest Virginia – March 2021. The Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC) proudly announces the inaugural ELITE grant launch, Virginia’s first-ever work-based learning grant for mentored software developers. The Experiential Learning In Tech […]