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Special Guest Rishi Jaitly to Give Address at TechNite 2024

What do Virginia Tech, YouTube, and RBTC have in common? Rishi Jaitly. The countdown is on for TechNite on May 8, Roanoke-Blacksburg’s biggest night in technology. Jaitly, Virginia Tech Professor of Practice […]

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Why Investing in Your Young STEM Professionals Makes a Difference

STEM is one of the fastest-growing career paths in the world, attracting thousands of talented young students and early-career STEM workers eager to pursue exciting new opportunities.  Demand for this […]

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RBTC Rolls Out New Young Professional Development Program

Cohort-based program aims to empower early-career STEM workers If you’re a STEM employer looking to nurture your young professionals, then you’re not going to want to miss this new opportunity […]

Don’t Miss These Spring Regional Tech Talent Events

Don’t Miss These Spring Regional Tech Talent Events

Virginia is fast-becoming a hot spot for STEM career opportunity and nowhere is that more evident than the Roanoke-Blacksburg region. The environment is primed to commercialize biotech, incite innovation, and […]

RFP: Name and Brand for Biotechnology Project

Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council alliance partner Verge is requesting proposals to develop a name and brand for a shared wet-lab space in Roanoke. Project Background Born out of a need to […]