Author: Aimee Baker

This year at the 24th annual TechNite by Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, we’re celebrating all the elements that make our innovation ecosystem so dynamic. Join us as we recognize the entrepreneurs, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

We’re Putting Roanoke & Blacksburg on the Technology Map And you can get in on the ground floor. RBTC has served as the region’s premiere technology community for over two […]

As 2023 comes to a close, the Verge alliance is proud of the work being done to grow the region’s innovation economy and support entrepreneurs making a splash in the […]

What a busy and exciting year 2023 has been — from new RBTC programs and tools to Roanoke’s big announcement about a new partnership that will build, manage, and develop […]

Are you ready to take your brand to new heights in 2024? The Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council is here to help you achieve just that! As a powerhouse dedicated to growing […]

Funding helped scale RAMP, which supported 30 startups through an in-residence acceleration program, between October 2020 and September 2023. Leveraging a $982,443 Build to Scale grant from the U.S. Economic […]