Sarah Wardle Jones, Author at RBTC

Author: Sarah Wardle Jones

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Emerging Tech Conference: The Next Big Thing in Biotech

Can you think of anything better than two days immersed in all things emerging technology in the heart of Virginia’s up-and-coming biotech hub? Neither can we! As the member-driven organization […]

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Emerging Tech Conference: The Latest and Greatest Event in AI

Imagine two days immersed in all things emerging technology in the heart of Virginia’s up-and-coming tech innovation hub. Sound amazing? We think so too. That’s why we launched RBTC’s latest […]

National Thought Leaders to Speak at RBTC Emerging Tech Conference

The Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC) continues their annual conference to share global knowledge and resources with the ecosystem surrounding emerging technologies. The second annual Emerging Technology Conference happens October […]

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RBTC Announces TechNite Nominees 2025

This year, RBTC will be celebrating 25 years of TechNite at our annual celebration of the regional innovation ecosystem and its incredible members. The 25th anniversary gala, sponsored by Woods […]

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Occupation Drivers in RBTC Tech Member Industry Index

In the third blog post of this series, we identified occupations that the RBTC Tech Member Industry is most driven by according to job postings, makeup of the existing workforce […]

Exploring the Tech Job Market: Trends, Skills, and Opportunities

In our last blog, we examined the makeup of the existing Roanoke-Blacksburg talentsphere. Today, we will look at the wants and needs of our member institutions. The tech job market […]

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Unlocking Talent Insights with Resume Forensics

The Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC) member companies represent a vibrant and growing tech ecosystem as we highlighted in two previous blog posts. To better understand the talent landscape within these […]

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The Surge of Startups: A Catalyst for Job Growth in the Roanoke-Blacksburg Area

Since the launch of the Roanoke Blacksburg Innovation Alliance (formerly Verge) in 2020, the Roanoke-Blacksburg region has witnessed a remarkable transformation in its business landscape, marked by a staggering 53% […]

Startups Surge: RBTC Member Establishments See Record Growth in the Past Three Years

Since the establishment of the Roanoke Blacksburg Innovation Alliance (formerly Verge) in 2020, which combined the resources of the Roanoke-Blacksburg Technology Council (RBTC) and the Roanoke Area Metropolitan Partnership (RAMP), […]

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RBTC Welcomes New Program Coordinator Alla Daniel

RBTC is pleased to welcome a new member to the team! Alla Daniel joins the RBTC as Program Coordinator where she will help build and manage member programming for the […]