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ChangeMakerZ 2024 cohort meeting

RBTC Opens Applications for Next ChangeMakerZ Cohort

RBTC is looking forward to the second year of ChangeMakerZ, which is set to launch August, 2025. ChangeMakerZ is Roanoke-Blacksburg’s premier professional development program for early-career biotechnology and technology professionals. […]

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 […]

Leaders of Project VITAL in GO Virginia Region 2

GO Virginia Region 2 Joins Multiregional Initiative to Make Virginia a Biotechnology Hub

GO Virginia will invest $14.3 million to support Project VITAL: Virginia Innovations and Technology Advancements in Life Sciences, a multiregional initiative to establish new research cores, expand workforce development programs, […]

Stuart Mease Guest Blog

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 […]

Onward New River Valley Economic Development

Rural Resurgence: Virginia’s New River Valley Outpaces Urban Hubs in Economic Growth

Regional Collaboration Creates a Driving Force for Rural Revitalization Virginia’s New River Valley, a region once considered a quiet corner of rural Virginia, is now emerging as a powerhouse of […]