Southwest Virginia group deems hospital merger application complete
The Southwest Virginia Health Authority has deemed complete Wellmont Health System and Mountain States Health…
Monthly Archives: August, 2016
$3 million in ARC funds to help Southwest Virginia
Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has…
Payment reform:‘Right thing to do,’ but ‘devil is in the details’
By Jeff Keeling Second in a two-part series. Read the first story at bjournal.com/payment-reform-spurring-sea-change-at-clinical-level. “I…
Teleperformance to add 500 jobs at Bristol call center
The expansion will keep Teleperformance recruiter Melanie Setterhoff busy for some time. Photos by Scott…
Due diligence proceeding as Summers-Taylor looks to buy Model Mill
By Jeff Keeling See the original article from when the contract on the Model Mill…
Site selection specialist assesses Unicoi County’s industrial development prospects
By Scott Robertson If there is a silver lining to the cloud CSX Railways’ departure…
Smith & Wesson purchases Taylor Brands for $85 million
By Scott Robertson Smith & Wesson is best known as a manufacturer of firearms, but…
Alpha Natural Resources emerges from Chapter 11 as Contura Energy begins operations
By Scott Robertson Alpha Natural Resources (ANR) is back and Contura Energy has arrived. Alpha…
The BJ Proust Kobayashi Maru
S ince you are reading a business publication, let us, for the purposes of this…
Networks: readies for red carpet event
Above: The Core Group of planners meets to discuss logistics of the Red Carpet Tour. Photo…