Muses of Modern Dance Selected For Prestigious Festival, Piccolo Spoleto

Lisa Kipps-Brown — Tue, 01 May 2012 00:42:29 +0100

This South Boston-based dance production is only 2 years old, but it's already been chosen for the prestigious 17-day Piccolo Spoleto arts festival in Charleston, SC!

MUSES OF MODERN DANCE is an amazing choreographic reanimation taking you on an imaginative and exciting journey through the ground breaking ...

Energy Center "cave" to allow remote Q&A with marketing expert

Administrator — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:39:32 +0100

Those attending the Social Media Workshop Tuesday evening at 6:00 PM are in for a very special treat. Andy Beal, internet marketing consultant, award-winning blogger, professional speaker and coauthor of the critically-acclaimed book Radically Transparent: Monitoring & Managing Reputations Online will be the special guest speaker via Skype.

Riverstone Energy Center team members Kristy Johnson (on screen) and Be...
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<h1>Online reputation expert to be part of free blogging workshop</h1>
<p>Lisa Kipps-Brown — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:33:55 +0100</p>
<p>The next free social media workshop at Riverstone Technology Park will be next Tuesday, March 20, at 6pm; the topic will be blogging and a special guest will be teleconferencing in. You can register online but space is limited so make sure to register early.</p><br/><p> Noted marketing and online reputat...
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<h1>Governor McDonnell Asks General Assembly to Keep Uranium Mining Moratorium in Place in 2012 Session</h1>
<p>Lisa Kipps-Brown — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:33:36 +0100</p>
<p>The day after two Southern Virginia groups visited the Capitol to express their concerns over lifting the ban on uranium mining in Virginia, Governor Bob McDonnell has asked the General Assembly to kee the moratorium in place for the 2012 session. We applaud the Governor for taking the cautious route. </p><br/><p>We desperately need jobs in our region but must weigh the potential risks before making such an important decision; given that the NAS report was just released in December, there is...
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<h1>The Virginia Coalition and the Alliance for Progress speak against uranium mining in VA</h1>
<p>Lisa Kipps-Brown — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:00:00 +0100</p>
<p>Groups visit the Capitol to express business and health concerns regarding lifting the moratorium on mining uranium in Virginia.</p><br/>
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<h1>Free Facebook workshop scheduled for Jan 23, 24</h1>
<p>Lisa Kipps-Brown — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:43:43 +0100</p>
<p>Continuing the free Social Media Workshop series that kicked off in December, Glerin Business Resources will present a Facebook workshop on January 23 and 24, 2012 at Riverstone Technology Park in South Boston, Virginia. The popularity of the first workshop prompted Glerin to schedule two ni...
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<h1>Faneuil announces 150 new jobs for Dominion Virginia Power call center</h1>
<p>Lisa Kipps-Brown — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0100</p>
<p> </p><br/><p></p><br/><p>From The News & Record</p><br/><p>If Southside Virginia painted Gov. Bob McDonnell as a green Grinch for announcing the closing of Mecklenbrg Correctional Center last week, it surely saw Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling as bright-red ...
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<h1>Video & slides of social media workshop available</h1>
<p>Lisa Kipps-Brown — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:00:00 +0100</p>
<p>December 6 marked the kick-off of the free social media workshop series that Glerin Business Resources is presenting at Riverstone Technology Park. For those who weren't able to make it - or those who did come and would just like to review - video of the workshop is now available here.</p><br/><p>PDF files of the slides used in the workshop, as well as the social media glossary that was handed out to participants, are also available for free download here.</p><br/><p>The next workshop in the fr...
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<h1>Noted Industrial Designer Charles “Chuck” Harrison to Present at SVHED</h1>
<p>Lisa Kipps-Brown — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:18:52 +0100</p>
<p>The Southern Virginia Higher Education Center (SVHEC) will host noted industrial designer Charles “Chuck” Harrison for a free, public presentation at 10 a.m. Friday. Harrison is best known for his distinguished career as an industrial designer for Se...
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<h1>Free Social Media Workshop series</h1>
<p>Lisa Kipps-Brown — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:21:34 +0100</p>
<p>South Boston - Halifax County Tourism, the Halifax County Chamber of Commerce, and the Industrial Development Authority of Halifax County are partnering to sponsor a series of free workshops aimed at helping local businesses and organizations learn how to use social media more effectively.</p><br/><p>The series, developed and presented by Glerin Business Resources, will kick off at 6pm Tuesday, December 6, in the conference room at Riverstone Centre. The first workshop will be an over...
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<h1>Hamlet with antlers helps the Little Theatre</h1>
<p>Lisa Kipps-Brown — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 20:27:26 +0100</p>
<p>Halifax County Little Theatre has launched it's innovative new fundraising campaign,

Traveling Civil War Exhibit in South Boston through Nov. 5

Lisa Kipps-Brown — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:17:29 +0100

The traveling exhibit on the Civil War is here and in full throttle! The exhibit will be here until 4:00 pm, Saturday November 5, and then it heads home. If you haven’t already toured this wonderful show please come on Saturday from 9am- 4pm. In the past two days the South Boston - Halifax County Museum has had over 600 students tour this wonderful exhibit and many more students will be coming today.

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Lindstrand finalist for Tayloe Murphy Resilience Award

Lisa Kipps-Brown — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:35:07 +0100

Congratulations to Lindstrand USA for being selected as a finalist in the University of Virginia's Tayloe Murphy Resilience Award - a competition that recognizes successful Virginia...

Got Stink Bugs?

Lisa Kipps-Brown — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 18:02:54 +0100

The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, is a plant pest that was recently introduced into the united States from its native range in Japan, Korea, and China. The word marmorated refers to its marble-like coloration. Sometimes called the yellow-brown stink bug of the East Asian stink bug, it was fir...

Governor McDonnell Announces ABB Inc. Investment in Halifax County

Lisa Kipps-Brown — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:20:11 +0100

Company to invest $4.6 million; project supports retention of 140 jobs and creates 15 new jobs

RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that ABB Inc., a provider of power and automation products, systems, solutions and services, will expand its operation in Halifax County. The facility manufactures liquid-cooled transformers for large utility, industrial and government users. The company plans to invest $4.6 million in two phases over the next three years for the expansion and r...

FREE Summer Theatre tickets to active duty military!

Lisa Kipps-Brown — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:31:55 +0100

Few things in life are free and certainly freedom is not without a price. For that very reason, Andy Crowell and Crowell Motor Company Inc. launched an initiative to give active duty service members complimentary tickets to events around Southern Virginia. “It’s our way of saying “thank you” for the service they provide and th...

Virginia Named America's "Top State for Business" by CNBC

Lisa Kipps-Brown — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 18:15:32 +0100

CNBC Release: "With an unprecedented fiscal crisis at the state level, never has it been tougher to stay competitive. But Virginia met the challenge on every level…."

Click Here for Detailed Information from CNBC.Com about Virginia's #1 Ranking

MOUNT VERNON – Virginia has been named America's "Top State for Business" by CNBC. The Commonwealth took the top spot in the extremely competitive yearly study, receiving the highest point total in the history of the rankings. ...

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