A premiere aerospace and defense company, ATK was launched as an independent company in 1990, when Honeywell spun off its defense businesses to shareholders. The former Honeywell businesses had supplied defense products and systems to the U.S. and its allies for 50 years, including the first electronic autopilot that enabled B-17 aircraft to accomplish pinpoint bombing missions during World War II.
ATK expanded into the aerospace market with the acquisitions of Hercules Aerospace Company in 1995 and Thiokol Propulsion in 2001, which transformed the company into the world's largest supplier of solid propellant rocket motors and a leading provider of high-performance composite structures.
Federal Government
Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK)
Building on a tradition of excellence in community banking that stretches back to 1872, BB&T continues to offer clients a complete range of financial services including banking, lending, insurance, trust, and wealth management solutions. We invite you to learn more about us, our company, and our philosophy.
Financial Institutions
Branch Banking & Trust Company (BB&T)
Carroll County Public Schools is a rural school system located in the scenic Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia, Carroll County Public Schools consists of ten schools with dedicated faculty and staff members serving Pre-Kindergarten students to adult learners and offering services ranging from special needs to gifted education in a safe and secure learning environment.
Secondary and Elementary Education
Carroll County Public SchoolsCorning Incorporated is the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics. Drawing on more than 150 years of materials science and process engineering knowledge, Corning creates and makes keystone components that enable high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions control, telecommunications and life sciences.
Since our earliest days, Corning Incorporated, the world leader in specialty glass and ceramics, has worked closely with customers to understand their problems, explore possible solutions, and then bring those solutions to life through our world-class scientific and manufacturing capabilities. Our unique collaborative culture paired with more than 150 years of materials science and process engineering continue to drive us forward -- as we look at the toughest problems, imagine the possibilities, then turn those possibilities into breakthrough realities.
Industrial
Corning, Inc.
The First Bank & Trust Company is a diversified financial services firm with 20 office locations in Lebanon, Abingdon, Bristol, Staunton, Waynesboro, Harrisonburg, Christiansburg, Wise, Norton, Verona, Wytheville, Lynchburg, Johnson City, Kingsport and Gray. The Company is in its thirtieth year of operations and can best be categorized as a growth company.The Bank has carved out a regional market niche by catering to small businesses and consumers who wish to take advantage of a local bank that offers all of the services that are expected from a larger organization. Since its inception, the company has a long and proud history of offering free checking to its customers.
Caring for our customers' most basic financial needs serves as a daily reminder that we are privileged to have our customers' trust and that we must always put the needs of our customers first. It is the specific goal of the Company to offer the services that customers and clients expect from larger financial services firms in a community bank environment. That philosophy is embodied in the corporate theme "The Bank That Puts You First." To ensure that the company can meet this objective First Bank & Trust has partnered with outstanding providers to offer the following services in addition to traditional bank services. As a Member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, First Bank provides access to national funding sources.
Financial Institutions
First Bank & Trust Company
Hollins is an independent liberal arts university dedicated to academic excellence and humane values. Hollins University offers undergraduate liberal arts education for women, selected graduate programs for men and women, and community outreach initiatives. The Hollins curriculum and cocurricular programs prepare students for lives of active learning, fulfilling work, personal growth, achievement, and service to society.
The Hollins community sustains talented students engaged in challenging study, and productive scholars and artists devoted to teaching and to the advancement of knowledge. Experiential learning, study abroad, and internships enhance the academic program. The hallmarks of a Hollins education are creativity and effective self-expression, problem solving and critical thinking skills, and independent inquiry and the free exchange of ideas.
Hollins nurtures civility, integrity, and concern for others, encourages and values diversity and social justice, and affirms the equal worth of women and men. Our university motto, Levavi Oculos, calls us to leadership and service in accord with the Hollins values and traditions.
College and University
Hollins University
The mission of Montgomery County Public Schools is to be a community of excellence that develops each student's potential to be a life-long learner and productive global citizen.
Secondary and Elementary Education
Montgomery County Public Schools
Montgomery Regional Hospital, Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Alleghany Regional Hospital and Pulaski Community Hospital are members of HCA Southwest Virginia, a family of hospitals, outpatient centers and physicians with a single priority: putting patients first.
An HCA Affiliate Company.
Commerical
Montgomery Regional Hospital
Since 1987, and our discovery of a viable commercial process to produce nanoparticle iron oxide, NanoChemonics, Inc. has been at the forefront of Research and Development in a variety of applications. Since 1997, we have produced and sold several hundred Metric tons of nanoparticle iron oxides for coating and magnetic applications.
As the pioneers and discoverers of America first settled in Virginia, so their Spirit continues to kindle in us at our research and production facility in the heart of the Appalachian mountains. Utilizing 6 sigma experimental design, we have developed many new and novel forms of nanoparticle iron oxide. Our development continues, as we expand into other inorganic metal oxides and focus on the new industrial revolution and our role as a high quality supplier in this exciting market. Our monthly production capability is in excess of 600 Metric tons of nanoparticle iron oxide in aqueous, dry powder, or press-cake form.
We welcome your inquiry, and your partnership as we move forward into unchartered territory. Whatever your application, we are willing to work with you to achieve your goal.
Industrial
Nanochemonics Holdings LLC
Radford City Schools is located in the heart of the New River Valley. The division's mission is to aspire to provide a challenging setting for learning in which students prepare for success in college and careers, develop a competitive spirit, and become responsible citizens. Our mission is "excellence in education" for every student, every day.
Secondary and Elementary Education
Radford City Public Schools
Much has happened since the State Normal and Industrial School for Women opened its doors in 1910. Over the decades, almost 70,000 students have prepared themselves in our classrooms and laboratories. Our professors have fostered advancements in scholarship that have changed the world. And our alumni have forged meaningful careers in business, education, healthcare, criminal justice, government and scores of other areas.
College and University
Radford University
It is the mission of Roanoke County Public Schools to ensure that all students participate in quality learning necessary to grow, adapt and meet the challenges of a changing world.
Secondary and Elementary Education
Roanoke County Public Schools
StellarOne is dedicated to the economic and societal well-being of the clients and communities we serve. As one of the largest independent, commercial banks headquartered in Virginia, we are in a position to offer broader services and more convenience to our clients. Our legacy banks have over 300 years of collective service history, and we are focused on preserving and growing the strong and vital relationships we share with our clients and neighbors.
With our holding company located in Charlottesville and bank headquarters in Christiansburg, we have a strong presence from the New River Valley, Shenandoah Valley and Central and North Central Virginia. With assets over $3 billion, as well as management of trust and wealth service assets of nearly $1 billion, StellarOne has the strength and capacity to support the growth and success of individuals and companies through Virginia.
The primary focus of StellarOne's leadership team is to bring a new level of excellence, partnership and service to the people it serves.
Financial Institutions
StellarOne Bank
Swindell Dressler International Company's corporate home is located in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . We provide products and services to clients worldwide. SDIC has forged technical breakthroughs for the heavy clay, technical ceramics, and whiteware industries. Using these cutting-edge technologies, SDIC meets the requirements of both start-up industries in developing countries and established ceramics companies.
Industrial
Swindell Dressler International Company, Inc.
Volvo Trucks North America is a division of Volvo Truck Corporation, one of the leading heavy truck and engine manufacturers in the world. Today, Volvo Trucks manufactures a broad line of Class 8 trucks and tractors—both on-highway and vocational—under the Volvo brand. Each new or used purchase is supported by a strong dealer network and by industry-leading parts and service programs to smooth your ride on the road to success.
Volvo built its first truck in 1928 to serve a growing transport industry. At the time, roads were roughly carved out of the countryside. The challenge was to build trucks that met the rigorous demands of the job in balance with the comfort and safety needs of the driver. Our commitment to achieving that balance hasn’t wavered.
Industrial
VOLVO Trucks North America
DCR, with the cooperation of partners and customers, is a leader in: providing tangible and lasting improvements to the quality of Virginia's resource lands and waters; serving as a trusted steward of the outdoor recreational and natural resources placed under its care; promoting the conservation and enjoyment of Virginia's diverse and unique environment and rich cultural legacy for future generations; protecting public safety through regulatory programs and conservation law enforcement; and recognizing the value of its dedicated and committed workforce.
State Government
Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation (VDOCR)
The Virginia Department of Forestry:
-protects 15.8 million acres of forest land from fire, insects and disease.
-manages 19 State Forests and other state lands totaling 57,553 acres for timber, recreation, water, research, wildlife and biodiversity.
-assists non-industrial private forest landowners through professional forestry advice and technical management programs.
The Department has an operational budget of approximately $28.6 million and employs 272 salaried staff.
State Government
Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF)
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is responsible for building, maintaining and operating the state's roads, bridges and tunnels. And, through the Commonwealth Transportation Board, it provides funding for airports, seaports, rail and public transportation. Virginia has the third-largest state-maintained highway system in the country, behind Texas and North Carolina. Since 2002, through efficiency efforts, outsourcing and by shrinking in size, VDOT has achieved annual cost reductions of more than a quarter billion dollars.
State Government
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT)
Founded in 1872 as a land-grant college named Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, Virginia Tech is now a comprehensive, innovative research university with the largest number of degree offerings in Virginia, more than 125 campus buildings, a 2,600-acre main campus, off-campus educational facilities in six regions, a study-abroad site in Switzerland, and a 1,700-acre agriculture research farm near the main campus. The campus proper is located in the Town of Blacksburg in Montgomery County and is 38 miles southwest of Roanoke, in the New River Valley. Through a combination of its three missions of teaching and learning, research and discovery, and outreach and engagement, Virginia Tech continually strives to accomplish the charge of its motto: Ut Prosim (That I May Serve).
College and University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
The local church is the center of the Virginia Conference’s mission and ministry. The role of the conference is to help make disciples for Christ by resourcing and equipping its more than 1,200 local churches for ministry and by providing a connection for ministry beyond the local church. A variety of resources and training materials have been developed to assist local churches in their ministries of welcoming, nurturing, and transforming.
Commerical
Virginia United Methodist Conference