The Modest Genius of Ron Blum
One way to look at the business and technological success of Ron Blum is that if all the jobs his inventions have spawned could have remained here in Roanoke – as he would have liked them to – he would be the area’s second-largest employer…
Bonz Hart’s Meridium: Worldwide Reach from Roanoke
Founder/CEO Bonz Hart has overcome our “not a metropolis” identity by using things like $60,000 starting salaries, the lure of the mountains and opening regional offices in Houston, Dubai, Asia and Europe.
Gus Welch
QB, Coach, Army Captain, Lawyer, Victim, Hero
Helping Hands: Meals on Wheels
A friendly face arriving once a day can mean a great deal, especially when its owner brings food too; and from time to time, a Meals volunteer can also be a life-saver.
How Ed Walker is Remaking our City
The man behind the Cotton Mill apartments, the rehabbed Patrick Henry Hotel as well as several projects of positive community change deflects much of the credit to those who work with him, who in turn laud their boss’s inclusiveness.