The Heartland is full of caring and dedicated citizens, tirelessly working to make life better for those who call this home. Each year, all of the emergency services calls from across Virginia are reviewed and the absolute best examples of first responders cooperating with multiple agencies get selected for recognition. This year, Nottoway County, VA first […]
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Utilizing the same technology he competed with in the VentureWelll NOAA Ocean Tech Accelerator program, Ben Gettier recruited an team of Longwood University students from computer science, business, and engineering to put together Longwood University’s first ever entry in to the Naval Promoting Electric Propulsion Challenge. VentureWell awarded Gettier and his team $7,000 to develop
Longwood University students places in 6th in Autonomous Naval Drone Competition Read More »
Over the past year and a half an interdisciplinary team of students has been working on creating low-cost uncrewed surface vessel (USV) technology for aquatic data collection and STEM education. The founder, senior environmental science major Ben Gettier, was invited to the VentureWell NOAA Ocean Tech Accelerator program in which he competed alongside founders from
Bathemetryx and Promoting Electric Propulsion Naval Engineering Challenge Read More »
In July 2025, the Commonwealth Regional Council (CRC), was awarded $140,000.00 in grant funds from Virginia Housing to hire a consultant to conduct a Regional Housing study that will encompass the CRC’s regional footprint. This footprint includes the Counties of: Amelia, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Lunenburg, Nottoway, and Prince Edward. This regional marketing analysis’s immediate objective
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The Commonwealth Regional Council (CRC) was awarded $15,000,000.00 in grant funds from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development for the expansion of broadband in Cumberland, Lunenburg, and Prince Edward Counties. The CRC is partnering with the internet services provider, Planet Networks (previously known as Kinex Telecom) to complete this expansion. The project is
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