Intuit Prosperity Hub brings jobs to Bluefield in 2019
Intuit announced on March 28 a downtown Bluefield Prosperity Hub creating 200 to 500 jobs with a customer success center and an innovation lab for entrepreneurs. Brad Smith highlighted values guiding the company, with operations temporarily at the old AAA Auto building and a future Summit Bank site as permanent home. The city funded paving for parking and a Lemonade Block Party drew hundreds as Intuit prepared to expand to 500 positions.
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Downtown Countdown and Lemon Drop Bring New Year Festivities
Princeton Mercer Street will close for the seventh annual Downtown Countdown with revelry and community celebration. In Bluefield, Lemon Drop at midnight features music and hot chocolate while Lori McKinney of RiffRaff Arts Collective emphasizes traditions, memories, and defining the community’s future together.
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Citizens reflect on tech growth heading into 2020
Emily D. Coppola surveys Princeton residents as 2010s end. People consider social media, health care, and other advances while weighing how far technology has truly progressed since 2010.
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Emily Lambert Envisions Future Tech Through Film Reflections
Emily Lambert, co-owner of The Blue Ridge Bee Company, reflects on how films shape public imagination of technology. She notes early portrayals can seem far fetched yet plant lasting images of what technology might become and influence real-world innovation.
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