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Press Releases
EO Companies to Expand Employer-Led Internships Among Higher Education Students
ABINGDON, Va. — Oct. 23, 2025 —EO Companies (EO) is launching new programming to strengthen employer engagement and expand high-quality paid internship opportunities for higher education students across Central and Southwest Virginia. The program, known as the Innovative Internship Program, is a state-funded initiative designed to help businesses create and launch meaningful internship programs that...
October 23, 2025
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Flood victims fear Buchanan County won’t qualify for federal relief
Read the full article from NBC12 here
July 18, 2022
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United Way of Southwest Virginia Buchanan County flood response wrap-up for July 18, 2022
Abingdon, VA (July 18, 2022) – More than $187,000 has been raised by United Way of Southwest Virginia (UWSWVA) to assist victims of the...
July 18, 2022
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As floodwater recedes, tiny Virginia community wonders what's next
"All Timothy Stiltner worried about was the doghouse flooding when the rain came over the mountains. By the time he’d hustled Lulu, his border collie, into...
July 15, 2022
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United Way of Southwest Virginia Buchanan County flood response wrap-up for July 14, 2022
July 14, 2022
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United Way of Southwest Virginia's Buchanan County flood response underway
July 13, 2022
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GO Virginia Region 1 presents $269,000 check to United Way of Southwest Virginia
July 12, 2022
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Southwest Virginia Job Seekers Get a Leg Up From United Way Program
Virginia Economic Review: Second Quarter 2022 Read the full article here - The Virginia Economic Development Partnership
July 05, 2022
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Abingdon, VA (July 1, 2022) – A few employers in Southwest Virginia will soon be paying a portion of their employees’ child care expenses in...
July 01, 2022
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NRV families attend free day at Wonder Universe, courtesy United Way of Southwest Virginia
June 13, 2022
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May 25, 2022
