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In the News, May 2013

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E.W.TIBBS, JR., APPOINTED CENTRA PRESIDENT AND CEO; MICHAEL BRYANT RESIGNS Centra executive E.W.Tibbs, Jr., has been named the next president and CEO of the Lynchburg-based healthcare system by the full Centra Board of Directors. His appointment was recommended by the executive committee following the resignation of Michael Bryant in April, who served in that post [...]

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In the News, April 2013

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AREVA SPONSORS “JF KICKS FOR A CAUSE” TO FIGHT LOCAL CHILDHOOD HUNGER AREVA hopes to make a difference to the more than 60,000 children in the Blue Ridge region struggling with hunger by supporting the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank’s BackPack program through a creative collaboration with the Jefferson Forest (JF) Boy’s Varsity Soccer Team. [...]

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In the News, March 2013

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AREVA SPONSORS SWEET BRIAR’S EXPLORE ENGINEERING PROGRAM AREVA Inc., has given $35,000 to be the title sponsor of the AREVA Explore Engineering program at Sweet Briar College in the summer and fall of 2013 and spring of 2014. Although AREVA has been a partner of the College’s Margaret Jones Wyllie ’45 Engineering Program in the [...]

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In the News, February 2013

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STATE RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF CT SCANNER AT NEW CENTRA CENTER The Virginia Department of Health has recommended conditional approval of Centra’s application to put a 64-slice CT scanner in its new Gretna Medical Center, bringing the process one step forward. That recommendation will now go to the state health commissioner, who will make the final [...]

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In the News, January 2013

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B&W MPOWER™ REACTOR CONTROL ROOM SIMULATOR BEGINS OPERATIONS The production-standard control room prototype for The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s (B&W) mPower™ small modular reactor (SMR) is now operational. This engineering simulator is a key milestone in the B&W mPower development program. The B&W mPower control room prototype, located in Lynchburg, is built to the same [...]

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In the News, December 2012

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CASA SEEKS VOLUNTEERS CASA of Central Virginia is seeking volunteers who are interested in becoming Court Appointed Special Advocates. Volunteer applications are being accepted now for a six-week blended learning class. One technology orientation class and five, in-person training sessions will be offered, in addition to web-based activities for a total of 30-plus hours. The [...]

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In the News, November 2012

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CENTRAL VIRGINIA COMMUNITY SERVICES CHANGES NAME Central Virginia Community Services has changed its name to “Horizon Behavioral Health.” The change, implemented on November 1, came after a year of research, planning and final approval from all six localities the agency serves. The agency’s new website, www.HorizonBH.org, also went live November 1. Horizon Behavioral Health has [...]

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In the News, October 2012

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AREVA OPENS NEW U.S. TECHNICAL CENTER The AREVA U.S. Technical Center in Lynchburg is officially open. The U.S. Technical Center is a major component of the AREVA Solutions Complex—a full service campus of development and testing facilities designed to support utility clients and equipment manufacturers. The AREVA Solutions Complex will now be home to the [...]

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In the News, September 2012

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CENTRA ONE OF THE “MOST WIRED” HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS IN U.S. Centra has been named one of the Most Wired healthcare systems in America by H&HN (Hospitals & Health Networks) magazine for the fifth consecutive year. Centra is one of 220 U.S. healthcare systems out of 1,570, including 10 in Virginia, to be recognized for its [...]

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In the News, August 2012

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B&W’S SMALL MODULAR REACTOR INTEGRATED SYSTEM TEST FACILITY ACHIEVES FULL OPERATING CONDITIONS The Babcock & Wilcox Company’s mPower™ reactor Integrated System Test (IST) facility, located at the Center for Advanced Engineering and Research in Bedford County, has reached maximum operating conditions. The purpose of the full-scale facility is to test and evaluate the B&W mPower [...]

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