A month after Virginia Tech President Tim Sands announced his intention to step down from his position, the Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council has inducted him into its Hall of Fame. Sands is widely credited for solidifying the university’s connection to the Roanoke region’s burgeoning biomedical sector. Beyond the Roanoke and New River valleys, he was instrumental in bringing Amazon’s corporate headquarters project, HQ2, to Arlington, where …
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