Narro Trucks Launch + AI Seminar | Roanoke News

Narro Trucks, built by Radford University grads, is launching its affordable, all-electric utility vehicles next week—already sold to their alma mater—aiming to slash emissions while powering local governments, campuses, and farms. The company’s mission gains momentum after winning Entrepreneur of the Year alongside a Virginia Tech professor. Meanwhile, Virginia’s State Corporation Commission just ordered big energy users like data centers to pay for their own transmission infrastructure starting September 1st, potentially shielding residential rates from rising costs. And this Thursday, the Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council hosts an AI seminar where Thrive.exe founder JP Azevedo reveals how he uses Claude Code to run his marketing studio—perfect for anyone curious about real-world AI tools. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/a235930b1c90c369