The latest issue of The Blue Ridge Business Journal is out today. On the cover: A story about the debate over swipe fees for debit cards, which pits retailers against banks.

Also of note: An interview with state Secretary of Natural Resources Douglas Domenech, who calls himself a “granola Republican” but also has unkind words for the EPA.

In this issue, we’re also kicking off our annual “20 Under 40″ awards. You can find the nomination form here. The deadline is August 2.

If you’re a subscriber, your copy should be arriving in the mail today (or may have arrived on Saturday.) If you’re not a subscriber, you can pick up a copy at any of our 15 rack locations.

Subscriptions to the business journal are free. You can sign up here.

Also, a reminder: We’re offering a digital download of our annual Book of Lists, with expanded and updated listings from those in the print edition. We have more details here.

Do you know a business leader under age 40 who deserves to be recognized?

The Blue Ridge Business Journal is now taking nominations for our annual “20 Under 40″ awards.

We have the nomination form — and rules — online at www.bizjournal.com. (You have to go through the online form to be eligible.)

An innovation this year: We’ve assembled a panel of judges from last year’s winners who will review the nominations and make the selections.

The deadline for nominations is August 2. The winners will be published in the Sept. 20 issue of the Blue Ridge Business Journal.

The latest issue of The Blue Ridge Business Journal is out today. On the cover: A story about technical education at Virginia’s community college that is preparing students for certain high-paying jobs.

Also of note: An interview with state Secretary of Commerce Jim Cheng, who advises rural localities to look to Asia for jobs.

If you’re a subscriber, your copy should be arriving in the mail today (or may have arrived on Saturday.) If you’re not a subscriber, you can pick up a copy at any of our 15 rack locations.

Subscriptions to the business journal are free. You can sign up here.

Also, a reminder: We’re offering a digital download of our annual Book of Lists, with expanded and updated listings from those in the print edition. We have more details here.

The Blue Ridge Business Journal’s Book of Lists for 2010 is now available online in a downloadable format.

This online version contains expanded and updated listings from the print version that was published May 24.

We have more details here.

The latest issue of The Blue Ridge Business Journal is out today. On the cover: A story about the recent TechNite awards handed out by the NewVA Corridor Technology Council, which gives us an opportunity to spotlight some of the tech firms in the region.

If you’re a subscriber, your copy should be arriving in the mail today (or may have arrived on Saturday.) If you’re not a subscriber, you can pick up a copy at any of our 15 rack locations.

Subscriptions to the business journal are free. You can sign up here.

Blue Ridge Business Journal reporter Annie Johnson can be heard every weekend on WVTF-FM talking about business news around the region.

The public radio station now has a permanent link where you can find the audio online if you missed it on the air.

Annie segment is every Friday on All Things Considered every Friday at 5:44 pm., with an encore dition Saturday at 6 a.m. during Weekend Virginia.

The show also airs 2 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday on Radio IQ.

Here’s the background on our partnership with WVTF.

Our new issue comes out on Monday, which seems to a good time to update our list of rack locations.

We have now 15 locations around the Roanoke and New River valleys where you can pick up a free copy of The Blue Ridge Business Journal. That’s up one from the last issue.

The latest location is at Radford University. Specifically, Whitt Hall. The College of Business and Economics asked for a rack, saying the journal was often used in classes there.

We complete — for now — list of rack locations below. If you have a location you’d like to offer up, you can contact senior editor Dwayne Yancey at dwayne.yancey@roanoke.com.

If you’d rather get your copy in the mail, you can do that, too. Subscriptions to the Blue Ridge Business Journal are free. You can sign up at subscribe@bizjournal.com.

ROANOKE
* Airport Gift Shop
* Higher Ed Center – downtown
* Hotel Roanoke
* Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea – downtown
* Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce – downtown
* The Roanoke Times – downtown
* SunTrust Bank – downtown
* YMCA — Kirk Avenue
* YMCA — Gainsboro

SALEM
* Salem – Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce
* Salem YMCA

NEW RIVER VALLEY
* Montgomery Chamber of Commerce – Blacksburg
* The Inn at VT
* Tech Corporate Research Center
* Radford University’s College of Business and Economics (Whitt Hall)

Each week, Blue Ridge Business Journal reporter Annie Johnson is a guest on WVTF-FM public radio to talk about business news in the Blue Ridge region.

Here’s a link to last week’s report.

She’s on Fridays at 5:44 on All Things Considered on WVTF.

She’s also on Weekend Virginia at 6AM Saturday on WVTF, 2PM Saturday and 3PM Sunday on Radio IQ.

Here’s the background on our partnership.

The new issue of The Blue Ridge Business Journal is out today.

Our cover story is on “the quest for capital,” and how technology start-ups in the Blue Ridge region are faring in their search for funding.

Also of note: We have an interview with Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, in which he blasts the Roanoke housing authority’s condemnation of land it doesn’t need as “tyrannical” and “legally criminal.”

If you’re a subscriber, your copy should arrive in the mail today.

If you’re not a subscriber, you can pick up a free copy at one of our 14 rack locations. Or, you can sign up for a free subscription here.

Our new issue comes out on Monday, which seems to a good time to update our list of rack locations.

We have now 14 locations around the Roanoke and New River valleys where you can pick up a free copy of The Blue Ridge Business Journal.

There’s a complete — for now — below. If you have a location you’d like to offer up, you can contact senior editor Dwayne Yancey at dwayne.yancey@roanoke.com.

If you’d rather get your copy in the mail, you can do that, too. Subscriptions to the Blue Ridge Business Journal are free. You can sign up at subscribe@bizjournal.com.

ROANOKE
* Airport Gift Shop
* Higher Ed Center – downtown
* Hotel Roanoke
* Mill Mountain Coffee & Tea – downtown
* Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce – downtown
* The Roanoke Times – downtown
* SunTrust Bank – downtown
* YMCA — Kirk Avenue
* YMCA — Gainsboro

SALEM
* Salem – Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce
* Salem YMCA

NEW RIVER VALLEY
* Montgomery Chamber of Commerce – Blacksburg
* The Inn at VT
* Tech Corporate Research Center