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Floyd and Giles in Top 15 Counties in VA to Buy a House
NEW RIVER VALLEY, VA - Both Floyd and Giles Counties ranked in…

Carilion New River Valley Voted A Top Hospital for Nurses
NEW RIVER VALLEY, VA -- Carilion New River Valley Medical Center…

VT College of Engineering #9 Among Public Institutions
BLACKSBURG, VA -- Virginia Tech's College of Engineering ranks…

Pete Dye River Course Named the #20 Best Golf Course in VA
FAIRLAWN, VA -- The Pete Dye River Course of Virginia Tech was…

Virginia Ranked the #7 Most Innovative State
NEW RIVER VALLEY, VA -- The Commonwealth of Virginia was ranked…

Radford the #21 Most Wallet-Friendly College City
RADFORD, VA -- The city of Radford ranks no. 21 for "wallet-friendliness"…

Virginia Tech Students Ranked #19 Happiest
Blacksburg, VA - In a recently conducted survey by The Princeton…

Virginia Tech Ranked #3 Best College Campus
Blacksburg, VA - Niche, a company that helps people find schools…

Pulaski Yankees Win the 2017 Esurance Home Field Advantage Award
PULASKI COUNTY, VA - The Pulaski Yankees won the 2017 Esurance…

NRV No. 11 Best Place to Work in Manufacturing
NEW RIVER VALLEY, VA - The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford…

Governor McAuliffe Announces Forbes.com Ranks Virginia No. 5 Best State for Business
~ Commonwealth moves up in annual survey ranking business costs,…

NRV Among Top Affordable Metros Attracting YPs
NEW RIVER VALLEY, VA- Virginia's New River Valley (The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford…

NRV Receives Top Rankings in Virginia in the 'Best of the Southern Auto Corridor'
NEW RIVER VALLEY, VA-- Virginia's New River Valley is mentioned…

Pearisburg's Woods Hole Hostel Named One of the Best Meals off the AT
GILES COUNTY, VA-- The Trek named Woods Hole Hostel in Pearisburg,…

NRV #10 in High-Tech Employment Concentration
New River Valley, VA - The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford…

NRV 3rd Among Metros with High Ratio of IT Graduates to Jobs
NEW RIVER VALLEY, VA- The Blacksburg metro, known locally as…

Radford the #18 Safest City in Virginia
Radford is the no. 18 safest city in Virginia, according to SafeWise.…

Virginia Tech Ranked #11 Best Tailgate Experience in the South
Blacksburg’s tailgating atmosphere embodies the New River Valley, a region defined by welcoming and inclusive small towns. In fact, in 2016, Virginia Tech and Blacksburg were ranked #6 for having great town-gown relations by the Princeton Review in response to their annual survey which asked students whether they got along with their local community.

AIER Ranks the New River Valley a 2017 Top College Destination
New River Valley, VA – The New River Valley is among the top college destinations in the country, according to the American Institute for Economic Research (AIER). The Institute recently ranked the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) as the #17 college destination in the U.S. among other college town MSAs with populations less than 250,000. The New River Valley’s Cost of Living (No. 5) and Economic Activity (No. 4) were two factors that contributed to its high ranking.
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