Nov 01
2019
Bisset Park Selected in ‘Virginia You Love’ Contest
Radford, VA – Bisset Park was selected as the “Staff Pick” for the Virginia Municipal League (VML) ‘Virginia You Love’ contest. The three winners of the VML ‘Virginia You Love’ contest were featured in the July/August edition of Virginia Town & City. Bisset Park was selected as the “Staff Pick”. Below is the excerpt from […] Read moreOct 31
2019
Radford University Announces Plans for Hotel Near Campus
Radford, VA – Radford University, in collaboration with the Radford University Foundation and the City of Radford, has announced plans to build a hotel in close proximity to campus. The hotel, which will be located at the intersection of Tyler Avenue and Calhoun Street, will be constructed on land owned by the Radford University Foundation. […] Read moreOct 25
2019
Giles County to Receive Technical Assistance to Grow Outdoor Recreation Economy
Giles County, VA — Recently, in support of the Trump Administration’s Executive Order on Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service and the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) are announcing that they have selected 10 communities under the Recreation Economy for […] Read moreOct 25
2019
Southern Living Features 5 Things to Do in Blacksburg
Blacksburg, VA – Southern Living showcases five things to do in Blacksburg and describes it as “the perfect playground for those in search of outdoor adventure.” While calling attention to the fact that Blacksburg is a college town, Southern Living also highlights that is so much more than that. They feature some of the top […] Read moreOct 24
2019
The Palisades Wins Restaurateur of the Year Award
Giles County, VA – Shaena Muldoon, owner and manager of The Palisades, received the Jim Wordsworth Award for Restaurateur of the Year from the Virginia Restaurant, Lodging & Travel Association (VRLTA). This award recognizes an “Owner, GM, Manager, etc. for his/her extraordinary contributions to Virginia’s restaurant industry and his/her restaurant–and its patrons”. It is named […] Read moreOct 17
2019
Virginia’s New River Valley Top 10 Metro for Site Selection
New River Valley, VA – The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metropolitan statistical area, known locally as the New River Valley, has been named a “Top Metro” for 2018 by Site Selection magazine. The 2018 rankings were split into three Top 10 lists based on population, including less than 200,000, 200,000 to 1 million, and over 1 million. Among […] Read moreOct 11
2019
VTTI Receives Funding for Automated Vehicle Research
Blacksburg, VA – Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) was awarded two U.S. Department of Transportation grants totaling $15 million to continue research on the safe integration of autonomous vehicles into U.S. roadways. Out of the 73 proposals, seven grants were awarded by the Automated Driving System Demonstration Grants program. This program provides federal funding to […] Read moreOct 10
2019
Fall Things to Do in the NRV
New River Valley, VA – Now that the weather outside feels like fall, here’s a list of fun things to do across the New River Valley to embrace the season of Fall. Adventure around the NRV with your friends or family and enjoy everything it has to offer. Pumpkin Patches & Apple Picking Sinkland Farms […] Read moreSep 27
2019
AUVSI Ridge & Valley Stays at the Forefront of Unmanned Systems
Blacksburg, VA – Unmanned system technologies are rapidly maturing into indispensable tools for civil service, commerce, science, and security. These tools are increasingly connected to one another, and to the human workers they support, creating partnerships that offer fantastic new opportunities — and new technical challenges. Other sorts of partnerships have emerged to address these […] Read moreSep 27
2019