Feb 21
2019
NRV Job Fair Expo
DUBLIN, VA – If your company is looking for new employees, the New River Valley Job Fair Expo is a great place to look. The NRV job fair will help connect companies to highly-skilled workers in the following industries: Healthcare Manufacturing Information Technology Service Industries The event will be held at New River Community College […] Read moreFeb 19
2019
Blacksburg Mountain Bike Skills Park Now Under Construction
FROM TOWN OF BLACKSBURG – On February 18, Lynchburg-based Native Landworks began construction on the Blacksburg Rotary Mountain Bike Skills Park located on the back four acres of Brush Mountain, off Meadowbrook Drive. The park is expected to be finished by mid-April. The Blacksburg Rotary Mountain Bike Park is a community effort, led by Blacksburg […] Read moreFeb 14
2019
MELD Manufacturing Announces New Operator Training Course
CHRISTIANSBURG, VA – MELD Manufacturing Corporation has launched a new training program that will give participants certification in operating MELD machinery. The 4-day courses will be hosted at MELD’s headquarters in Christiansburg, VA and attendees will receive both hands-on machine training and classroom instruction led by experts in the technology. MELD Manufacturing Corporation’s patented and […] Read moreFeb 11
2019
Three-Year Partnership Prepares IT Students for Jobs of the Future
~ 1901 Group and Radford University Join Forces with Hands-on Education in Cyber Security and Cloud Technologies ~ RESTON, VA – Industry leading companies and universities must work together to develop students with the right skills to face the challenges and needs of the global economy. To support the growth of tomorrow’s workforce, 1901 Group […] Read moreFeb 04
2019
Nest Realty Publishes 2018 NRV Annual Report
VIRGINIA’S NEW RIVER VALLEY – Nest Realty has officially published their 2018 annual report for Virginia’s New River Valley, which may indicate the start of a re-balanced housing market in the region. There is nothing to suggest that the real estate market will crash, as it did in 2008, but buyers might be re-gaining some […] Read moreFeb 04
2019
GO Virginia “Brain Drain” Survey Gauges Local Student Perception
Onward NRV, in partnership with the Roanoke and Lynchburg regions, is looking to gauge perceptions and preferences of students and recent grads in the New River Valley, Roanoke, and Lynchburg regions. As a part of the GO Virginia funded study “Project Brain Drain: Talent Attraction and Retention,” the regions launched the survey to better understand […] Read moreJan 31
2019
WFXR: Pulaski County Looks Abroad for Economic Development
(FROM WFXR NEWS) PULASKI COUNTY, VA – Turkish dignitaries concluded a three-stop tour of the New River Valley Tuesday at New River Community College, which showed off machinery and a future workforce they hope are worthy of investment. It’s all part of an ongoing economic relationship between Turkey and Pulaski County, which leaders hope will […] Read moreJan 11
2019
Torc Partners with Transdev on Autonomous Shuttle
VIRGINIA’S NEW RIVER VALLEY – Torc Robotics and Transdev are partnering on a fully autonomous shuttle, which the companies announced Monday at CES19 in Las Vegas. Torc, a leading autonomous technology provider, is licensing its L4 Asimov self-driving software and sensor suite for the shuttle. Transdev, an operator and global integrator of mobility solutions, is […] Read moreJan 03
2019
NRV Has 5 Best of Blue Ridge Award Winners
BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS – Virginia’s New River Valley is home to 5 of the winners from the Best of Blue Ridge 2018 Awards. Plus, an additional 14 finalists call the NRV home! The 8th annual Best of the Blue Ridge Awards have over 100 categories for voters to input their favorites. Thousands of readers voted […] Read moreJan 03
2019