Aug 30
2018
Onward NRV Receives 3 Awards for Regional Marketing
VIRGINIA’S NEW RIVER VALLEY – Onward New River Valley is proud to have received three awards from the Southern Economic Development Council through their 2018 Communication Awards Competition. All submissions featured the river stone branding for Virginia’s New River Valley created with Eddy Alexander. “We are so thankful to receive three SEDC awards this year,” […] Read moreAug 24
2018
Town of Narrows Receives VA Main Street Grant
FROM GILES COUNTY, VA– The Town of Narrows has been awarded a 2019 Virginia Main Street Commercial District Affiliate grant in the amount of $7,000. These funds will be used to develop a collaborative approach to implement commercial district development among the five towns in Giles County, and increase the ability of each town to […] Read moreAug 23
2018
Radford Starts Downtown Revitalization
VIRGINIA’S NEW RIVER VALLEY – The city of Radford was accepted into the Virginia Main Street Program as a Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) District Affiliate to help revitalize downtown Radford. This means Radford has access to revitalization grants and training programs. The city hopes to become a Designated Virginia Main Street Community […] Read moreAug 21
2018
BAE Systems Is Pioneering Defense Autonomy
VIRGINIA’S NEW RIVER VALLEY – Autonomous technologies are a lot more visible in 2018 than they were decades ago, but they were definitely still around. In fact, NRV Company BAE Systems was (and still is) leading the charge. BAE Systems has been working on advanced automated technologies for over 20 years. It is the top […] Read moreAug 10
2018
‘LOVE’ Sculpture Completed in Pearisburg
FROM GILES COUNTY, VA – The story begins during the 2017 Giles Summer Feeding Program. The story continues through the 2017-2018 school year. The story is about to make its permanent mark on the landscape of Giles County. On August 21 at 2pm a brand new LOVE sculpture will be unveiled in Pearisburg with special […] Read moreAug 10
2018
First Residential Drone Delivery Completed in Montgomery County
Virginia’s New River Valley – Two-year-old Jackson Smith from Montgomery County received a very special delivery last Tuesday: a popsicle. But this popsicle was inside what is considered the most advanced drone package delivery in America. After the Smith family clicked “Confirm Order” on an app, a drone flew 1.4 miles from a simulated “store” […] Read moreAug 08
2018
Bringing Downtown Pulaski Back to Life
Downtown Pulaski is on the up and up. The gorgeous, historic main street is about to experience some major upgrades. The “Pilot Project” by West Main Development is now underway. This project represents over $2.5 million of investment from the West Main Development, LLC, Virginia Housing Development Authority, Department of Housing Community Development, First Bank […] Read moreAug 07
2018
Eastern Divide Brewing Coming Soon to Blacksburg
Add another name to your list of hot spots in Virginia’s New River Valley, because Eastern Divide Brewing arrives in Blacksburg in Spring 2019. According to the Roanoke Times, Eastern Divide will have the same head brewer as Rising Silo, a Farm Brewery in Montgomery County. Eastern Divide’s new facility will be 12,000 square feet. […] Read moreAug 06
2018
Pembroke Completes RALLY Southwest Virginia Project
PEMBROKE, VA – The Town of Pembroke in Giles County completed a project using funds from the RALLY Southwest Virginia mini-grant program. The grant provided a total of $3,000 and was facilitated by Opportunity SWVA. The finished project was officially revealed in late July. The town used the money for beautification projects, which included a […] Read moreAug 01
2018