Category: Accolade

NRV named Best of the Mountains, FloydFest

Floyd Fest a “Hottest Musical Festival”

Floyd Fest is five days filled with music, plus outdoor adventure, brews and activities for kids. Set aside some time to go hiking and tubing down the nearby river too.

Christiansburg #26 Best Place to Start a Business in VA

Christiansburg a Best Place to Start a Business in VA: “With plenty of incentives for both startups and existing businesses and a state corporate income tax rate among the lowest in the nation at 6%, Virginia’s business-friendly policies appear to…”

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NRV Ranked No. 7 Most Secure Small City in U.S.

The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metropolitan statistical area, known locally as the New River Valley, is one of the safest places to live in America, according to Farmers Insurance.

Blacksburg Ranked No. 1 Best Place to Raise Kids

Excellent schools draw many families to Blacksburg, which also has such amenities as a community center with sports, fitness, educational, and social activities; an indoor pool; and even a nine-hole, 54-acre municipal golf course.