Category: Giles County

NRV Top Posts of 2018

NRV Ranked No. 6 Top Job Market of 2018

Virginia’s New River Valley keeps topping charts. The NRV (Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford MSA) was ranked the number 6 top job market for 2018 by Zippia.

JBR Vineyards & Winery Opens New Tasting Room

Tucked in the mountains of Giles County, JBR Vineyards & Winery has been developing their grape vines since 2006. The first bottle of Giles County wine was sold on May 28, 2015.

The Beauty of the NRV on the Big Screen

Did you know there are movies filmed in the NRV? The sites of Virginia’s New River Valley are on the big screen. Sites in the Town of Blacksburg and Giles County are the set of Black Dispatch, a civil war era love story told by Director Shea Sizemore and Producer Chip White.

Governor Northam Announces 60 New Jobs in Giles County

Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Cogar Manufacturing, a manufacturer of material handling equipment primarily for the natural resource industries, will invest $2.5 million and create 60 new jobs relocating its manufacturing operation to the former Caterpillar facility in Giles County, VA.

Floyd and Giles in Top 15 Counties in VA to Buy a House

Both Floyd and Giles Counties ranked in the top 15 for Niche’s 2017 Best Counties to Buy a House in Virginia. The housing rankings were formulated based off data from the U.S. Census, the FBI, Zillow, and other data sources. The rankings include 90 counties in Virginia.

Governor McAuliffe Announces 83 New Jobs in Giles County

Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Interstate Group LLC, an industry leader in the manufacturing and sale of enclosed cargo trailers, will invest $4.1 million to establish a 100,000-square-foot East Coast manufacturing and distribution operation in the former GE Fairchild Mining Equipment plant in Giles County.