Oransi to Manufacture Air Filters in Radford

Radford, VA – The Chief Executive Group recently reported that Oransi Inc., an NRV manufacturing company, is working to shift all manufacturing from China to their Radford location. This will mean adding an additional 100 new employees to assemble and engineer the filters. The article quotes Peter Mann, CEO of Oransi, as saying this about […] Read more

VT Brings Cybersecurity to Dairy Farms

Montgomery County, VA – Virginia Tech recently reported that they are teaming up with the Virginia Military Institute to address cybersecurity problems on dairy farms. Researchers and students have combined a wide range of fields (cybersecurity, computer science, agriculture, and dairy science) for the project with the support of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative in Southwest […] Read more

Radford’s Luxurious Highlander Hotel Opens

Radford, VA – The highly anticipated Highlander Hotel is officially open. The luxury hotel was a collaboration between Radford University, The Radford University Foundation design firm Blur Workshop, Preston Hollow Capital, S.B. Ballard Construction Company, Aimbridge Hospitality and the City of Radford. The hotel boasts 124 luxurious rooms, including pet-friendly accommodations. It offers a variety […] Read more

Harmonia Founder Wins Virginia Business Women in Leadership Award

Montgomery County, VA – Pallabi Saboo, Founder of Harmonia Holdings Group LLC, was among 30 women selected for the inaugural Virginia Business Women in Leadership Award awarded in 2021. The award recognized those who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in their field and made significant contributions to their community. Virginia Business reported that Harmonia, a software […] Read more

3 NRV Locations Rank Among Places with Lowest Cost of Living in VA

New River Valley, VA – Niche.com recently listed three locations around the NRV among the top twenty places with the lowest cost of living in Virginia. Ranking of cost of living by city was based on the consumer price index and access to affordable housing using data from the U.S. Census and BLS. Check out […] Read more

NRV Company Selected for Johnson and Johnson Innovation Virtual Residency

Montgomery County, VA – Qentoros , headquartered in Blacksburg, Virginia, was one of three companies recently selected to participate in a virtual mentorship program by The Virginia Tech Research Center and Johnson and Johnson Innovation (JLABS) . This program has been established to help emerging biotech and life science startups. Brett Malone, President and CEO […] Read more

Homegrown NRV Companies Highlighted in Virginia Economic Review

New River Valley, VA – Companies that were founded in Virginia’s New River Valley and continue to flourish in the region were highlighted in a recent issue of the Virginia Economic Review. The Q4 2022 issue focused on homegrown Virginia companies throughout the Commonwealth. Here is a list of the NRV companies highlighted in this […] Read more

VT Women’s Basketball Headed to First Final Four

Montgomery County, VA – The Virginia Tech women’s basketball team is headed to the Final Four! This will be the first time in school history that the women’s basketball team has gone to the Final Four in the NCAA tournament. It has been a banner season for the Hokies, who currently have a 31-4 record […] Read more

Floyd Among Travel + Leisure’s Best Small Towns in Virginia

Floyd County, VA – Travel + Leisure recently listed Floyd as one of the twelve best small towns in Virginia to visit. Here’s what Travel + Leisure’s Jennifer Prince had to say about Floyd: “The mountain town of Floyd serves as a haven for music and features the annual Floyd Fest, a 5-day music and […] Read more

6 NRV Locations Win Best of Blue Ridge 2023 Awards

New River Valley, VA – Six well-known locations and events around the NRV recently won Best of the Blue Ridge 2023 Awards from Blue Ridge Outdoors magazine. Additionally, there were six businesses from around the region that were highlighted as runners up in different categories. This is the 13th annual Best of the Blue Ridge […] Read more