10 Most Popular NRV Blog Posts of 2022

New River Valley, VA – 2022 was an exciting year in the New River Valley! Explore the ten most popular blog posts of the year from TheNRV.org. The following posts had the most pageviews online. 10. The Future of Trucking Arrives in Pulaski This post highlighted a Cardinal News article about Trova CV, an NRV […] Read more

Cardinal News Highlights Unique NRV Electric Truck Partnership

Pulaski County, VA – Cardinal News has published an article detailing how two NRV companies, Camrett Logistics and Volvo Trucks North America, are operating in an unusually effective symbiotic manner. According to the article, “Camrett… provides third-party warehousing and distribution services for clients including the Volvo Trucks North America plant in Dublin.” Since July 2022, […] Read more

SWVA Biochar to Expand and Create 15 Jobs in Floyd County

SWVA Biochar to invest $2.6 million, create 15 jobs in Floyd County Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that SWVA Biochar, a leading producer of premium biochar in the Southwest Virginia region, will invest $2.6 million to increase capacity at its operation in Floyd County. Biochar is a highly absorbent, specially produced charcoal with unique properties […] Read more

VT Successfully Passes FAA Metrics for Safe Drone Flights Over People

Montgomery County, VA – Virginia Tech has issued a press release detailing that they have successfully met the criteria accepted by the FAA to fly drones over humans. According to the release, “the milestone is a nod to the value of Virginia Tech’s testing, the product of a collaboration between the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation […] Read more

Red Sun Farms Featured on “Where The Food Comes From”

Pulaski County, VA – The Dublin greenhouse of Red Sun Farms was recently featured on a season two episode of television show Where the Food Comes From. In the episode, titled “Tomatoes from the Ceiling”, Red Sun Farms Director of Operations Jay Abbott shows host Chip Carter the benefits of growing tomatoes in a greenhouse […] Read more

Virginia Earns #1 Business Climate Spot From Site Selection Magazine

New River Valley, VA – Virginia Business has announced that the state has earned the top spot in Site Selection magazine for best business climate. Virginia has catapulted nine places from its number ten ranking last year and has unseated Georgia, which has had an eight-year streak at the top. The head of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, CEO and President […] Read more

Radford’s Highly Anticipated Highlander Hotel Set to Open Soon

Radford, VA – Virginia Business recently published an article detailing the progress of the Highlander Hotel in the City of Radford. The project, announced in 2019, is a collaboration between Radford University, the Radford University Foundation, and the City of Radford. According to the article, the 40 million dollar boutique hotel and conference center is expected to open its doors to […] Read more

Radford Eyes 80-Acre Parcel for Potential Redevelopment

Radford, VA – WDBJ News recently highlighted the City of Radford and its decision to approve a future purchase option of an 80-acre site affiliated with the old Foundry on the southwest side of town. The six-month option agreement with owner Virginia Castings LLC, gives the city the latitude to conduct environmental testing and remediation […] Read more

Amenities and Recreation Pave the Way For a Renaissance in Pulaski

Pulaski County, VA – Pulaski is again making headlines in Cardinal News’s new piece titled “Pulaski Reinventing Itself.” Darlene Burcham is Pulaski’s town manager and is quoted in the article saying, “I think after COVID, we and other communities were pleasantly surprised that people started looking at us,” she said. “Some of the developers that […] Read more

BAE Systems Extends Contract for Radford Army Ammunition Plant Through 2026

  Radford, VA – Virginia Business recently published an article detailing that the Radford Army Ammunition Plant has secured an extended contract for operations through 2026. The contract is managed by BAE Systems, which is one of the largest Department of Defense contractors in the world. In the article, Brian Gathright, vice president and general […] Read more