Volvo VNR Wins 2022 Green Truck of the Year Award

Pulaski County, VA – Green Car Journal recently featured an article awarding the Volvo Trucks VNR model the 2022 Green Truck of the Year. The VNR Electric Truck, released in 2020, originated from Volvo’s Electric Lights Program and has taken the big rig EV market by storm. The VNR was able to edge out competitor […] Read more

Regional Partnership Creates Two-Phase River/Trail Center in Giles County

Giles County, VA – Giles County has announced a partnership with the New River Valley Regional Commission and the Friends of Southwest Virginia on the development of a new River/Trail Center. The project will be located on the grounds of the historic Mountain Lake property, and will serve as an information hub for the plethora […] Read more

Volvo Lands Largest VNR Truck Order to Date

Pulaski County, VA – WDBJ7 recently featured an article detailing that Volvo Trucks has received an order for more than 100 of its headline-making VNR Electric Trucks. The order originated from California-based logistics company, Performance Team. Performance Team dipped their toe in the water last year with a request for 16 electric long-haulers. Their recent […] Read more

MELD Leads the Way in 3D Printing

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, VA– Cardinal News recently published an article detailing how NRV-based company MELD Manufacturing Corporation is making 3D printing history. MELD has created a breakthrough 3D printing process that gained the attention of the U.S. Army as it moves forward on the construction of the world’s largest 3D printer dubbed “The Jointless Hull” project. […] Read more

NRCC Awarded Top Cybersecurity Designation

Pulaski County, VA- An article recently published by NRV News details that New River Community College (NRCC) has received a designation as a “National Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense” (CAE-CD) from the National Security Agency (NSA). Per the article, NRCC earned the designation after a “multi-year, peer-reviewed process, in which NRCC showcased their […] Read more

Blacksburg-Based Card Isle Forms New Partnership

Montgomery County, VA –The Roanoke Times recently published an article detailing a newly formed partnership between Blacksburg-based technology company Card Isle and OPIE, a South Carolina-based drive-through grocery startup. Per the article, “the partnership will give OPIE customers the ability to choose and personalize one of Card Isle’s many greeting cards and have the item […] Read more

VT Ranked Top Place to Work for Commuters Two Years in a Row

Montgomery County, VA – A recent press release published by Virginia Tech announced that the university has ranked high on the Bestplacestowork.org list of “top-notch commuter programs and services to students and employees” for the second year in a row. The university has a bevy of in-house and partner-affiliated commuting resources aimed to reduce campus […] Read more

Pulaski County High School CTE Welding Program Shines Bright

Pulaski County, VA – The Pulaski County High School Career and Technical Education Center (CTE) recently unveiled its new state-of-the-art welding lab. The Southwest Times featured the unveiling and detailed the impressive line-up of courses covered by the popular Tech-Ed program. Welding, a top-rated program that has seen consistent growth, is just one of over […] Read more

VT and Amazon Partner on Machine Learning Initiative

Montgomery County, VA – Virginia Tech recently announced a newly forged partnership with Amazon on a machine learning initiative. Per the press release, the “Amazon – Virginia Tech Initiative for Efficient and Robust Machine Learning will include machine learning-focused research projects, doctoral student fellowships, community outreach, and an establishment of a shared advisory board.” Virginia […] Read more

New River Valley Ranks #3 for Tech Jobs Growth in the U.S.

New River Valley, VA – Axios recently published an article titled “The New Tech Hubs”. The article features data from The Brookings Institute and details that tech jobs in the New River Valley grew by more than 12% from 2019 to 2020 making the region the 3rd highest for rate of growth in the entire […] Read more