Christiansburg #26 Best Place to Start a Business in VA

Christiansburg #26 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…” NerdWallet analyzed 112 places in Virginia with a population of 5,000 or more. Eleven places […] Read more

Floyd Named a “Great Small Town Near DC”

Floyd, VA Named a Great Small Town Near DC” “On Friday nights in the one-stoplight town of Floyd, Virginia, bluegrass invades. Floyd’s population explodes as visitors convene outside the tidy brick storefronts on Locust Street to hear impromptu performances. The main action takes place inside…” Read more at the Washingtonian. ### Virginia’s New River Valley: […] Read more

Mountain High: A Travel Guide to Floyd County

“It’s 7 p.m. and what sounds like a stampede has overtaken this country store. Inside, merchandise is pushed up against the walls, and the store is transformed into an old-fashioned music hall. Dancers are the source of all the racket—old-timers sporting overalls, middle-aged couples dressed for a square dance, and twentysomethings in jeans…” “Many wear […] Read more

NRV Named a Top Metro by Site Selection Magazine

New River Valley, VA – The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metropolitan statistical area, known locally as the New River Valley, has been named a “Top Metro” for 2014 by Site Selection magazine. Among 132 metro areas with populations less than 200,000, the NRV ranked No. 4 (tie) nationally with nine new or expanding corporate facility announcements in 2014. Published by […] Read more

Blacksburg Ranked No. 4 Happiest Town in America

Blacksburg has a reason to smile. Movoto Real Estate, a California based real estate website, recently included it on its list of the Top 10 Happiest Small Places in America. Among 391 communities evaluated, Blacksburg ranked No. 4 nationally and was the highest ranking place in Virginia. State College, PA – home of Penn State […] Read more

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

New River Valley, VA – 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. The Los Angeles-based insurance company recently ranked the area No. 7 on its list of the Top 20 Most Secure Small Cities of 2013. […] Read more

Blacksburg Ranked No. 1 Best Place to Raise Kids

More than half the population of Blacksburg, Va., is Virginia Tech students, so it may be easy to mistake this town of 41,383 as just another college town. Yet this small community, between the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains, also has the makings of a great place to raise children. Excellent schools draw many families […] Read more