Local Business and Economic Development
The General Assembly will reconvene tomorrow to discuss the fate of the skill games bill, WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:
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More space for events and up to date amenities for guests – like pickleball – will move Hotel Roanoke from the design phase to construction after City Council passed a resolution for the bonds to fund that project yesterday. The story from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
There’s a new community theater in town. “Exit Pursued by a bear theatre” plans to offer 4 plays in its inaugural season. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports.
A community theater with an unusual name is bringing community theater back to Roanoke CITY. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more on “Exit Pursued by a bear theatre” which is branding itself as downtown community theater.
A campaign branding the Roanoke Valley as a Metro-Mountain Adventure might mean more tourism from the DC/Metro area, which could mean more business for Southwest Virginia, WFIR’s Alex Torres has more:
This week is ‘Roanoke Valley Saves Week,’ an initiative promoting financial literacy– in addition to that, April is financial literacy month, and with that WalletHub has released a new report where the commonwealth didn’t do half bad, WFIR’s Alex Torres reports:
More money, less problems? That’s what the City of Roanoke is hoping for after ‘Roanoke Valley Saves Week,’ WFIR’s Alex Torres has details:
[Click here for more information and to register for ‘Roanoke Valley Saves Week’ events]
[Click here for more information on the ‘Bank On Financial Wellness’ series]
The fourth annual Botetourt County Restaurant Week is April 5th through the 13th. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports the hope is to bring in people from outside the county to see what Botetourt has to offer.
Botetourt County is hoping to entice you to visit one of their eateries for restaurant week, April 5th through the 13th. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more.
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Some heavy-duty brainpower took part in a Research, Innovation and Economic Development in Biotechnology Roundtable at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute today, where US Senator Mark Warner was the guest of honor. Attracting more investment capital and more talent to the region were topics; Warner said afterward the Roanoke Valley needs to land one big fish – a company that’s also a major employer. FBRI executive director Michael Friedlander told Warner about other startups that began at the research institute’s Roanoke campus – only to be lured out of the valley to bigger locales like Boston or the West Coast.
Apparently the six percent real estate commission – 3 percent to both buyer’s and seller’s agents – was never “set in stone,” but alot of people did think that due to the business practices of trade organization. It led to a class action lawsuit – and a major upheaval in the Real estate business. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
Employers and young professionals, registration is open for Get2KnowNoke’s OnBoardROA. The 8-week program provides new hires and interns professional development and fun, all while getting to know the region. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports.
This year’s OnBoardROA cohort kicks off June 5. The program is an effort to keep young professionals in the region. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports.