Local Business and Economic Development

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After 2 years of construction a 124-room hotel across from the Radford University campus cut the ribbon today. The Highlander Radford also features a rooftop restaurant with mountain views, conference space, a coffee shop and visitor center. Rachel Pegues the general manager:

A collaboration that includes Johnson & Johnson Innovation will pay off tomorrow when a shared lab space that can support more than a dozen small startups kicks things off with a “soft opening” celebration in Blacksburg. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:

RAMP 2023 Cohort- RAMP photo

The latest round of high-tech entrepreneurs and startups looking to take their business vision to the next level have been announced as members of the Spring 2023 cohort at the RAMP accelerator in downtown Roanoke. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has the story: