Parts of Northwest Roanoke City have been labeled as a “food desert” but now there’s a new...
Local Business and Economic Development
Business and community leaders are invited to hear updates on the State of Tourism, Education, Healthcare and...
The Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission released a comprehensive economic development strategy for public review…WFIR’s Rob Ruthenberg has...
(Volvo news release) Volvo Trucks North America today announced that employees represented by the United Auto Workers...
The GO Virginia economic development initiative that is a public-private partnership continued its regional meeting tour today...
The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors met Tuesday and passed various resolutions involving economic development in the...
Despite the pandemic and COVID safety conditions still in place the Blue Ridge Marathon and related races...
The good news – there is no shortage of gasoline on the East Coast – the bad...
You may have seen commercials about it already – Congress is considering labor legislation called the “Pro...
If you work at a Sheetz fueling center and convenience store you are in for a raise:...
On June 15, 2020, the City of Roanoke Auditing Report concerning On-Street Parking found a potential issue...
About half of the original group of entreprenuers and start-up company owners that enrolled in this year’s...
Area restaurant owners say Governor Northam’s move re-opening bars to limited seating is a welcome step in...
Roanoke restaurant and bar owner Jason Martin says Governor Northam’s latest executive order will help improve the...
DUBLIN, Va. (AP) — Nearly 3,000 workers at a Volvo truck plant in southwest Virginia have gone...