Economic Development News

Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg, Virginia 

2012

 

     

 2/1/2012

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 Regional SBIR awards top $34.7 million in 2010 (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

  1/18/2012

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 Inorganic Ventures to invest $1.3 million and create 21 new jobs in Christiansburg (Governor's Office)

 

2011

 
     

 12/16/2011

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Virginia Tech to break ground on first building in new Biosciences Precinct (Virginia Tech)

     

11/15/2011

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Blacksburg named the Best Place in the U.S. to Raise Kids (Businessweek.com)

     

 10/11/2011

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Backcountry.com to invest millions in Christiansburg fulfillment center (Governor's Office)

     

 10/7/2011

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Federal-Mogul Corp. to invest $10 million to expand Blacksburg manufacturing facility (Governor's Office)

     

 9/26/2011

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iPad and social media workshops for business coming to Christiansburg (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

9/22/2011

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Modea, UXB and Harmonia make Inc. 500|5000 list (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

8/31/2011

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County wins awards for marketing efforts (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 8/29/2011

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Global Partnership Week 2011 - Recap (VT KnowledgeWorks)

     

 8/16/2011

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Virginia Named Top Pro-Business State for 2011 by National Study (Governor's Office)

     

8/10/2011

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PSI Celebrates Expansion in Blacksburg Industrial Park (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 8/9/2011

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Attimo Winery places at 2011 International Eastern Wine Competition (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 8/7/2011

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Christiansburg has growth spurt (Roanoke.com) 

     

 8/3/2011

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Old Blacksburg Middle School Materials Recycled (Montogmery County Public Informaiton)

     

 7/29/2011

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Modea Wins Best Culture of the Year Award (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 7/19/2011

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Local bio firm makes CNN.Money list of “10 largest VC deals of Q2” (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 7/11/2011

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Blacksburg MSA named a 2010 "Top Metro" (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

   

7/6/2011

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Attimo Winery, LLC announces ribbon cutting and grand opening in Montgomery County (Attimo Winery)

     

 7/6/2011

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2 students win a top honor at national science competition (Roanoke.com)

     

7/5/2011

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MCPS Teacher of the Year Receives Distinguished Alumni Award (MCPS.org)

     

 6/22/2011

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Retail merchant and restaurateur seminar coming to Blacksburg (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 5/20/2011

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Old Blacksburg Middle School demolition scheduled to begin (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 5/12/2011

 

Good luck to Montgomery County TechNite Award nominees (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 4/20/2011

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Communicate Consulting Moves to Christiansburg after Graduating from Regional Business Incubator (NRV Planning District Commission)

     

 4/11/2011

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Economic Development Department releases 2010 Annual Report (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

 

   

 4/6/2011

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Shaking Things Up in Blacksburg (Valley Business Front)

     

 3/28/2011

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TechNite Nominations Deadline (YesMontgomeryVA.org) 

     

 3/17/2011

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Modea to buy 6 acres of Old BMS property for $2.45 Million (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 3/17/2011

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Governor McDonnell Announces 200 New Jobs in Montgomery County (Governor's Office)

     

 3/15/2011

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Upcoming NRV Job Fair in Dubin (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 3/9/2011

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NBC Today show visits Blacksburg to showcase blind driver car (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 3/6/2011

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NewVa Corridor Technology Council names new president (Roanoke.com)

     

 2/9/2011

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Social media for business workshop coming to Christiansburg in March (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 1/13/2011

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Upcoming NRV Career Fair (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

1/7/2011

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Four-week business course coming to Blacksburg (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

2010

   
     

12/30/2010

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 Mentorship program helps new company find its niche (Virginia Business)

     

 12/26/2010

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Top economic development headlines of 2010 (YesMontgomeryVa.org)

     

 12/8/2010

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British defense contractor cuts ribbon on Blacksburg facility (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 12/6/2010

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DayOne launches first tech startup (Blue Ridge Business Journal)

     

11/27/2010

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MegaBus brings daily routes from Christiansburg to DC and Knoxville (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

11/17/2010

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December "Impact of Health Care Reform on Business" workshop announced (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 11/5/2010

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County proceeds with asbestos removal from old Blacksburg Middle School (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

10/26/2010

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Techulon licenses technology that integrates diagnostics with terapeutics (Virginia Tech)

     

10/26/2010 

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Cobham Sensor Systems ready for business in Blacksburg (Cobham Sensor Systems)

     

 10/24/2010

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Blacksburg company creates map apps; no refolding required (Roanoke.com)

     

 10/18/2010

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Blacksburg firms among fastest growing companies in America (YesMontgomeryVA)

     

 10/14/2010

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County launches searchable database of companies in Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg receiving SBIR fundings (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 10/14/2010

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"How to Win SBIR/STTR Funding" workshop coming to Roanoke in Nov (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 10/12/2010

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Brew Do and Pumpkin Pick'n highlight things to do in October (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 10/4/2010

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Federal money up for grabs (Blue Ridge Business Journal)

     

 10/4/2010

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 Nominate your business for "Virginia's Fantastic 50"  (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 9/20/2010

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 Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center named 2010 "Outstanding Research Park."  (vtcrc.com)

     

 9/15/2010

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County among finalist for data center project (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 9/14/2010

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Business concept winners awarded at VT KnowledgeWorks (Roanoke.com)

     

 9/14/2010

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Firm provides help to hurricane victims (Roanoke.com)

     

 9/5/2010

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Building on biosciences (Roanoke.com)

     

 8/30/2010

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 RFP issued for 460 Interchange Development in Blacksburg (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 8/23/2010

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Conference offers "17 Ways to Increase Your International Sales" (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 8/23/2010

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Polymer Solutions Inc leverages MBC Revolving Loan Fund to support growth (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

8/19/2010

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Economic development website receives “Award of Excellence” (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

8/18/2010

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‎2010 Dixie World Series tourists infused an estimated $213,360 into the local economy (Town of Christiansburg)

     

 8/17/2010

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'U.S. News' gives high marks to Virginia Tech's undergraduate engineering, business programs (vt.edu)

     

8/12/2010

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August is full of things to do in Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg (YesMontgomeryVA.org) 

     

 8/10/2010

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Blacksburg named “Best Affordable Mountain Town for Retirement" (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 7/19/2010

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Schultz-Creehan LLC Announces Expansion (vtcrc.com)

     

 7/9/2010

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Schultz-Creehan Presented at NCDMM 2010 Summit (vtcrc.com)

     

 7/9/2010

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University takes first place with flying rescue vechicle design for NASA contest (Virginia Tech)

     

 7/8/2010

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RV Airport to get $5 million upgrade (Roanoke.com)

     

7/8/2010

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NRV Airport to get $5 million upgrade (Roanoke.com)

 

7/1/2010

 

The international value of uniformity: Without Christiansburg-based Inorganic Ventures, there's no "case closed." (Valley Business FRONT)

     

 6/29/2010

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LumenHaus, robotics teams win competitions (Roanoke.com)

     

 6/29/2010

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Prime Photonics to merge with its subsidary (Roanoke.com)

     

6/21/2010

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Virginia Tech outreach program assists small businesses (Virginia Tech)

     

 6/18/2010

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Virginia Tech breaks ground on the $89 million Center for the Arts (Virginia Tech)

     

6/7/2010

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Using Facebook & Twitter to promote Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 6/2/2010

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'Up on the Roof' provides networking opportunities (CollegiateTimes)

     

 6/2/2010

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UXB Selected for Demilitarized Services (Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center)

     

 5/24/2010

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Courtyard by Marriott Blacksburg Ranks 3rd in Nation (Virginia tech Corporate Research Center)

     

 5/13/2010

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Viva Virginia festival to bring opera, chamber music to Blacksburg this June (Virginia Tech)

     

 5/3/2010

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Blacksburg Fork and Cork festival draws over 3,500 wine tasting patrons (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 4/24/2010

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Dish Network set to hire 135 (Roanoke.com)

     

 4/14/2010

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Blacksburg named 28th "Best Small Place for Business and Careers" by Forbes.com (YesMontgomeryVA.org) 

     

 4/12/2010

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New Economic Development Website Launched for Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA (YesMontgomeryVA.org)

     

 4/12/2010

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Christiansburg recognized in five categories of this year’s “Best of the NRV.” (Town of Christiansburg)

     

4/8/2010 

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Technology council honors region's businesses (Roanoke.com)

     

 3/31/2010

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Hiring set to begin for DirecTV call handlers (Roanoke.com)

     

 3/29/2010

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 Blacksburg startup, MiserWare Inc., set to sell products to reduce the energy consumption of data centers (Virginia Business)

     

 3/23/2010

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Arts center could bring boost to Blacksburg (Roanoke.com)

     

 1/6/2010

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Officials remain positive about Blacksburg project (Roanoke.com)

2009

11/23/2009

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NewVa Capital Invests $2.5 Million in Keraderm (Third Security)

     

11/6/2009

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Area biotech firms make pitches for funding (Roanoke.com)

     

10/15/2009

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Virginia Tech remained in the top 50 in research expenditures in 2008 (Virginia Tech)

     

10/13/2009

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Northrop Grumman opens at Corporate Research Center (Roanoke.com)

     

10/2/2009

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Wal-Mart Officials prepare for Christiansburg Sam's Club (Roanoke.com)

     

9/30/2009

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High-tech firm moving to Blacksburg (Roanoke.com)

     

8/11/2009

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VTCRC has funds to expand (Roanoke Times)

     

8/2/2009

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Blacksburg's Intrexon: Branching out in biotech (Roanoke.com) 

     

6/24/2009

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Blacksburg firm gets $10 million infusion (Roanoke.com)

     

5/24/2009

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Va. Tech students craft online biz guide (Roanoke.com)

     

4/3/2009

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Entrepreneurs trade pitches at VT event (Roanoke.com)

     

3/25/2009

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Blacksburg makes list of "Best Small Places for Business & Careers" (Forbes.com)

     

2/9/2009

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AstraZeneca licenses novel antidepressant compounds discovered by Mayo Clinic, Virginia Tech collaboration (Virginia Tech) 

     

1/11/2009

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VTCRC wrapping up Phase One (Roanoke.com) 

This page provides a consolidated location for news articles describing Montgomery County’s thriving business environment. Many of the news articles come from third party organizations, completely independent from the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development. Therefore, the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development cannot guarantee the completeness or accuracy of the information provided within the news articles herein.

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