To the Last Drop
The Partnership for Floyd partnered with videographers at Virginia Tech to produce To the Last Drop, a poignant film that aims to increase community awareness …
Support for Early Childhood Education
Smart Beginnings, a partnership coalition focused on wise public investments in the infrastructure for early childhood development, recently received two grants to support early childhood …
Floyd’s New Green Housing Start-Ups
The Floyd County Economic Development Authority is working with two green housing start-ups that are interested in producing modular, LEED-certified housing in Floyd for a …
Bike Infrastructure Expansion in the Town of Christiansburg
The New River Health District, with support from the NRVPDC, the Center for Public Health Practice & Research at Virginia Tech, the Town of Christiansburg, …
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Marketing the Pulaski Marketplace
In 2014, The Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce secured a $57,000 grant from the USDA Farmer’s Market Promotion Program to expand it’s marketing efforts of …
NRV Agriculture Development Strategic Plan
Over the past two years, Montgomery, Pulaski, and Giles have been developing an agri-tourism and agri-business plan. This tri-county effort has produced maps of all …
Floyd Innovation Center
The Floyd County Economic Development Authority is owner and landlord of a new 13,250 square foot facility, which provides a variety of office, research, event …
The Floyd County High School Farm: Growing the Next Generation of Farmers
The Floyd County High School Farm was launched in 2014 on land left in trust for that purpose by a retired school teacher, Nola Albert. The farm …
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Appalachian Spring
Appalachian Spring is a program initiated by the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation and the Friends of Southwest Virginia to develop and promote the outdoor …
Summit Place: Supportive Housing in Giles
Summit Place is a new residential supportive living community in the Town of Rich Creek in Giles County. Completed in the summer of 2015, Summit place …
Affordable Green Senior Housing in Blacksburg
On Grissom Lane in Blacksburg, there are now eight new apartments that provide affordable housing to low income people age 55 and older. The project …
Home Matters
The New River Valley Aging In Place Leadership Team hosted its second workshop on October 22nd, 2014 to explore the financial, policy, and decision-making obstacles …