Refreshing Radford and Making Main Street POP!
Boosting the curb appeal of local shopping and business districts is a cornerstone of any revitalization effort. Radford businesses are currently sprucing up their storefronts …
Pulaski: Where Your New Path Begins
Blending a tradition of innovation and natural resources development with historic building renovation and investments in new startups, the Town of Pulaski has become a …
NRV Regional Housing Study Underway
The Virginia Housing Development Authority’s (VHDA) recently awarded the New River Valley Regional Commission funding through its Community Impact Grant program for a regional and …
Floyd Grown
“Floyd Grown,” a multi-faceted collaborative endeavor, has just completed nearly two years of work in collaboration and support of the farm, food and forestry-related businesses …
Outdoor Recreation Tourism and Downtown Revitalization in Giles County
Giles County boasts bucolic farmland valleys amid large areas of mountain wilderness in the National Forest, and a total population under 20,000. Although largely rural, …
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NRV Funders Forum
This past May the Livability Leadership Team hosted the well-attended NRV Funders Forum which brought together funders and interested community members to discuss what project …
Small Agriculture, Food and Forestry-related Business Ventures Get Support in Floyd
The Floyd Grown project is helping small agriculture, food and forestry-related business ventures grow and achieve greater sales, income and job-creation. The project is focused …
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A New SW Virginia Brand
This October the efforts of many became a reality as the Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation unveiled the new branding for Southwest Virginia. Southwest Virginia’s …
Virginia Outdoor Expo April 2017
The Virginia’s Outdoor Lovers Expo is the only one of its kind in Southwest Virginia and raises awareness of the diverse outdoor recreation opportunities that …
Blacksburg Climate Action Plan Approved
The Town of Blacksburg’s Sustainability Manager and members of the Climate Action Plan working group are pleased to announce that Blacksburg’s Climate Action Plan was …
Planning for Floyd’s Future
Floyd County received a Planning Grant from the Virginia Housing Development Authority to develop options for revising it’s Subdivision Ordinance to allow for cluster development, …
New Businesses are Coming to Pulaski
Launch Something Pulaski is a downtown economic revitalization project aimed at supporting new business formation and expansion in the Town of Pulaski’s downtown businesses district …