Onward New River Valley was featured in a recent WSLS news story about bringing passenger rail service to the New River Valley. James Cabler, Onward NRV’s Director of Business Engagement, spoke with WSLS’s Jessica Jewell about how passenger rail in the NRV would benefit the economy and increase employers’ ability to attract and retain talent […]
Onward New River Valley hosted their Spring 2021 Investor Live Stream Event on Thursday, March 11, 2021. This virtual event discussed COVID-19 vaccines in a program titled, “NRV Vaccination Distribution and Employer Legalities”. Onward NRV welcomed Dr. Noelle Bissell, Health Director of the New River Health District, and Jim Cowan, Chairman of CowanPerry PC, as […]
Virginia Business magazine featured the results of Onward New River Valley’s Industry Competitiveness Surveys in a recent article about 2020 business announcements in the region. The article, titled “A Diversified Portfolio”, describes three major business announcements from 2020 in the NRV and their impact on the NRV. The article also discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Onward New River Valley participated in the Radford University Center for Career & Talent Development 2021 Virtual Career Week during the week of February 22 – 26, 2021. During the week-long virtual event, Director of Business Engagement James Cabler and Marketing Manager Katie Boswell hosted five information sessions to promote Jobs in Virginia’s New River […]
The COVID-19 pandemic’s economic impact on Virginia’s New River Valley was recently highlighted in an article in the Roanoke Times. In the article, Onward NRV’s Executive Director Charlie Jewell spoke with reporter Luke Weir about the region’s current recovery and path forward. Here is an excerpt from the article: Employment took a similar dive in […]
Onward NRV presented about the New River Valley and the region’s unmanned systems industry during the Virginia session of SelectUSA’s UAS Virtual Inbound Investment Mission in January 2021. Executive Director Charlie Jewell shared the benefits of locating in the NRV for international unmanned aerial systems companies. The hour-long session also featured presentations from the Virginia […]
Onward New River Valley’s talent initiatives, a part of the organization’s five-year economic development strategy, were recently featured in an article in the February 2021 issue of Valley Business Front. The article, titled “Staffing, Hiring, and Recruiting… Oh My!”, discussed the continued need for developing, recruiting, and retaining talent in Virginia’s New River Valley. The […]
The Roanoke Times recently featured a commentary from Onward New River Valley Executive Director Charlie Jewell titled “Manufacturing, tech sectors signal optimism for NRV”. The commentary discussed the results of surveys that Onward NRV conducted in late September 2020 with local companies in the manufacturing and tech sectors. The purpose of the survey was to […]
New River Valley, VA – In September 2020, Onward New River Valley conducted a survey of technology companies in Virginia’s New River Valley. The goal of the Industry Competitiveness Survey was to better understand how local information technology companies were operating and adapting in the wake of COVID-19. The survey was intended to identify common […]
New River Valley, VA – In September 2020, Onward New River Valley conducted a survey of manufacturing companies in Virginia’s New River Valley. The goal of the Industry Competitiveness Survey was to better understand how local manufacturing companies were operating and adapting in the wake of COVID-19. The survey was intended to identify common challenges […]
