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Economic Development News

Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg, Virginia 

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2010
7/19/2010	-	Schultz-Creehan LLC Announces Expansion (vtcrc.com)
7/9/2010	-	Schultz-Creehan Presented at NCDMM 2010 Summit (vtcrc.com)
7/9/2010	-	University takes first place with flying rescue vechicle design for NASA contest (Virginia Tech)
7/8/2010	-	RV Airport to get $5 million upgrade (Roanoke.com)
7/8/2010	-	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	-	LumenHaus, robotics teams win competitions (Roanoke.com)
6/29/2010	-	Prime Photonics to merge with its subsidary (Roanoke.com)
6/21/2010	-	Virginia Tech outreach program assists small businesses (Virginia Tech)
6/18/2010	-	Virginia Tech breaks ground on the $89 million Center for the Arts (Virginia Tech)
6/7/2010	-	Using Facebook & Twitter to promote Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg (YesMontgomeryVA.org)
6/2/2010	-	'Up on the Roof' provides networking opportunities (CollegiateTimes)
6/2/2010	-	UXB Selected for Demilitarized Services (Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center)
5/24/2010	-	Courtyard by Marriott Blacksburg Ranks 3rd in Nation (Virginia tech Corporate Research Center)
5/13/2010	-	Viva Virginia festival to bring opera, chamber music to Blacksburg this June (Virginia Tech)
5/3/2010	-	Blacksburg Fork and Cork festival draws over 3,500 wine tasting patrons (YesMontgomeryVA.org)
4/24/2010	-	Dish Network set to hire 135 (Roanoke.com)
4/14/2010	-	Blacksburg named 28th "Best Small Place for Business and Careers" by Forbes.com (YesMontgomeryVA.org)
4/12/2010	-	New Economic Development Website Launched for Montgomery County-Blacksburg-Christiansburg, VA (YesMontgomeryVA.org)
4/12/2010	-	Christiansburg recognized in five categories of this year’s “Best of the NRV.” (Town of Christiansburg)
4/8/2010	-	Technology council honors region's businesses (Roanoke.com)
3/31/2010	-	Hiring set to begin for DirecTV call handlers (Roanoke.com)
3/29/2010	-	Blacksburg startup, MiserWare Inc., set to sell products to reduce the energy consumption of data centers (Virginia Business)
3/23/2010	-	Arts center could bring boost to Blacksburg (Roanoke.com)
1/6/2010	-	Officials remain positive about Blacksburg project (Roanoke.com)
2009
11/23/2009	-	NewVa Capital Invests $2.5 Million in Keraderm (Third Security)
11/6/2009	-	Area biotech firms make pitches for funding (Roanoke.com)
10/15/2009	-	Virginia Tech remained in the top 50 in research expenditures in 2008 (Virginia Tech)
10/13/2009	-	Northrop Grumman opens at Corporate Research Center (Roanoke.com)
10/2/2009	-	Wal-Mart Officials prepare for Christiansburg Sam's Club (Roanoke.com)
9/30/2009	-	High-tech firm moving to Blacksburg (Roanoke.com)
8/11/2009	-	VTCRC has funds to expand (Roanoke Times)
8/2/2009	-	Blacksburg's Intrexon: Branching out in biotech (Roanoke.com)
6/24/2009	-	Blacksburg firm gets $10 million infusion (Roanoke.com)
5/24/2009	-	Va. Tech students craft online biz guide (Roanoke.com)
4/3/2009	-	Entrepreneurs trade pitches at VT event (Roanoke.com)
3/25/2009	-	Blacksburg makes list of "Best Small Places for Business & Careers" (Forbes.com)
2/9/2009	-	AstraZeneca licenses novel antidepressant compounds discovered by Mayo Clinic, Virginia Tech collaboration (Virginia Tech)
1/11/2009	-	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.