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The New River Valley ranks as one of the nation's hotspots for business growth, according to an economic development magazine, Site Selection. The Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area, when compared to other metro areas with 200,000 or fewer people, tied with the Winchester area for 10th in the nation by number of projects. Each had seven, the magazine said.
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Unemployment rates in the Roanoke and New River valleys decreased in June, some significantly, from the same month last year. In Roanoke, unemployment fell to 8.3 percent in June from 8.8 percent a year ago. In Roanoke County, unemployment dropped to 5.8 percent from 6.3 percent. In the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area, unemployment fell to 7.5 percent in June from 8.8 percent in June 2010.
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The parent company of National Bank of Blacksburg reached the end of its fiscal year on Dec. 31 with hefty profits to show for 2010. National Bankshares Inc., which operates the second-largest bank in the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford metro area, posted net income of $3.8 million during the year's final three months, a Thursday earnings release said.
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A recently released economic analysis suggests that the Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford Metropolitan Statistical Area has "generally been harder hit by the recession than the state. Few residents in the New River Valley would be surprised by this observation, included in an issue of "Virginia Economic Trends": "Manufacturing has been especially struggling in the metro area."
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I am the local owner/operator of the Domino's Pizza stores in the New River Valley (Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford and Pulaski). I wanted to thank The NRV Current staff for its candid feedback on our new and improved pizza. Glad to see everyone enjoyed our delivery experience. I also wanted to clarify a couple of items from your article ("Eat out review: Domino's Pizza spices up its pies," Feb. 18).
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A new study recommends that a shared emergency 911 communication center be created and used in Montgomery County and Radford. The center could be shared by agencies in Montgomery County, Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Radford, Radford University and Virginia Tech, according to the study's findings. Currently, all six entities have separate dispatch centers and radio systems.
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If you've been happy buying firewood in those portable, plastic- wrapped bundles from the grocery store because a few sticks will do for the season, then don't call The Woodshed. There, firewood is mass produced in a mill for customers who heat primarily or partially with wood. To achieve industrial-scale production, the staff uses a 48-inch cut off saw, ram and splitter. An order fills a dump truck and costs hundreds of dollars.
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There's a new place in town. Judy Rittenhouse hopes it's the kind of place where friends decide to meet before going out to dinner or taking in a movie.
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Facing a revived truck market and with a new labor contract in hand, Volvo Trucks said Wednesday it will recall some 700 workers to its New River Valley plant. When the recalls are completed this spring, Volvo Trucks North America will have brought back over the course of nine months nearly 1,000 of the roughly 2,300 workers laid off from 2007 to 2009, when the recession and new emissions standards decimated demand for heavy trucks. The company had also recalled 580 workers in late 2007.
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It all started with a small, brown leatherbound book, which appeared in John Draper's life just long enough to change it forever. What if he hadn't found it nestled between the other books in his mother's cookbook collection?
