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Welcome to Roanoke, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia is located midway between New York, NY and Atlanta, GA on Interstate 81, 168 miles west of the state capital, Richmond, VA. The city is the center of one of Virginia's largest metropolitan regions, and a hub of transportation, finance, and industry for the southwestern part of the state. The scenic beauty of the Roanoke Valley, located between the Blue Ridge and the Virginia Alleghany Highlands, makes the city a pleasant as well as an economically diverse place to live and work. The city's position on the East Coast gives it ready access to close to two-thirds of the total population of the nation within a radius of 500 miles.

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  • January 19, 2018

    Jefferson College to Combine with Radford University; Create Combined Health Education Program

  • January 4, 2018

    Atlantic Credit and Finance to Create 115 New Jobs in the City of Roanoke

  • November 28, 2017

    Three Notch'd Brewery to Expand to Downtown Roanoke

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      • Incentive Programs
        • Enterprise Zone Program
        • Commonwealth of Virginia Incentives
        • Economic Development Authority Entrepreneur Grant
        • Historic Tax Credits
        • New Market Tax Credits
        • Real Estate Tax Exemption Programs
        • Small Business Administration Programs
      • Workforce Development Programs
    • For Local Business
      • Incentive Programs
        • Enterprise Zone Program
        • Commonwealth of Virginia Incentives
        • Economic Development Authority Entrepreneur Grant
      • Workforce Development Programs
      • Sites and Buildings
      • Business Visitation Program
      • Economic Development Authority
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        • EDA Annual Review
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