Onward NRV Hosts Economic Vitality Summit

VIRGINIA’S NEW RIVER VALLEY – Onward NRV hosted its first Economic Vitality Meeting on Thursday, February 14 for economic development professionals in Virginia’s New River Valley.

The NRV Economic Vitality Summit is an initiative created through Onward NRV’s five-year strategy. The purpose is to promote collaboration within the NRV by bringing key partners in the economic development realm together twice a year to encourage communication and identify areas of common interest.

Key economic development partners invited to participate in Summit, included:

Topics of discussion included Business Attraction; Business Retention & Expansion; Entrepreneurship; Talent & Workforce Development; Transportation; and Tourism. The event also included a time for networking so attendees could connect individually.

The meeting was hosted at the Holiday Inn Christiansburg. Onward NRV plans to host the next summit this fall.

Onward NRV: Onward NRV is a public/private, regional economic development organization whose mission is to attract and retain world class jobs, investment, and talent in Virginia’s New River Valley. It’s also a movement where leaders from business, government, and higher education work together to promote the economic vitality of the region.