The Italian manufacturer of automotive components announced that it would invest $75 million to establish its first North American production plant in March 2016. The facility will create 350 jobs over the next five years.
Roanoke earned a seventh All-America City Award – the only location to do that – from the National Civic League. The award recognizes communities for civic engagement to help more young children from low-income families achieve grade-level reading proficiency and early school success.
SALEM, Va. (May 25, 2017) – The Roanoke Region’s beer brewing industry continues to grow with today’s announcement that Parkway Brewing Co. will expand its operation in Salem, creating 13 new jobs over the next three years.
Deschutes Roanoke.
It sure does have a nice ring to it.
What you might not know is that Deschutes to Roanoke is a project four years in the making.
Here’s a glimpse of how it came together.
January 2012: Roanoke Regional Partnership begins “water” campaign to showcase the Roanoke Region’s availability of high quality and quantity of water, good wastewater capacity, and affordability.
The ongoing dialogue between the Roanoke Region and Deschutes began to take shape with constant communication over the next couple of years. It became clear that the communities had a lot in common. The process included an official request for information in October 2013 and multiple visits between Bend and Roanoke.
Business and quality of life. These two components were a part of multiple visits here by from Deschutes employees. Business was on the agenda although almost every visit included fun – from joining hundreds of people on the greenway for a pub run to biking at Carvins Cove to having a bite and a beer at some of the region’s best restaurants.
Media coverage began to appear that Deschutes was looking for an East Coast home and Roanoke was among a handful of communities on that list. Support from all over the region – from editorials in the newspaper to chatter in the community to the #Deschutes2Rke campaign on social media to gifts sent from individuals to the brewery – has been incredible. You could hardly leave home without someone talking about Deschutes’ East Coast aspirations.
October 2015: The “Deschutes 2 Roanoke” Facebook page, created by Michael Galliher, shows overwhelming community support for the project. Social groups, organizations, and individuals post photos to social media holding signs spelling #Deschutes2Rke.Deschutes Roanoke: For questions and inquiries
Deschutes Brewery: General brewery information and beer finder
Announcement: Media information
#Deschutes2Rke: Social media feed
Location: Roanoke Centre for Industry & Technology
