Erin Burcham, Director of Talent Solutions at the Roanoke Regional Partnership, has been announced as a recipient of the 2021 Economic Development 40 Under 40 Award, the biennial award recognizing rising stars under 40 years old in the economic development industry.
Emily Nussbaum, a staff writer for The New Yorker, was just watching television on Monday, which she does for living, when she came up on a 1970 episode of The Dating Game. Karen Carpenter (yes, that Karen Carpenter) won a date to Roanoke (yes, that Roanoke). Nussbaum’s Twitter post said “a trip to Roanoke seemed more like a punishment” which launched an avalanche of posts setting her straight on Roanoke.
The Roanoke Regional Partnership earned four Summit Awards from PRSA Blue Ridge for work in 2020. The awards represent the best public relations campaigns and tactics in the region.
For the second year, Roanoke is the Top Adventure Town winner in the annual ranking from Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine.
Roanoke edged out Chattanooga and Asheville for the win.
