ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (January 21, 2020) – Franklin County officials and Governor Ralph Northam today announced the largest investment to date in the Summit View Business Park. Traditional Medicinals, the leading seller of organic herbal wellness tea in the U.S., will invest $29.7 million to build an East Coast manufacturing and processing operation. The company will build a 125,000 s.f. facility on 30 acres and create 56 new jobs.
The Roanoke Regional Partnership brought home three Summit Awards from PRSA Blue Ridge in November at The Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center. The awards represent the best public relations campaigns and tactics in the region.
Schaefer Rolls cut the ribbon on its new plant in Alleghany County on Oct. 18. The company is creating 31 jobs and is a key supplier to WestRock.
Three years ago, the Roanoke Regional Partnership and its Roanoke Outside were approached with an idea by local cyclists. Take a small local cyclocross race. Attract riders from all over. Grow it just as we did the Blue Ridge Marathon. And build the region’s reputation as a destination for all kinds of cyclists.
