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Multi-Million Dollar Expansion adds jobs                                                          
Trinity Packaging has announced a multi-million dollar investment expanding its Rocky Mount facility to create 25 new jobs over the next 36 months and retain 75 existing full-time positions.  The company's investment will include the purchase of the former Erath Veneer building, new equipment, and expanded infrastructure.  Trinity, headquartered in Armonk, NY, considered other locations in Tennessee, Pennsylvania, Utah, and Wisconsin before deciding on the Rocky Mount expansion.Aid Station Mile Breakdown Chart

"Our people are our greatest asset and the work ethic of the people in the Rocky Mount area is outstanding" said Dan Mills, Trinity VP of operations.  We were very pleased with the responsiveness of officials from Franklin County, the Town of Rocky Mount, the Roanoke Regional Partnership and the Commonwealth of Virginia as they worked to help us make the expansion happen." 

Click Here, to read more about the expansion at Trinity Packaging
natural beauty makes news with outdoor enthusiasts                                      
The Roanoke, Virginia region and its natural beauty aren't news to those of us who call the region home.  For many of us, the hiking trails of the Blue RidgeAid Station Mile Breakdown Chart Parkway and Appalachian Trail, and the water sports enjoyed on the James River and Smith Mountain Lake were reasons to move here.  But the region was news at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City, UT earlier this month. 

Pete Eshelman, director of outdoor branding, worked the huge trade show to connect with retailers and manufacturers. He clearly caught their attention; the Roanoke, Virginia region was featured in the Market's OR Daily distributed to approximately 1200 exhibitors and attendees.


Bolling Visits with RRP leadership                                                                                        
The Partnership invited Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, Virginia's chief jobs creation officer, to Roanoke to discuss Virginia's renewed focus on economic development with the organization's leadership.Aid Station Mile Breakdown Chart

Bolling acknowledged that Virginia has been losing ground to competing states in resources dedicated to economic development and job creation.  The last session of the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation that is starting to close the gap.  Legislation included an expansion of the Governor's Opportunity Fund and $57.5 million in job creation programs.

The final report of the Governor's Commission on Economic Development and Job Creation is due next month and will include proposed legislative initiatives for the 2011 session to stimulate job growth.  Bolling hinted at a proposed emerging technologies fund and a tourism development fund.

Radical Reels is Back! - 9/15                                                                                                                                     
That's right! Radical Reels and the Get Outside Expo is back!

Faster, steeper, higher, deeper! The most outrageous mountain sport films from the 34th annual Banff Mountain Film Festival will thrill and inspire you with big-screen adventures when RADICAL REELS returns to Roanoke on September 15 at 6:45 PM.  Tickets are $13 - general admission, $7 - students.

Last year's show sold out so we've moved to a larger venue, The Jefferson Center, for the tour's only stop in Virginia.   The Radical Reels Tour spans NorthAid Station Mile Breakdown Chart America bringing a variety of mountain sport films to a wide range of viewers from hard-core outdoor adventurers to weekend warriors. Grab your tickets and hang on to your seats for the world's best action films on skiing, boarding, climbing, biking, kayaking and more - all brought to life on the big screen. The tour makes only one stop in Virginia, and this is it!

GET OUTSIDE EXPO- From 5:00-6:30 local outfitters, stores, non-profits, and volunteer groups will have tables set up showcasing their services and wares. Come meet the people who make and keep the Roanoke area's outdoors exceptional. Email pete@roanoke.org if you are interested in being an exhibitor. There's no charge.

Purchase tickets online at the Jefferson Center or call at 540.345.2550.
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ROANOKE, VA- Most trade show exhibitors want to sell showgoers on a product. Pete Eshelman and Stratton Delany went to Outdoor Retailer Summer market to sell them on a city.Aid Station Mile Breakdown Chart

Eshelman is director of outdoor branding for the Roanoke Regional Partnership, the economic development arm of the western Virginia city and environs. Delany owns the Keirin Culture bike shop in Roanoke along with Kazane racing. They went to Summer market in Salt Lake City to explain why Roanoke is a good place for any outdoor or bicycle company that is looking to relocate its headquarters, build a distribution center, or otherwise expand its reach.

"We're trying to make people aware of Roanoke, put it on their maps, and let them know that this is a good place to consider if you're looking to expand or looking to relocate," Eshelman said.

Along with several outfitters, Roanoke is home to the Six-Eleven Bicycle Co., whose founder, Aaron Dykstra, won the 2010 "Rookie of the Year Award" at the North American Handmade Bicycle Show for his track bike.

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