Regional Economic Development Award
Mount Rogers Region (VIAA) recognized for superior regional economic development plan
Mount Rogers Region (VIAA) recognized for superior regional economic development plan
Strategically situated along I-81 at its crossroads with I-77, VIAA offers market access to two-thirds of the U.S. population within a day’s truck drive. A key location, an available workforce with outstanding training opportunities, superb quality of life, and a low cost of doing business are huge advantages for locating in VIAA.
An Abingdon-based company is expanding its Wytheville operation with help from the Joint Industrial Development Authority of Wythe County, Wytheville and Rural Retreat.
W&B Fabricators, Inc., a manufacturer of mining machinery and equipment, will invest $3.1 million to establish an operation in Rocky Gap.