Vision: Bridging the Valleys for Long Term Economic Growth

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Vision Bridging the Valleys for Long Term
Economic Growth
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250th out of 273 Metro Regions We can do MUCH
better!
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What will a CSA designation bring to our Region?
Roanoke MSA
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford MSA (New River
Valley NRV)
Counties Botetourt Craig Franklin Roanoke
Independent Cities Roanoke Salem
Counties Giles Montgomery Pulaski
Independent Cities Radford Pop 158,328 Per
Capita 17,184
CSA Pop 454,860 Per Capita ??
Pop 296,532 Per Capita 20,390
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Virginias 81 Corridor Creative Class Academic
Assets
Hollins U
Roanoke College
VA Tech
Radford U
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81 Corridor Research Technology Assets
Riverside Centre for Research and Technology
Center for Research Technology
VA Tech Corporate Research Center
Smart Road
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Regional Assets strong industrial/technology
clusters
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Smart Road at Mile 121 make it a symbol for
Connecting the Valleys and driving more
research
Smart Road
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Economic Assets - Intermodal Rail Location at
Exit 132 (Dixie Caverns) more Commuters crossing
the MSA boundaries
Center for Research Technology
Intermodal Site
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81 Corridor Outdoor Recreational Assets
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Goal see our unified region exceed national
employment averages today we are behind
relative to the State/Nation
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Focus Regional Efforts on our economic drivers of
success
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Attract more High Paying (Creative Class) Jobs
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Goal match or exceed the State Avg for Growth