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Onward NRV Names Max Davenport Talent Strategies Coordinator
Katie Boswell, Onward NRV Executive Director, has named Max Davenport the organization’s Talent Strategies Coordinator effective October 23, 2023. In this newly created position, Max will focus on...
View ArticleOnward NRV Hosts Fall 2023 Manufacturing Leaders’ Summit
On October 17, 2023, manufacturing leaders from across the region gathered together at the Holiday Inn in Christiansburg Blacksburg to network and learn about leveraging talent needs with the local...
View ArticleOnward NRV Hosts Fall 2023 Tech/IT Leaders’ Summit
On October 17, 2023, technology industry leaders from around the New River Valley gathered for a Tech/IT leaders’ summit at Hyatt Place Blacksburg/University. During the summit, a panel of guest...
View ArticleOnward NRV Interviewed on Work Talk Podcast
Onward NRV Executive Director Katie Boswell was recently interviewed for the Work Talk Podcast associated with the New River/Mount Rogers region of Virginia Career Works. Work Talk is a podcast that...
View ArticleOnward NRV Showcases the NRV at Local Public School Career Fairs
Onward NRV recently attended CTE career fairs at public schools in Giles County and Pulaski County. The Giles County Career and Job Fair was held at Narrows High School on November 1st, 2023, and the...
View ArticleFall 2023 Manufacturing Campaign Receives 240,000+ Video Views
Onward NRV ran a digital manufacturing marketing campaign during the month of October to celebrate national manufacturing month. The campaign’s purpose was to educate potential candidates about the...
View ArticleOnward NRV Sponsors AUVSI Chapter Fall Symposium
Onward NRV Executive Director Katie Boswell represented Onward NRV at the AUVSI Ridge & Valley Chapter’s Fall Symposium on October 24th. This annual event supports the flourishing uncrewed systems...
View ArticleNovember 2023 Tech Talent Digital Marketing Campaign Receives 200,000+ Views
During the month of November, Onward NRV ran a digital marketing campaign to promote tech jobs in Virginia’s New River Valley. Onward NRV’s goal for the campaign was to promote the emerging tech...
View ArticleOnward NRV Represents the NRV at Economic Development Conferences
Onward NRV staff recently had the opportunity to attend several different conferences during the month of November. From November 13th-15th, Senior Director of Business Engagement Samantha Livesay and...
View ArticleOnward NRV Hosts the 2023 Winter Investor Luncheon at New River Community...
Onward NRV hosted their investors at New River Community College for the 2023 Winter Investor Luncheon Thursday, December 14th. The event was sponsored by Freedom First Credit Union (FFCU). Executive...
View ArticleOnward NRV Markets the Region at CES 2024
Onward NRV attended CES 2024 from January 9th – 11th in Las Vegas. This trip was executed in collaboration with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) to market the Commonwealth of...
View ArticleOnward NRV Attends 2024 Business Horizons Career Fair
Onward NRV’s Senior Director of Engagement Samantha Livesay and Talent Strategies Coordinator Max Davenport recently represented Virginia’s New River Valley at the Virginia Tech Business Horizons...
View ArticleOnward NRV Interviewed for Business Spotlight Radio Program
Onward NRV Talent Strategies Coordinator Max Davenport was recently interviewed for the Business Spotlight radio program that airs on WRAD Talk Radio. WRAD is simulcast on 101.7 FM, 103.5 FM, and 1460...
View ArticleOnward NRV Visits Greenville Site Selectors with I-81 Corridor Group
Katie Boswell, Executive Director of Onward NRV, recently visited Greenville, South Carolina as part of the I-81 Corridor Marketing Group. She was joined on the trip by Ann Blair Miller, Director of...
View ArticleOnward NRV Joins Panel Discussion on Economic Development
Katie Boswell, Executive Director of Onward NRV, participated as a panelist for the Economic Development discussion hosted by the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce’s Eggs & Issues program. The...
View ArticleOnward NRV Highlights NRV Experience at WEDN Conference
Executive Director Katie Boswell had the honor of showcasing the NRV Experience internship program on February 22, 2024, at the Women’s Economic Development Network (WEDN) Learn and Lead Forum....
View ArticleOnward NRV Attends Foreign Trade Zone Seminar
Samantha Livesay, Senior Director of Business Engagement, recently attended the National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones (NAFTZ) Fundamentals of FTZs course held in Washington D.C. This one-day...
View ArticleOnward NRV Sponsors Synergy Conference at Virginia Tech
Onward NRV sponsored the first annual Synergy Conference at Virginia Tech on March 1st and 2nd, 2024. The conference was hosted by Virginia Tech’s Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Diversity...
View ArticleOnward NRV’s Spring Investor Reception Highlights Radford University’s...
Onward NRV hosted investors at the Selu Conservancy at Radford University on Thursday, March 14th for the organization’s Spring Investor Reception. The focus of the event was the recent economic impact...
View ArticleOnward NRV Participates in 2024 NRCC Career Fair
Onward New River Valley participated in the annual NRV Job Fair hosted by New River Community College (NRCC) on April 3, 2024. The event was a success for Onward NRV, providing an opportunity to...
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