In this edition of Thalhimer’s Research Spotlight, we explore the Roanoke region located in Southwest Virginia. With a backdrop of the Blue Ridge and Alleghany mountains, Roanoke combines the benefits of livability with the accessibility of a major metropolitan market. The region’s economic development alliances are focused on attracting talent and new businesses to expand on the area’s well-established and renowned higher education and life sciences industries and to further develop the area into an innovation hub. With pad-ready sites primed for development, Roanoke is prepping for the next wave of growth.

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