The New River Valley, comprised of the City of Radford and Floyd, Giles, Montgomery, and Pulaski counties, is located in Southwest Virginia between the Allegheny and Blue Ridge mountains. Blacksburg is within Montgomery County and boasts numerous recognitions. Voted as the 10th Best Place for Business and Careers by Forbes.com, Blacksburg is cited as the 43rd Best Place to Live and Launch in the United States by CNN Money. Blue Ridge Country magazine, Men's Journal, 50 Best Southern Towns, The Sporting News, and Retirement Places Rated also rank Blacksburg as on of the nation's best places to live. In 2005, Expansion Management magazine named Blacksburg as Top Metro for Ph.D.s per Capita (following Ithaca, N.Y.) Best Educated Technical Workforce and Five-Star Knowledge Worker Metro. Blacksburg is home to Virginia Tech (VT), an innovative research university housing the largest population of full-time students in Virginia. Ranked 46th in university research in the United States, VT offers 65 bachelor degree and 145 master's and doctoral degree programs. The result of combining VT graduates, with over 140 high-tech employers in the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center and the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine is a highly skilled and professional workforce. Offering internet access from anywhere in town, Blacksburg is wired for mobile communication. Blacksburg residents and VT students are served by over 160 businesses and restaurants ensuring variety for everyone. For recreation, Blacksburg is renowned for hiking, biking, whitewater rafting, and climbing. Outside magazine ranks it a top ten "dream town" due to its proximity to the Washington National Forest and the Appalachian Trail. |
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About the CRC
The Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center is home to over
140 leading-edge high-tech companies engaged in diverse areas of research and technology.
