Virginia Western celebrates new STEM Building with
Grand Opening
Regional leaders cite facility as hub of collaboration that will drive innovation and economic growth.
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W. Heywood Fralin of the Virginia Western Educational Foundation Board of Directors addresses attendees at the October 17, 2019 grand opening event.
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Virginia Western Community College welcomed community members from across the Roanoke Region to celebrate the grand opening of its new $37-million STEM building on Thursday. More than 300 attendees heard from local elected officials, business leaders and students about the impact the new facility will have on growing the local economy through collaboration and innovation.
“This building will drive our region forward in the fields of STEM and health professions,” said Dr. Robert H. Sandel, President of Virginia Western. “It will be the home of innovation and the next bright idea. It will help the Commonwealth of Virginia continue to be one of the best places in America to do business.”
The grand opening event had a student-focused feel as recent alumni introduced each of the speakers and shared details on how their STEM education at Virginia Western has impacted them. Following the speakers’ portion, faculty members showed attendees the facility, labs and the cutting-edge new equipment.
“To me, the building is about preparing students for jobs that don’t exist yet,” said Amy White, Dean of STEM. “The space allows them to focus on critical thinking, problem-solving skills and communication skills. It’s not about the equipment. It’s not about the buttons on the machine. It’s about why the buttons are on the machine, and how the students can solve problems using the latest and greatest equipment.”
Speakers such as Delegate Terry Austin, Roanoke City Mayor Sherman Lea, Roanoke businessman W. Heywood Fralin and Richard Farthing of Virginia’s Community Colleges spoke about how investment in higher education, and STEM in particular, will continue to drive the region’s economic growth.
“One of the most important players in this [region’s] movement to a knowledge-based economy is Virginia Western Community College. Its growth not only in size but also in stature has been remarkable and this growth has focused on quality,” said Fralin, a member of the Virginia Western Educational Foundation Board of Directors. “There has been a recent focus on recruiting top business leaders throughout the region to serve on the Foundation’s Board of Directors, and [the college’s recent] accomplishments are a result of the leadership of the outstanding administration of Virginia Western Community College and the Foundation Board of Directors which has included visionaries like the late Charles Steger. Together they have produced for this region one of the best community colleges in the entire system. Needless to say, we are proud of Virginia Western Community College.”
Programs that will be located in the STEM Building include Mechatronics, Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Biotechnology, Physics and Mathematics. New cutting-edge equipment includes a phase contrast fluorescence microscope, a multiphoton confocal microscope, a scanning electron microscope, four new spectrometers, process control units, a 5 axis CNC milling machine, a 24-foot water flume and a collaborative robot.
By the Numbers
- 44 miles of communication cable
- 217 computers
- 103 TV monitors
- 70 white boards
- 12 wet labs (an increase of 5 on campus)
New Equipment
- Phase Contrast Fluorescence Microscope: Detects the presence of materials, such as protein, and identifies the location of materials in relation to other structures in a cell or tissue.
- Multiphoton Confocal Microscope: Provides high-resolution fluorescent imaging of cellular processes or other materials and generates 3D images of structures using laser scanning to improve resolution.
- Scanning Electron Microscope: Provides visibility at 250 to 500 times the magnification of most light microscopes, with focused electron beams to show detailed features of samples and composition and topography information. This microscope allows visualization at the nanometer level.
- 4 new spectrometers: Used in analytical chemistry to determine information about an object or substance, these sophisticated instruments employ a variety of methods to identify and characterize materials and molecules.
- Collaborative Robot: Much like industrial robots that are common in manufacturing, the largest difference between the two is that collaborative robots are designed to safely work with human operators rather than in lieu of operators. The robot can easily be taught new processes and tasks as operators or operations change, without safety concerns.
Top 5 STEM programs of study at Virginia Western
- Mechatronics
- Engineering
- Biology/Chemistry/Biotechnology
- Computer Science and Information Technology
- Health Sciences
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Scott Martin (l) and Dave Weisman (r) are the local owners of Bin There Dump That of Central Virginia.
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Bin There Dump That of
Central Virginia opens in
City of Roanoke
Bin There Dump That of Central Virginia recently opened for business and is providing a unique roll off dumpster rental service for contractors and homeowners in Southwest and Central Virginia, including the Roanoke, New River Valley, Smith Mountain Lake and Lynchburg regions. The company is headquartered in the Roanoke Industrial Center in Southeast Roanoke.
Bin There Dump That of Central Virginia is a locally owned franchise of Bin There Dump That USA, North America’s leading provider of residential friendly dumpster rental services. Since beginning franchising operations in 2004, Bin There Dump That has grown exponentially, now serving over 110 territories across the United States and Canada.
What makes Bin There Dump That of Central Virginia unique is their “residential friendly” approach to renting a dumpster. This approach focuses on delivering a waste management solution designed to meet the needs of homeowners and contractors undertaking residential remodeling, home improvement, clean out and restoration projects. The firm provides a high level of customer service, from friendly “Dumpster Consultants” who personally take customer’s calls and provide guidance as to what solution is best for the project to convenient, reliable, prompt and professional dumpster drop off and pick up performed by trained “Dumpster Delivery Experts”. They offer 100% driveway protection (the dumpsters are placed on boards, never coming in contact with the homeowner’s driveway), same day/next day delivery service, smaller trucks and a range of 4 to 20-yard compact dumpsters (about the size of a mini-van) that can fit into tight spaces. The dumpsters feature walk-in double doors, eliminating the need to toss heavy objects over the side and making loading easy. They even sweep up when they leave! This exceptional service is provided for one very affordable “All In” price, making dumpster rental simple, friendly and convenient.
Local owners Scott Martin and Dave Weisman have lived in the Roanoke area for nearly 20 years and are proud to call it home. They are excited about the opportunity to provide their services to homeowners, contractors, restoration service providers and realtors throughout Southwest and Central Virginia. For more information and to book a dumpster for your next project, give them a call at 540-566-4777 or visit the website at
www.virgniniasbestdumpsters.com
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Congratulations to Arara Language Solutions, LLC
City of Roanoke Company Wins Micro Business Award
The 33rd Annual Small Business Awards was held by the Roanoke Regional Chamber on Tuesday, October 1, 2019. The event recognizes the accomplishments of the region’s best small businesses and not-for-profit organizations in front of 400 attendees. Among the winners was Arara Language Solutions, LLC in the Micro Business category.
Arara Language Solutions, LLC was founded in 2015 by Joslaine Austin with the goal of providing professional interpreting and translation services with excellent customer service. Joslaine fell in love with interpreting during her first interpreting assignment for Godiva at just 19 years old. Her love of languages continued in her studies in Spanish and French over the next decades and continue today with her study of Korean. Joslaine founded Arara to provide language capabilities to community members and clients in the Roanoke Valley, but as Arara’s reach grows, so has the goal of bringing language services beyond the Roanoke and beyond Virginia, allowing them to serve clients in other states, including California, Florida, New York, Tennessee, and overseas.
The company started with services in Arabic, French, Portuguese, and Spanish languages and serving a handful of clients. Today they can claim exponential growth in the quantity and quality of their services. Arara currently offer services in over 70 languages to clients in local, state and federal government, as well as many corporate clients, attorneys’ offices, school systems, and medical and mental health facilities.
The company's services include translation, and interpreting in languages such as Ewe, Fuzhou, Kamba, Luxembourgish, Twi, Visayan, and many more! Founder/Owner Joslaine Austin says "we’re blessed to have such a unique team of talented contractors who work with us, with many holding higher education degrees and even specialized certificates. We continuously recruit and train our team members on the practices and norms of the language services to better serve our clients."
The company is humbled by the recent award as the 2019 Micro Business of the Year from the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce and grateful for previous nominations as Best New Small Business in 2016, and 2017, and Best Small Business in 2018. Austin goes on to say, "we appreciate our clients who have shared their successes with us as well!" One such client, Dr. Michelle A. Ickes, Ph.D. CCC-A from The Roanoke Valley Speech and Hearing Center stated
“Thank you so very much for your perfect balance between professionalism and a warm, friendly, comfortable demeanor. You are so exquisitely professional…yet you make the clients and each of us (clinicians & staff) feel so comfortable and at ease. You are such a blessing to me and to our clients every time we have the pleasure of working with you.”
While growth in contractors, profit margins and community outreach has helped make Arara a growing language service provider in the area, it is our passion and personalized customer service with its solid foundation of core values, training, and community outreach that sets the company apart from other local businesses which might be offering similar services.
It is the company's practice to reply to a request within 24 business hours, and to always have a bilingual representative readily available on the phone.
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Arara Language Solutions, LLC Founder/Owner Joslaine Austin (pictured left) works with
NASA staff member at Discover Center in New York.
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Claude Moore Education Complex expansion receives honor for architectural design
Virginia Western and Roanoke Higher Education Center
collaborated on home for culinary arts.
The Claude Moore Education Complex expansion project in downtown Roanoke, a collaboration between Virginia Western Community College and the Roanoke Higher Education Center, has been named winner of an Award of Merit within the Contextual Design category from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Virginia chapter. The Claude Moore Complex houses the college’s Al Pollard Culinary Arts Program, which prepares students for careers in the restaurant and hospitality industries.
The AIA Award of Merit is a prestigious and competitive award on a national basis for architectural firms. Building design in context with environs is very important consideration. The 8,000-foot expansion, which opened in Fall Semester 2018, created three new state-of-the-art kitchens and incorporated historical elements to help tell the vibrant story of the Gainsboro Community.
Also known as the Design Awards, the AIA Virginia honors celebrate projects no older than seven years that contribute to the built environment and are clear examples of thoughtful, engaging design. Award categories include Architecture, Contextual Design, Historic Preservation, Interior Design, and Residential Design. These 22 projects will be celebrated at the Visions for Architecture gala on Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at the Hilton Downtown Richmond.
Spectrum Design, PC, was the architectural firm on the project and Avis Construction was the contractor.
For more information about the 2019 AIA Virginia Design Awards, visit: https://www.aiava.org/2019-design-awards-announced
Virginia Western Community College is a forward-thinking community college inspiring individual, community and economic transformation. It provides quality educational opportunities that empower students for success and strengthen communities. The college provides credit academic programs and non-credit workforce training along with distance learning online and dual enrollment courses in area high schools. To learn more, visit
www.virginiawestern.edu
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Passenger Traffic Continues to
Grow at ROA
September traffic was up 13.9% at the
Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport as 2019 continues trend of strong traffic growth.
The Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport continues to see 2019 traffic increase with September traffic up 13.9% on a year over year basis. September 2019 saw 60,253 passengers fly via ROA compared to 52,860 in September of 2018 an increase of 7,393 passengers or 246 more passengers flying ROA each day vs. 2019. Year to date passenger traffic is up 8.7% versus 2018 with 525,393 passengers served this year compared to 483,191 in 2018.
Strong community support, additional capacity, and improved airline operational reliability have all played roles in the continuation of sustained passenger growth, which began in September of 2016. The airport is on track to have its busiest year since 2000 and serve over 700,000 passengers, an increase of over 100,000 compared to 2017.
“We are pleased to see this positive trend continue through 2019, especially given our strong traffic numbers in 2016, 2017 and 2018,” stated Timothy T. Bradshaw, A.A.E., executive director of the Roanoke Regional Airport Commission. “Passenger demand is a critical factor when speaking with airlines regarding improving and increasing air service to our region. Our carriers have added capacity at ROA and our customers have utilized it, which has led to more capacity added and hopefully new destinations. Robust air service is a key component for growth in the region. We appreciate the support of our community choosing to fly ROA.”
The Commission continually works with the airlines to improve reliability, reduce airfare and upgrade equipment serving the region. This has played a significant role in the increase of passengers using the airport. In addition, the commission has invested resources to promote the services available at ROA and sincerely thanks our customers for choosing to fly ROA.
The Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport is the primary airport for Virginia’s Blue Ridge and the New River Valley. ROA serves over 660,000 passengers per year via 4 airlines (American Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, and Allegiant Air) with nonstop service to 6 hub cities (Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago, New York LaGuardia, Philadelphia, and Washington Dulles) as well as weekly flights to Orlando Sanford International Airport and St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. To learn more, please visit
www.flyroa.com
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Virginia Museum of Transportation and Volvo Trucks North America
come together to Honor America’s Military Heroes
Volvo Trucks’ New River Valley (NRV) assembly plant in Dublin, Virginia recently donated its 2007 Ride for Freedom Volvo VNL 670 model for display at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. The one-of-a-kind truck honors U.S. military personnel taken as prisoners of war or missing in action (POW/MIA) through a custom collage featuring imagery from Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. Also included are the words, “All Gave Some …Some Gave All.” The truck will be proudly featured near the front
entrance of the museum.
For each of the past 28 years, a Volvo truck with uniquely different decals is prepared to participate in the annual Ride for Freedom, a rally held in Washington, D.C. on Memorial Day weekend. Volvo Trucks employees, the UAW Local 2069 Veterans Committee and a caravan of local motorcyclists travel to our nation’s capital where 900,000 individuals gather to honor
veterans and remember soldiers listed as POW/MIA.
The Ride for Freedom Volvo VNL670 model was proudly assembled at the NRV plant, Volvo Trucks’ largest manufacturing plant in the world, right here in the Commonwealth of VA. Volvo Trucks’ Ride for Freedom trucks have been featured in national publications, showcased at numerous Volvo Trucks dealerships, headlined at the Carlisle Nations Truck Show and shown at national transportation events.
The Museum’s collection, housed in the original 1918 Norfolk & Western Freight Station, includes approximately 10,000 objects, including more than 50 pieces of rolling stock—locomotives and other rail cars—including the largest collection of diesel locomotives in the South. The Museum has expanded its galleries to include a diverse collection of historical automobiles and transit vehicles, historical aviation items, and other unique artifacts representing the transportation culture of Virginia communities.
Today, the Virginia Museum of Transportation welcomes guests from across the nation and around the world to celebrate an American success story of innovators.
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Luiz DaSilva named inaugural executive director for Commonwealth Cyber Initiative
Virginia Tech recently announced that an internationally recognized expert in networks who currently leads an initiative that applies the expertise of 250 researchers across 10 universities in Ireland will lead the
Commonwealth Cyber Initiative
(CCI).
Luiz A. DaSilva, professor of telecommunications at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, and director of CONNECT – the Science Foundation Ireland Centre for Future Communications and Networks, will join CCI in March 2020 as its inaugural executive director.
At CCI, DaSilva will lead a network of higher education and industry experts to build an ecosystem of cyber-related research, education, and engagement that will position Virginia as a world leader in cybersecurity and cyber-physical systems.
With partnership of both higher education institutions and industry, CCI was established in the 2018-2020 Virginia budget, which will invest $20 million annually from 2020 and beyond.
“The Commonwealth Cyber Initiative is an extraordinary venture, and I am pleased and excited to lead this effort with the many academic and corporate partners dedicated to its success,” said DaSilva. “Building trust among all our stakeholders and fostering inter-institution collaborations will be key to the success of CCI, as will articulating the impact of our research, including scientific breakthroughs as well as commercialization success, to foster and maintain economic vitality in Virginia.”
As the director of CONNECT, DaSilva leads a multi-university initiative that produces world-class research in communications and networks; attracts foreign direct investment into the country; and produces intellectual property, human capital, and spin-outs that have made Ireland a leader in information and communications technology. Focused on future networks and communications, CONNECT convenes the expertise of 250 researchers across 10 universities in Ireland and has attracted more than 80 million euro in funding over a six-year period.
“With an international reputation as an expert in wireless networks and experience directing a major research and economic development institute, Luiz is the right person to take the helm at CCI,” said Virginia Tech President Tim Sands. “His familiarity with our stakeholders in education, industry, and government will be invaluable in advancing the commonwealth as the nation’s leader in cyber research.”
DaSilva comes to CCI with 21 years of experience in academia, including 17 years in the Commonwealth of Virginia as a professor at Virginia Tech, and has established an international reputation for leadership and innovation in wireless communications and networks research. During his tenure at Trinity College, DaSilva built a large research group.
The search that resulted in DaSilva’s appointment
began earlier this year
. Stakeholders from across the commonwealth who helped develop the CCI blueprint took active roles on the search committee. "Selection process for the new CCI director was carefully crafted and executed, which included stakeholders from all CCI nodes,” said Erdem Topsakal, chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Virginia Commonwealth University and the director of the Central Virginia Node of CCI. “I am pleased to see that our collaborative efforts resulted in recruiting an internationally recognized cybersecurity expert.”
Through his leadership of CCI, DaSilva will continue to advance a highly connected network that engages institutions of higher education, industry, and government, along with nongovernmental and economic development organizations. CCI will connect regional nodes across the commonwealth, each led by an institution of higher education, which are designed to be vibrant centers of research, learning, and innovation tailored to their local ecosystem.
“We are fortunate to have someone with his skillset,” said Brian Payne, vice provost for academic affairs at Old Dominion University, director of the Coastal Virginia Center for Cyber Innovation, a regional node of CCI, and search committee representative. “Few individuals have successfully led multidisciplinary and multi-institutional research centers. Dr. DaSilva has the leadership experience and scholarly background needed to ensure the success of the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative.”
“Luiz is extremely well qualified to take on the role of executive director of CCI and brings a wealth of experience through his recent role in managing a similar center,” said Melur “Ram” Ramasubramanian, vice president for research at the University of Virginia and CCI executive director search committee member. “He will be very effective in positioning Virginia as a world leader in cybersecurity, data analytics, machine learning, and autonomous systems.”
DaSilva is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) for his contributions to cognitive networking and to resource management in wireless networks. He pioneered the application of game theory to analyze and design wireless networks, authoring the first book on the topic. DaSilva is also responsible for seminal work on cognitive networking and spectrum and network sharing. He has authored two books, more than 250 peer-reviewed papers, and is a frequent keynote speaker and invited lecturer around the world.
“Luiz has distinguished himself as a leader who can inspire and bring partners together to work toward a common goal, and has a demonstrated record of convening talent and expertise to advance large scale initiatives,” said Cyril Clarke, executive vice president and provost at Virginia Tech. “His strength of leadership and ability to attract external funding and investment will position CCI for continued success and service to our commonwealth.”
“CCI’s leader will be critical to uniting the network’s existing expertise and attracting new talent to Virginia to power the state’s cyber innovation ecosystem,” said Don Taylor, interim vice president for research and innovation at Virginia Tech. “Luiz is an internationally recognized expert and leader who is well positioned to advance CCI and establish Virginia as a world leader in the cyber domain.”
DaSilva earned his Ph.D., master’s and bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Kansas. He is an IEEE Fellow and IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Lecturer (2015-18), a Fellow of Trinity College, and a former Virginia Tech College of Engineering Faculty Fellow.
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The Grandin Village and its business community lost 30 year resident and neighborhood caregiver James Tarpley on October 22, 2019. Roanoke City Manager Bob Cowell remembers the “Angel of Grandin,” James Hunter Tarpley, and his contributions to the our community.
Please visit the Featured BizLink above to access this message.
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Virginia Tech BUSINESS BITS
Appreciation
Recently I was presenting “Bridging the Generation Gap” at a state conference. I had an audience of 92, about half were classified as Generation X (born 1965-1908). The other half of the group was made up of Baby Boomers and Millennials. At one point we were having a lively conversation about what words, actions, and behaviors bring out your worst and your best in the workplace. We were trying to determine which characteristics were specific to generations and which were general to all employees, regardless of age.
There were definitely some topics that came up that were specific to a generation. The Boomers, for instance, were way more likely to ask for signs of respect in the workplace, and to want face to face communication. The Millennials wanted flexible work days and perks such as being able to volunteer for a day or two a year for one of their favorite charities.
What amazed everyone were the commonalities, voiced in a variety of ways. It seems all employees, regardless of their generation, seek to feel appreciated at work. We heard it over and over again. One person would say that the simple words “please” and “thank you” brings out their best. Another would say that being pleasant to others at work created a positive culture.
Every day, as we go about our daily activities, we all see people who refuse to express common courtesy or appreciation. From other drivers who don’t wave “thank you” when you let them in, to people who are in the service industry and are gruff, we wonder what is wrong in their lives that they behave in that manner? Yet, we can get so busy at work that we forget to stop, take a breath, and be appreciative of all we have and what our co-workers bring to our day.
The group I was working with realized that if everyone had an internal weekly quota of how many times they would like to express appreciation during the work week, it would really make a difference. What number could you commit to? What if you also decided to be more aware of appreciation at home or with complete strangers?
I just finished writing a note to mail to one of my friends who went the extra mile for me the other day. I thanked her verbally at the time and after the fact. But this is a great example of how a little appreciation can go a long way. I hope she is surprised by the note. One down…
I hope you’ll join me in being even more appreciative in the coming months.
Business Bits
is brought to you by Lesa Hanlin (
Lesa@vt.edu
), Virginia Tech, Executive Director, Roanoke Regional Initiatives (540-767-6100).
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2019 Writer by Bus winner, Lucy Marcus reads her “Dandelion Wishes.”
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2019 Writer by Bus Debuts at Hollins University Reading
Chapbook of author Lucy Marcus’ works now available for purchase or download at the RIDE Solutions website.
RIDE Solutions and Hollins University recently hosted Lucy Marcus, the 2019 Writer by Bus, for a debut reading of works from her chapbook “Dandelion Wishes.”
“Ms. Marcus’ collection of short stories continues the tradition established by each of our previous writers of developing an engaging body of work that tells the story of public transportation and those it served in a compelling, thoughtful way,” said RIDE Solutions Director Jeremy Holmes.
Marcus, a 2019 graduate of Hollins’ MFA program in creative writing, was selected through a competitive process this past spring by RIDE Solutions, the Roanoke City Arts Commission, and the Greater Roanoke Transit Company to be the Writer by Bus. Tuesday’s reading was the first public release of the material she developed as a result of her time with the program. She joined the reading remotely from her home in New York City.
“Writer by Bus, and the greater Art by Bus effort of which the program is a component, remains one of our favorite ways to educate citizens on the value of public transit,” continued Holmes. “What better way to address head on the perceptions surrounding who rides the bus and why than to work with our valley’s creative community to tell the full story of the neighborhoods and neighborhoods served by our buses.”
In addition to Lucy Marcus, the recent reading was joined by all previous Writers by Bus: Melanie Almeder, Meighan Sharp, Shari Dragovich, and Tim Thornton, each of whom read selections from their works.
RIDE Solutions is a commuter services program operated by the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission in cooperation with the New River Valley Planning District Commission, the Central Virginia Planning District Commission, and the West Piedmont Planning District Commission. It provides multimodal trip planning services for citizens and employers throughout Central and Southwest Virginia.
For more information, contact Jeremy Holmes, Director, RIDE Solutions
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Renovation/Reuse Opportunity
for Non-Profit and Community Organizations
Former Fishburn Park Caretaker’s Cottage
Proposal Deadline: December 31, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.
The former caretaker’s cottage (building only) is available for Lease in “As-Is” condition to non-profit and/or community organizations interested in a renovation and reuse opportunity. A maximum lease term of 5 years is offered with possible additional renewals thereafter. The cottage, located at 2424 Brambleton Ave., S.W. (Tax Map Number 1470301), is adjacent to the entrance of Fishburn Park along the Murray Run Greenway which extends from Grandin Road to Colonial Avenue. A portion of the cottage was built in the late 1820’s and the City of Roanoke has owned the property since 1925.
How to Propose:
Proposals for the Cottage must contain the following elements:
- Description of the organization’s history and purpose
- Business Plan outlining the intended use of the Cottage and funding of its renovation/reuse. The plan must include a renovation timeline for the cottage from the initial lease term to the completion of the project
- Renovation/Reuse plan outlining proposed physical improvements and proposed actions to retain/restore character defining architectural features of the cottage
- Any conditions and/or contingencies associated with the submitted Proposal.
Please submit your written proposal including the form on the following page to:
Marc Nelson,
Manager, Department of Economic Development
117 Church Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24011
Only those proposals sent to the Department of Economic Development and containing all of the proposal elements above will be considered.
For more information, please contact the Department of Economic Development at
540-853-2715.
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Check Out Additional Properties Here!
City Owned Available Property
The City of Roanoke has a variety of properties, from existing buildings to buildable sites,
presently available for acquisition. The purchase of City property must be approved by Council; this requires potential buyers to submit a proposal for the property.
For more information on available properties and the proposal process, please visit the links below:
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BizRoanoke is a monthly television program highlighting economic activity and programs within the City of Roanoke.
Tune into RVTV Channel 3 to learn more, access it on our website at
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Upcoming Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture
The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series brings nationally renowned experts to Roanoke. The
free public lectures
are open to members of the general public as well as to Virginia Tech and Carilion faculty, students, and staff.
Climate Change: Policy, People, and Place
When:
November 7, 2019, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Who:
Vicki Arroyo, M.P.A., J.D
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Executive Director, Georgetown Climate Center, Professor from Practice, Assistant Dean, Centers and Institutes, Georgetown University Law Center
Where:
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute
2 Riverside Circle, Roanoke, VA 24016
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Veterans and First Responders:
Police, EMS, & Firefighters Appreciation Celebration
&
Flag Retirement Ceremony
With Local Boy and Girl Scout Troops
Co-Sponsored by
Williamson Road Area Business Association (WRABA) and Good Samaritan Hospice
Co-Hosted by WSLC, WPLY and WFIR Radio Stations
Thursday November 14, 2019 6:00 pm
Fire Station #3; 4803 Williamson Road, Roanoke, VA 24012
RSVP
(no later than Nov. 12)
:
- WRABA
- Good Samaritan Hospice
- Roanoke City Fire Station #3
- Mission BBQ
- City of Roanoke
- Roanoke County
- WSLC Radio Station
- Northwest Ace Hardware
- WPLY Radio Station
- WFIR Radio Station
- James Breckinridge Middle School Band
- Boy Scout Troops #584 & #5
- New Freedom Farm Color Guard
We invite all Veterans and the public to join us as we honor those who have served to protect our freedom.
Food and drinks following ceremony provided by Mission BBQ.
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