Local
11 months ago
Construction continues on Rockingham County Buc-ee’s

The store will also bring about 200 jobs to the commonwealth. The tentative date for opening is set for July 4, 2025.

Local
11 months ago
Downtown Harrisonburg businesses team up for raffle to benefit Southwest Va. disaster recovery

Several businesses are contributing gift certificates to eight bundles that will be raffled off through the end of the month.

Local
11 months ago
Youngkin announces expansion for Verona Shamrock Farms facility

The project will create 28 new jobs and add 81,00 square feet to the company’s existing 250,000-square-foot facility in Mill Place Commerce Park in Verona.

Ask the Expert
11 months ago
Boost your brand with radio and online news advertising

Combining online local news advertising with a radio campaign is a valuable approach, leveraging the strengths of both mediums to reach a broader and more engaged audience, reinforcing the advertising message.

Local
11 months ago
James Madison University to host economic summit

The daylong summit builds on the work of the 2021 and 2022 Regional Economic Recovery Series events and will take a solutions-focused and collaborative approach by bringing together people from across the valley working to address issues in housing, childcare, transportation and workforce development.  

Local
11 months ago
Long awaited fuel station and convenience store opens in Broadway

The Rockingham Petroleum Cooperative’s Broadway fuel center welcomed its first customers on Monday. The center’s location in the town’s southeast end makes it the third location in the Shenandoah Valley, following their two other centers in Harrisonburg and Broadway.

Local
12 months ago
Board of Supervisors grants permit to proposed event space near Massanutten Resort

The project, which would also include a craft brewery and restaurant, was tabled at the Board’s meeting earlier this month after residents near the proposed site on Resort Drive spoke against it. County staff also voiced concerns about a lack of access for emergency vehicles on site.  

Business
12 months ago
Spook-tacular Halloween decor ideas you’ll want to try this year

Trending Halloween Decorations for inside and outside your home for fall 2024 from Amazon!

Local
12 months ago
Harrisonburg sees new record in visitor spending with $242 million in 2023

In 2023, visitors spent $242.2 million in Harrisonburg, a nearly 17 percent increase over pre-pandemic numbers that have grown every year since 2019. That spending supported 2,678 jobs in the city and contributed nearly $13 million to local tax revenue.

Local
12 months ago
AYR Wellness chosen as medical cannabis provider for the Shenandoah Valley

If they meet the requirements necessary to obtain a pharmaceutical processor permit, the company will be free to cultivate cannabis plants, produce marijuana products and sell to qualified medical marijuana patients.