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The Retail Merchants Association of Lynchburg held a media tradeshow to introduce business owners to media partners Tuesday. Here is a press release from the RMA:

It may have been 94 degrees outside but on Tuesday inside the James River Conference Center in downtown Lynchburg, business owners and representatives thoughts were on the chilly season of the holidays and the New Year. At the first ever Retail Merchants Association’s  (RMA) Media Tradeshow, business owners were introduced to the expansive number of media partners offered here in the Region 2000 area.  With the assistance of their Local RMA, businesses were given some tools to make marketing their business more affordable. This annual event will give business owners the tools needed to partner with other businesses to promote their products and services in the most economical manor… in this case co-op advertising. Businesses were also introduced to Region 2000’s Small Business Development Centre and SCORE, a group of volunteers comprised of working or retired business owners.  Both organizations were on hand to assist in marketing budgets for the New Year. Read more »

A film created to recruit young professionals to the Roanoke and New River Valleys was shown for the first time at the NewVa Corridor Technology Council fall gala last night.

(By the way, we have a photo gallery from the gala.)

Here is a press release from NCTC: Read more »

Neathawk Dubuque & Packett is now working with a health care system in Chattanooga to run a new lung care campaign. Here is a press release from the advertising agency:

Neathawk Dubuque & Packett (ND&P), an advertising agency, has acquired Chattanooga-based Memorial Health Care System as a new client where they will be working with Memorial’s Thoracic Center of Excellence.

“We are excited to be working with Memorial on this important health issue,” said Denise Rushing, ND&P senior account executive and Chattanooga office director. “Lung cancer kills more people than any other form of cancer. We look forward to communicating to the community the importance of prevention, early diagnosis and treatment.” Read more »

SiteVision is redesigning the International Mission Board’s website. Here is a press release from SiteVision:

The International Mission Board (IMB), an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention has selected SiteVision to implement a comprehensive redesign of their online storefront. As an entity of the SBC claiming more than 40,000 churches and nearly 16 million members, The IMB supports nearly 5,000 missionaries in 153 different countries. Their online web store is key to providing support and inspirational materials to its missions, members and the general public.  SiteVision will be responsible for redeployed design, programming, development, configuration, testing and deployment of the storefront. Read more »

The Lynchburg Retail Merchants Association is hosting a media tradeshow Tuesday to help business owners learn how to get the most for their marketing dollars. Here are the event details from RMA:

Media Tradeshow
Sponsored by your local:  Retail Merchants Association
DATE: Tuesday August 31, 2010
TIME:8am-2pm (info sessions at 8:30/12pm)

LOCATION:James River Conference Center, 400 Court St., Lynchburg Read more »

The advertising firm Neathawk Dubuque & Packett, which has an office in Roanoke, has announced two new clients in Florida. Here is a press release from the agency:

Neathawk Dubuque & Packett (ND&P), an advertising agency, has acquired two new clients from the South Florida area, which include BayCare Health System, serving the Tampa Bay area, and Gustafson + Associates, located in Nokomis, FL.

The Region 2000 Technology Council is holding a event so people can meet their social network “connections” in real life. Here are the event details from the council:

Wednesday, September 22
Linked In Live

Social media just got social! Go beyond your screen for this powerful networking event. Leverage LinkedIn to expand your business network… in real-time.

When: 5 – 8 PM
Where: The Neighbor’s Place, Wyndhurst
Cost: Pre-register online for $10 (until Sept 20^th) $15 at the door.

Advanced registration is required at www.techcouncil.us/news-events/

Diane Birch, photo by Brett Winter Lemon

Singer Diane Birch was recently featured in the music magazine Yamaha: All Access, accompanied with pictures by local photographer and BRBJ contributor Brett Winter Lemon. Here is a press release from the photographer:

National music magazine Yamaha: All Access, recently released their Summer 2010 issue featuring several photos of singer/songwriter, Diane Birch – taken by local photographer, Brett Winter Lemon.  The editorial team, located in New Orleans, spent 2 days in the Star City preparing and scouting for the shoot which included a photography and video element.

“Yamaha: All Access was familiar with my work – so they selected Roanoke as their shoot location,” says Lemon.    “It is an honor to bring the cool cultural vibe of my hometown into the national spotlight.” Read more »

Mary Draper Ingles, frontier heroine

A new tourism initiative focused on the railroad and early settlers has been launched in Radford. Here is a press release from the City of Radford:

Rivers and rails take center stage in the heritage and commercial development of Southwest Virginia and the City of Radford. Today the New River and Norfolk Southern Railroad continue that influence.

On Tuesday, August 17, 2010, the Radford City Tourism Advisory Commission and the Radford Heritage Foundation announced a tourism initiative that will bring together the stories of early settlers, the river and our rail heritage. The presentation took place at noon on the grounds of Glencoe Museum, located at 600 Unruh Drive just off West Main Street (Rt. 11).

Congressman Rick Boucher and officials from Norfolk Southern Corporation, the City of Radford and the Radford Heritage Foundation gave details of a new cultural heritage site that pays homage to Mary Draper Ingles, frontier heroine, as well as to the role of the railroad and the river in this region’s economic development and quality of life.

The Roanoke Times has created a new group buying website, the Daily Deal, which offers savings at local restaurants and retailers. Here is a press release from the Times:

The Roanoke Times and roanoke.com today launched roanoke.com Daily Deal, the area’s first online group buying website where consumers can access savings of 50 to 90 percent each day from local businesses including restaurants, salons and other retailers in the Roanoke and New River valleys.

Those interested in the deals can sign up at http://dailydeal.roanoke.com to receive the email every weekday. They are then encouraged to share the deal with their friends by email and through social networking sites. A certain number of people must purchase it for the deal to be activated. Read more »