Rebekah Gunn sat down with Brad Boettcher, Director of Marketing and Air Service Development for the Roanoke Regional Airport Commission, to discuss the pending Small Community Air Service Development grant application. The Roanoke Regional Chamber supports the Commission's strategic plan to offer direct service to Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, or Detroit. Quality air service is an important component of our transportation portfolio, and we recognize there is a need for expanded service from the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) to western markets. Businesses can participate by writing a letter of support for the Commission's grant application. Email [email protected] for additional details and a template letter.

Roanoke Regional Chamber presents: Managing the Future of our Region, a live panel discussion from the 2017 Roanoke Regional Business Summit. In this session industry experts highlight current and future trends and address the impact of healthcare and manufacturing on economic development.

Josh Baumgartner, Vice President of Public Policy for the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce sat down with Martha Chester of Hughes Associates Architects & Engineers and Todd Leeson a labor and employment lawyer from Gentry Lock in Roanoke Va to discuss the meaning and purpose of Virginia's status as a "Right to Work" state.

Josh Baumgartner, Vice President of Public Policy for the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce sat down with subject matter experts from Cowan Perry Law Firm to discuss changing overtime rules and their impact on the local employment landscape.

Josh Baumgartner, Vice President of Public Policy for the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce sat down with Carrie Harris Employment Law and Litigation Counsel at Spilman, Thomas, Battle to discuss changing overtime rules and their impact on the local employment landscape.