Delta Airlines Sky High on Roanoke Region

Delta Airlines Sky High on Roanoke Region
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Delta’s in-flight entertainment magazine Sky profiled the Roanoke Region for their April issue, which features Richard Branson on the cover.

Split into three parts over 30 pages, the profile features the best the Roanoke Region and the New River Valley have to offer in the realms of business and tourism. Beautiful photos of the area are spread throughout, interspersed with “My Roanoke” sidebars featuring quotes from locals such as Carilion Clinic CEO Nancy Agee, Roanoke Mayor David Bowers, musician Nicole Yun, and Robert Kulp and Mike Whiteside of Black Dog Salvage .

The feature begins by touting the region’s rebound from the Great Recession and its diverse economic turnaround in a section titled “Virginia in the Vanguard.” Roanoke’s health care industry, higher education, branding of the outdoors, and other factors, were cited as reasons for the region’s resurgence over the past decade.

The second segment of the profile focuses on the tourism industry, outdoor access, and cultural amenities of the region. Along with recommending a trip up Mill Mountain and a ride on the greenway, author Jenny Kincaid Boone lauded the growing craft beer and farm-to-table restaurant scenes, proving Roanoke is ahead of the cultural curve.

April 21, 2014 | Categories: Creativity, Innovation, Local, Roanoke, Technology, Urban Planning | Tags: Black Dog Salvage, Carilion, Craft Beer, Cultural Amenities, David Bowers, Delta Airlines, Farm to Table, Health Care, Higher Education, Mayor Bowers, Mill Mountain, New River Valley, Outdoor Amenities, Roanoke, Roanoke Outside, Roanoke Regional Airport, Roanoke Valley, Roanoke Virginia, Virginia Tech Carilion | Leave a comment