Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport is seeking the input of area business travelers as it explores opportunities for providing a reliable and convenient, premier flight service.

Please consider taking five minutes to complete a brief online survey regarding your current corporate travel needs.

Responses are anonymous, and information will be used in the Airport’s efforts to evaluate potential service options exclusively for regional business use.

You may access the survey here: Click here to take the survey

Join us for an amazing tour of Prague, Vienna and Budapest. A tour where history comes to life. Explore Central Europe’s centers of culture and arts under the guidance of your own tour manager who acts as your own personal concierge. These three riverside cities straddling mighty rivers promise centuries of tradition and culture. This tour has the perfect balance of structured tours and leisure time. Spend three nights in the Old Town of Prague, three nights in Vienna’s city center and (optional) two nights in the amazing city of Budapest. The cost of the trip is $2,999 per person/double occupancy. Click here to view the full trip agenda.

Highlights include: Vienna City Tour, Schoennbrun Palace, Old Town Prague, Cesky-Krumlove, Prague Castle/City Tour, Royal Palace, St. Vitus Cathedral, Strahov Library, Kutna Hora (optional).

Also includes: Round trip airfare from Dulles, Airline fuel surcharges, taxes, and fees, 6 nights in first class hotels, 8 meals (6 breakfasts/2 dinners), sightseeing per itinerary, admissions per itinerary, professional tour manager, baggage handling, hotel transfers.

Optional 2 Day post tour to Budapest ($599) includes Fisherman’s Bastion, the Church of St. Mathias in Buda, Heroes’ Square in Pest, the elegant Chain Bridge (with breakfast daily and one dinner)

The registration deadline for this excursion is July 2, 2018. Please contact Michele Peppers at MPeppers@RoanokeChamber.org or 540.983.0700 x107 to let us know of your interest or of any questions you may have.

New members, upcoming events and more! Check out your Chamber’s latest newsletter to see what your #ChamberSquad is up to. For information about sponsoring this newsletter in 2018, please contact Starr Anderson at SAnderson@RoanokeChamber.org.

The Roanoke Regional Chamber has two spaces available for rent in its Roanoke Regional Entrepreneur Center. The center’s mission is to assist the creation and growth of nascent, startup and first stage growth businesses. Each full-time tenant will be evaluated and approved by a committee that allows tenants that meet the goals of the Entrepreneur Center and provides synergy between the other tenants. This process includes the completion of an application and approval by the center’s approval committee. The Roanoke Regional Chamber is located at 210 S. Jefferson Street, Roanoke, VA 24011. For more information about renting one of these spaces, please contact Tom Tanner at TTanner@RoanokeChamber.org or 540.983.0700 x103.

Office one: 

• 200-square-feet
• $275/month
• One year lease required
• Parking not included

Office two: 

• Around 200-square-feet
• $300/month
• One year lease required
• Parking not included

Rent includes:

• Access to facilities 24 hours a day, seven days a week
• Use of conference room
• Use of copier
• Use of wireless internet service
• Free use of Chamber boardroom on first floor
• Downtown street address for shipping and mail
• Office equipment
• Direct access to the staff of the Roanoke Regional Small Business Development Center

Each full-time tenant: 

• Will complete an application process and submit to the approval committee
• Will agree to provide assistance to other small businesses by offering each month at least one free hour of consulting or counseling services to clients of the Roanoke Regional Small Business Development Center
• Agree to a one year lease that can be terminated by either party at the end of the lease
• Tenants will be evaluated each year by a review committee to determine if tenant is suitable to the current goals or needs of the center
• Agrees to become a member of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce and remain a member for as long as a tenant
• Agrees to abide by the rules and regulations set forth by the center’s administration