Metro Area in Virginia
Located directly on the Interstate-81 corridor in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Harrisonburg is the ideal location for business owners seeking to successfully balance work and life. As a university town, Harrisonburg enjoys all the arts and amenities of a big city combined with the ease, recreation and charm of a small city. Harrisonburg continually receives national recognition, including:
Ranked #1 in 50 Most Popular Mid-Size Cities People Are Moving To – moveBuddha.com, 2018
Ranked #3 for Lowest Cost of Business in Best Small Cities for Business – Forbes, 2017
Ranked #6 in America’s Favorite Towns – Travel & Leisure, 2016
Named one of America’s Top 10 Mountain Bike Towns – National Geographic Society, 2017
Ranked #1 in the Top Cities for Starting a Business in the U.S. – PennyGeeks.com, 2018
Named one of the 25 Best Places to Retire in the U.S. – Forbes, 2017
Ranked #7 out of 325 metro areas in Best Places for Millennials to Move – Reviews.org, 2019
Why Choose Harrisonburg?
Business Thrives Here
Last call for Valley TechCon tickets! Sale ends September 18th at 5:00 p.m. We also have 1 vendor table still available.
Thanks to our organizers - Shenandoah Valley Technology Council, JMU X-Labs, Chiedo Labs, Blue Ridge Community College, JMU TIED, Renee Teate, and Shenandoah Valley Small Business Development Center.
The countdown is on, only 3 days remaining to buy tickets to the Valley's best technology conference! We have an incredible lineup of breakout sessions. Come hear Mike Raschid discuss the autonomous vehicle business and the AV shuttle that Perrone Robotics, Inc. has launched in Crozet. Visit www.valleytechcon.com to learn more and buy tickets.
They were founded in Harrisonburg. They remain part of the foundation of our technology community. And they are back as a Valley TechCon sponsor....thank you to Rosetta Stone for being a gold sponsor of Valley TechCon!!! It's great to have your partnership again.
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Rosetta Stone is the best way to learn a foreign language. The award-winning language solution combines proven learning methods with the world's best speech recognition technology.Need one final reason to attend Valley TechCon on September 25th? How about winning a $250 travel voucher to fly to Chicago from Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport! Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport now has direct flights to Chicago and Dulles on United Airlines. They've generously provided our door prize to be awarded to a winner randomly selected before our closing keynote speaker.
Seeking to start of grow your technology business? Valley TechCon.19 has sessions you'll love! Come hear Precious Williams, founder of Perfect Pitches by Precious. Based in New York, Ms. Williams is a 13-time national business elevator pitch champion. She has been on top television shows and publications for her pitching and branding skills. She was featured on Season 8 of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” CNN, MSNBC, Wall Street Journal, as well as several others. Join Ms. Williams and us on September 25th. For tickets, visit www.valleytechcon.com.
Did you know one of the leaders in the field of data science is right here in Harrisonburg? And she'll be speaking at Valley TechCon.19! Renee Teate is a Data Scientist at HelioCampus and the creator of the Becoming a Data Scientist Podcast and @becomingdatasci Twitter account. Come meet her on September 25th at Hotel Madison! www.valleytechcon.com
11. Only 11 more days to buy tickets to Valley TechCon! Don't wait. See the agenda at: www.valleytechcon.com/agenda-2019/
We still have 2 exhibit/vendor tables available for Valley TechCon.19. If you want to get in front of the Valley technology crowd and JMU students, a table at TechCon can do the trick. Visit www.valleytechcon.com/sponsors-and-vendors-2019/ for more details.
Sponsors and Vendors - Valley TechCon.19
Information on current sponsors and vendors for the 2019 Valley TechCon.19 and further information on how to become a vendor or sponsor.Fantastic news....with a potential closing on the horizon at Graham Packaging, Artisan Packaging has stepped up and purchased the plant. Artisan Packaging will not only retain all the plant’s employees, but will also be looking to hire about 15 more people! Congratulations on the purchase Artisan and thank you!
Valley Company Purchases Packaging Plant
HARRISONBURG — Artisan Packaging purchased the Graham Packaging plastics plant on West Wolfe Street in Harrisonburg in an approximately $5.3 million deal completed on Thursday, said Jay Veenis, an o...While we're excited to bring in technology and business experts from New York, Richmond and Virginia Beach for Valley TechCon, we're equally excited to feature tech experts in our own backyard; speaking on topics about artificial intelligence, data science, autonomous vehicles, virtual reality, and app development (I could go on). Check out the agenda at www.valleytechcon.com/agenda-2019/.
Early bird ticket prices end tomorrow!!!
These two colleges within in JMU are among the best in the nation; Valley TechCon's Gold Sponsor is a partnership between JMU College of Business & JMU College of Integrated Science and Engineering. We're excited to have you and your students as part of Valley TechCon.19!
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One of the top female cybersecurity leaders in Virginia will kick off Valley TechCon.19 as the opening keynote speaker! We are thrilled to have Tracy Gregorio, President of G2 Ops in Virginia Beach, join us. Ms. Gregorio was appointed to the executive committee of the Governor's Commonwealth Cyber Initiative. With a view from both the public and private sector perspectives, Ms. Gregorio will provide her thoughts on what future public/private collaborations will look like in order to build the modern workforce. Get your ticket now, early bird prices end 8/31.
Buy Tickets - Valley TechCon.19
Early bird tickets on sale from 8/13 through 8/31, reduced student tickets for those currently enrolled in college or high school.More great outside recognition for Harrisonburg! LendingTree ranks Harrisonburg as the #1 city for home ownership in Virginia! They compared 15 areas on measures that homeowners often use themselves, such as median home values, which are key to determining net worth, and home appreciation, which is key to assessing how well an housing investment has fared. They also looked at local unemployment rates and average commute times, which can help homeowners gauge an area’s overall well-being and liveability. #hburgrocks
Best Cities for Homeownership in Virginia | LendingTree
To determine the best cities for homeownership in Virginia, LendingTree looked at data collected in 2013 and 2017 by the U.S. Census Bureau.Valley TechCon.19 early bird ticket prices end this week! Check out the fantastic agenda and buy tickets online at www.valleytechcon.com.
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The Virginia Scan real estate database is a service of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. The database is not a comprehensive listing of all commercial spaces and sites available in Harrisonburg. If you are a property owner or commercial broker and would like your space listed in Virginia Scan, please contact Harrisonburg Economic Development. View the list of select sites below or contact Harrisonburg Economic Development staff for a comprehensive overview of available commercial sites in the city.