Virginia Career Works New River/Mount Rogers Region

04/21/2026

📅 Hiring events are coming up — are you ready?

We’re spotlighting several upcoming job fairs in our latest podcast episode, with details straight from the organizers themselves.

Don’t miss your chance to:
✔ Meet employers
✔ Explore opportunities
✔ Grow your network

🎧 Get all the details: https://vcwnewrivermtrogers.com/category/work-talk/

04/15/2026

📅 Hiring events are coming up........are you ready?

Check out the flyer for the information on the Crossroads Career Fair in Galax!

Don’t miss your chance to:
✔ Meet employers
✔ Explore opportunities
✔ Grow your network

04/03/2026

More partners working together to offer another opportunity to connect businesses with talent.

📢 Calling All Employers!

Looking to grow your team? Join us at our upcoming Job Fair in Galax and connect with a wide range of talented job seekers, from entry-level candidates to experienced professionals across multiple industries.

🗓 Date: Thursday April 30, 2026
⏰ Time: 9am-2pm
📍 Location: Crossroads Institute, Galax, VA

Why participate?
✔️ Promote your open positions
✔️ Meet candidates face-to-face
✔️ Build your future talent pipeline
✔️ Increase your company’s local visibility

💼 Whether you're hiring now or planning ahead, this is a great opportunity to find your next great employee!

👉 Register today to reserve your spot: https://ow.ly/HlrU50YE3a4

Spots are limited, register now so you don’t miss out!

04/02/2026

We're all working together to help our businesses connect to the talent they need.

📢 Calling All Employers!

Looking to grow your team? Join us at our upcoming Job Fair in Wytheville and connect with a wide range of talented job seekers, from entry-level candidates to experienced professionals across multiple industries.

🗓 Date: Tuesday April 28, 2026
⏰ Time: 9am-3pm
📍 Location: Wytheville Meeting Center, Wytheville, VA

Why participate?
✔️ Promote your open positions
✔️ Meet candidates face-to-face
✔️ Build your future talent pipeline
✔️ Increase your company’s local visibility

💼 Whether you're hiring now or planning ahead, this is a great opportunity to find your next great employee!

👉 Register today to reserve your spot: https://ow.ly/fsUE50YC4HL

Spots are limited, register now so you don’t miss out!

03/25/2026

Come out to the NRV Job Fair Expo

We’re here at the NRV Job Fair Expo. It’s a great turn out and employers are here until 1pm. Come and see us!

03/10/2026

👔👗 Help Someone Dress for Their Next Opportunity!

The New River Valley Job Fair Expo is partnering with Foster’s Closet (PCCH) to provide a Job Fair Clothing Closet for job seekers in our community.

We are currently collecting donations of professional and business-casual clothing to help individuals feel confident and prepared as they meet with employers.

✔️ Men’s and women’s professional attire
✔️ Business casual clothing
✔️ Clean, gently used items in good condition

Donation Drop-Off Opportunities:

📍 March 11 | 1–3 p.m.
NRCC Christiansburg site (parking lot)

📍 March 17 | 1–3 p.m.
New River Community Action
206 3rd Ave, Radford

Community members will be able to “shop” the clothing closet before the NRV Job Fair Expo on March 25 at New River Community College.

Your donation could help someone walk into an interview feeling confident and prepared.

Thank you for supporting workforce opportunities in the New River Valley! ❤️

-Foundation

03/08/2026

As we prepare for the upcoming New River Job Fair Expo on March 25, we are partnering with Presbyterian's Children's Home of the Highlands Foster's Closet to provide FREE clothes for anyone who would like to have an appropriate outfit to wear. Remember, you want to make a good impression! The mobile closet will be NRCC Mall site in Christiansburg on March 11 and at New River Community Action in Radford on March 17.

Also, we will be accepting donations of gently used professional and business casual attire to add to the mobile closet.

02/10/2026

Virginia Employers: Let’s Build the Future Together! #

Join the Employer Webinar Series, hosted by Works in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce and the Economic Development Partnership.

This year-long series is designed to help employers strengthen workforce strategies, from building talent pipelines to retention solutions.
Session feature:
✔ Expert presentations from state and national thought leaders
✔ Peer networking
✔ Practical strategies and resources
✔ Downloadable tools and recorded sessions for registered participants

📅 First Webinar: Building Virginia’s Talent Ecosystem Together
Date: February 17, 2026 | Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST

👉 Register now for one or all sessions: https://virginiaworks.gov/im-an-employer/plan/employer-webinar-series/

Let’s connect, learn, and create a stronger talent ecosystem for Virginia!
-MountRogersWDB

02/02/2026

This is important work that impacts individuals, our employers and our communites.

What if recovery and workforce development worked together, by design?

In our newest podcast episode, we talk with Andrew Howard (Fletcher Group, Connect Appalachia ARISE*) and Mark Cruise (STRONG ACC) about how recovery ecosystems are transforming communities across Appalachia.

We explore how recovery-ready and second-chance employment practices are helping employers fill workforce gaps, why meaningful work is critical to long-term recovery, and what it really takes to reduce stigma and build cross-state systems that work for people and businesses.

If you care about workforce innovation, public health, or regional collaboration—this conversation is worth your time.
🎧 Listen now: https://vcwnewrivermtrogers.com/e76recovery-ready-regions-how-multi-state-partnerships-are-rebuilding-appalachia/

*Connect Appalachia is an Appalachian Regional Commission ARISE initiative led by the Fletcher Group (London, KY) that aims to advance economic opportunity and workforce participation across the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) footprint in these six states: Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. It is a five year project supported by funding from an ARC ARISE grant ($9,965,693) to the Fletcher Group along with private, local, state and other federal matching funds ($4,271,011) that will be used to support the grant.

01/12/2026

Working together to reshape our region's economy.

What does it really take to move people from crisis to career and strengthen a regional economy at the same time?

In our latest podcast episode, we dive into how the New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Foundation is building long-term impact by investing in capacity, innovation, and people. From smarter systems and AI to expanded supportive services, this conversation explores what it means to create sustainable career pathways that work for both job seekers and employers.

If you care about workforce development, economic stability, or equity in access to opportunity this episode is for you.
🎧 Listen now: https://vcwnewrivermtrogers.com/e75funding-the-future-of-work-a-new-model-for-workforce-foundations/

12/02/2025

Another partner in the effort to help our communities thrive!

The power of work transforms lives and strengthens communities. We believe this! The New River/Mount Rogers Foundation (Foundation) supports the work of the New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Board (WDB) and the New River/Mount Rogers Workforce Development Area ...