News & Insights
Updates from the Virginia Can Company ComplexAcross the Street, and a Hop, Skip, and a Jump: The Roanoke Health-and-Innovation Corridor Rising Around the VCCC
More than $800M in healthcare and life-sciences construction is rising within a short walk of the VCCC. A look at the SE Roanoke corridor taking shape around 315 Albemarle Ave SE.
Adjacent to RoVa Labs: What Roanoke’s New Biotech Incubator Means for the VCCC and Downtown Investment
RoVa Labs, Roanoke’s new biotech incubator on Jefferson Street, opens May 6, 2026. Here’s what a $20M+ partnership across the street from the VCCC means for downtown Roanoke investment.
Roanoke Named to Livability’s Top 100 Best Places to Live — Two Years Running
Roanoke ranks #97 on Livability’s 2026 Top 100 Best Places to Live for the second consecutive year. Here’s what the recognition says about the downtown corridor where the VCCC sits.


