New data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that Roanoke is the second leading growth economy in the Commonwealth and that Roanoke's economy is growing at its fastest rate in more than five years.

Roanoke's economy is growing faster than more than half of US metros. Roanoke's gross metropolitan product is over 13 billion and is the fourth largest metro economy in Virginia.

Thanks to the Roanoke Regional Partnership for sharing this news!