The Blue Ridge Business Journal asked this question to me and several folks in the region. Thanks to BRBJ for asking. These are the types of questions we should be asking and holding people accountable whose job it is to produce this growth. Below are the folks who chimed in and here is the link to the full article. Follow BRBJ on Twitter.

Nancy Gray is president of Hollins University.

Beth Doughty is executive director of the Roanoke Regional Partnership.

Cory Donovan is executivedirector of the NewVaCorridor Technology Council.

Wayne Strickland is executive director of the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission.

Joyce Waugh is president of the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce.

Jay Foster is president of Roanoke-basedSoftSolutions Inc.

Matt Bullington owns the Texas Tavern in Roanoke.