Botetourt hires new economic development director

Botetourt County announced Thursday that it has hired Kyle Rosner as its new director of economic development.

He began working in the new position on Monday, Oct. 27. Rosner succeeds Ken McFadyen, who left in May to become Alleghany County’s county administrator. The county’s most recent major economic development win was a 312-acre Google data center planned for the Botetourt Center at Greenfield industrial park, announced in June.

“Botetourt County is a leader among Virginia localities, and I’m honored to be a part of the team,” said Rosner in a statement. “I look forward to continuing the county’s long track record of innovative and successful approaches to a strong and diverse economy.”

A native of Frederick County, Rosner has a bachelor’s degree in political science and history from Radford University.  Before joining Botetourt, he was a senior adviser at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, where he worked on the $42 billion Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) grant program. Before that, he was director of government affairs for All Points Broadband. He also worked for Gov. Ralph Northam as the state’s deputy broadband adviser.

“Kyle will be able to bolster the efforts of Botetourt to focus services to business and industry already in Botetourt and to help press ahead with technology advancements and small business development,” said County Administrator Gary Larrowe in a statement. “We are excited to have Kyle augment Team BoCo as we grow investment and employment opportunities.”