BRCC president talks program expansion, truck driving range to ease workforce shortages
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Blue Ridge Community College President Dr. John Downey is usually unsure what to share when someone asks him: What’s new?
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Black business owners share challenges with McClellan in roundtable discussion
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Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan hosted a roundtable discussion with Black-owned businesses last week in Richmond.
Expert: Tips to help children with stress, anxiety of returning to school
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There’s a lot of excitement around going back to school for children and adults as the weeks leading up to the return are full of planning and shopping for supplies and clothes.
Is America’s electrician shortage hurting our ability to get away from fossil fuels?
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A shift away from fossil fuels is necessary if we are to mitigate climate change, but a serious electrician shortage in the U.S. is proving to be one of the biggest barriers to reaching this goal.
Lawmakers host roundtable discussion on child care crisis in U.S.
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A recent report by the Century Foundation found that the U.S. faces a child care crisis as ARPA funding is set to expire on Sept. 30, 2023.
More than $8.2 million in state grant funding awarded to four industrial projects
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Four IRF grants have been awarded in the amount of $8,250,000 to the city of Staunton and towns of Abingdon, Cape Charles and Bluefield.
COVID-19 pandemic funding of American child care set to expire in September
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Historic funding was secured in the American Rescue Plan to stabilize child care during the COVID-19 pandemic, but is ending in September.
Rockbridge County focuses on economic future, growth with new strategic plan
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Rockbridge County is committed to fostering sustainable economic growth, creating new opportunities and enhancing overall quality of life.
Operation Round Up provides nearly $30K in community support to nonprofits and efforts
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SVEC’s Operation Round Up will support 14 local nonprofits and community-based efforts with $27,500 in grant funding.
With temperatures soaring, AAA warns of increased risk of children dying in hot cars
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With temperatures soaring to the 90s across Virginia, AAA is reminding parents of the dangerous heat inside vehicles and the risk that can pose to children.
