Energy-efficiency improvements focus at Harrisonburg center

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The Washington, D.C.,-based Linc Services LLC is working with Harrisonburg to complete energy-efficient improvements to the Cecil F. Gilkerson Community Activities Center. The building renovations, which began in early September and are scheduled for completion by mid-October, are projected to save the city more than $150,000 over the course of 15 years. “We’ve had a…

Harrisonburg Chamber encourages local spending

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The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the launch of a new Member-2-Member (M2M) program. The program encourages Chamber members to save money and help support our local economy by choosing Chamber members for their business and personal needs. Since the beginning of August, the Member-2-Member campaign has attracted more than 30 businesses…

Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber leads community visioning effort

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The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce is challenging community members to envision an ideal place where they want to live, work, and play. Over the past 13 months, a diverse group of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County residents have been working together to imagine and describe the community that we aspire to become by the year 2020….

Waynesboro splits with Harrisonburg, earns #5 seed in playoffs

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A seven-run fourth rallied Waynesboro from a 4-1 deficit in game two of a doubleheader at Harrisonburg and earned the Generals a split with the Turks on Monday. The split gives Waynesboro the #5 seed in the Valley League playoffs, which get going Tuesday night with the Generals traveling to Front Royal to take on…

Harrisonburg-Rockingham Real Estate Report

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Column by Scott Rogers www.harrisonburghousingreport.com January 2010 sales (45) topped January 2009 sales (38). Furthermore, each of the preceding three months (Oct ’09, Nov ’09 and Dec ’09) showed equal or greater home sales than the same month in 2008. Could it be that the pace of our local real estate market is finally picking…

Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber represented at Chamber Day at the Capitol

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   Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce made its presence known in Richmond on Wednesday at the annual Virginia Chamber of Commerce “Chamber Day at the Capitol”. Twenty-six Chamber of Commerce and 58 statewide organizations, leadership programs and businesses descended upon the Capitol to express support for business friendly legislation and…

Local authors forum in Harrisonburg

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Staff Report News tips: [email protected] The community is invited to a gathering of local authors and their books on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 1 p.m. at the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society, 382 High St., Dayton. Following a discussion of each book, there will be a book signing. Refreshments will be served. The event is free and…