
Virginia War Memorial Foundation names new president
The Board of Directors of the Virginia War Memorial Foundation announced that Pamela R. Seay has been chosen to serve as its new president.

The Board of Directors of the Virginia War Memorial Foundation announced that Pamela R. Seay has been chosen to serve as its new president.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced this week the selection of Virginia’s new State Fire Marshal, Garrett Dyer.

Stop the region’s brain drain. Build a hub for blockchain technology. These are two initiatives that Virginia Tech is launching in the next year.

Virginia Career Works – Fishersville Center will host an Apprenticeship Information and Job Fair at 1076 Jefferson Hwy. on Wednesday from 10am – noon.

Virginia is celebrating the one-year anniversary of Amazon HQ2 and the progress made on the project over the last 12 months by the Commonwealth, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Arlington County, and the City of Alexandria.

Virginia hospitals are again being recognized in a national ranking that focuses on health care quality and patient safety performance.

The Virginia Environmental Endowment is providing more than $3.7 million in grants advancing water quality and Chesapeake Bay improvements, land conservation practices, environmental literacy, climate resiliency, and invasive species control.

The Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services has awarded $675,000 of federal State Opioid Response grant funding to VCU to help expand substance use recovery programs at eight universities across the state.

The Virginia Department of Health will recognize Virginia Farm to Child and Adult Care Food Program Week Oct. 21-25 with events hosted throughout the Commonwealth.

First Lady Pamela Northam and the Office of the Secretary of Education hosted a summit on Tuesday with education leaders, policymakers, and academic researchers at the University of Virginia to discuss early childhood education in the Commonwealth.
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