Virginia Museum of Transportation names Colonel Lewis Ingles “Bud” Jeffries as its official historian for Norfolk & Western Class J 611™ Steam Passenger Locomotive

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The Virginia Museum of Transportation Inc. announced last week that author Colonel Lewis Ingles “Bud” Jeffries has been named the official historian for the Norfolk & Western Class J 611™ Steam Passenger Locomotive.

Department of Energy awards Virginia Tech $2 million to help small and medium sized buildings save energy

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Virginia Tech’s Advanced Research Institute has been awarded nearly $2 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue research and development of its Building Energy Management Open Source Software for commercial buildings 50,000 square feet or less in size.

Virginia, National Institute of Corrections lead efforts to improve public safety outcomes

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Following the remarkable achievements of the City of Charlottesville and Albemarle County to improve public safety through the application of proven research in criminal justice decisions, Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) has selected Virginia to participate in Phase V of its Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) Initiative.