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State Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, has sent a letter to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors urging the board to reconsider its forced resignation of President Teresa Sullivan to consider her reinstatement. “Just like everyone else, members of the General Assembly were blindsided by the actions of the Board,” Landes said
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced on Wednesday the approval of the first Virginia Tourism Development Financing project, a new program recommended by the Governor’s Commission on Economic Development and Job Creation
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Mariah Clark the designer for Mariah Amine Couture, based in Downtown Waynesboro, has been accepted to show in Virginia Fashion Week 2012 as a couture emerging designer. Virginia Fashion Week will take place in downtown Norfolk Oct. 17-21, 2012
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Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced the expansion of a major soybean export agreement between Perdue Agribusiness, which owns and operates a major deep water export facility in Chesapeake, and the Dandong Port Group and Dandong Pasite Grain and Oilseed Co. of Dandong, China
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This week I complete teaching a six-week course for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at George Mason University on “highlights of Virginia’s history”
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Following General Assembly passage of a biennial budget that provides over $230 million in new funding for Virginia’s higher education system, Gov. Bob McDonnell is urging college presidents and boards to voluntarily endeavor to keep in-state tuition increases for the upcoming fall semester and beyond to the annual increase in the Consumer Price Index. The…
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The Virginia Film Festival announced today that it is expanding its acclaimed Community Outreach and Education programs to include a new high school filmmaking competition. The Virginia Film Festival is presented by the University of Virginia’s College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences. Action! The Virginia Film Festival’s High School Director Competition will welcome…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell, traveling on a trade and marketing mission to Canada, today announced new export sales of Virginia beef cattle into Canada. The new export business opens the door for Virginia producers to sell directly to beef cattle operators in eastern Canada without having to ship to middlemen in other states first, thus enhancing…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced Tuesday that agricultural exports from Virginia reached an all-time high level in 2011, surpassing the previous record set in 2009. The governor made the announcement during his keynote remarks at the Governor’s Conference on Agricultural Trade in Richmond. The Commonwealth exported a record $2.35 billion in agricultural products in 2011, a…
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Longwood University took a 103-84 men’s basketball victory past visiting Southern Virginia University Thursday night at Willett Hall in Farmville. The Lancers (8-14) took advantage of a 27-4 run midway through the first half, and led 51-33 at halftime en route to their home triumph. Longwood had six players reach double-figure scoring, including all five…
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