KMR Aviation Services Inc. to invest $1 million to expand operation in Bedford County

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KMR Aviation Services Inc., an aviation management company, will invest $1 million to expand its operation in Bedford County. The company will purchase its 7,200-square-foot leased facility and add a new repair center to build and assemble components on location to accommodate its growing client base. The project will create 12 new jobs.

New law requiring child safety seats to remain rear facing until two years old passes

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The Virginia General Assembly passed House Bill 708, which would change the commonwealth’s law to require that child safety seats remain rear facing until the age of two, or the child reaches the minimum weight limit for a forward-facing child restraint device as prescribed by the manufacturer of the device.

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Gov. Northam recognizes Outstanding Faculty Award recipients

Chris Graham

Gov. Ralph Northam recognized 12 Virginia educators as recipients of the 32nd annual Outstanding Faculty Award for excellence in teaching, research, and public service. The annual Outstanding Faculty Award program is administered by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) and sponsored by Dominion Energy.

Augusta Health HealthGrades 50 Best Presentation

Augusta Health recognized among top 1 percent of U.S. hospitals

Chris Graham

Augusta Health has received the Healthgrades 2018 America’s 50 Best Hospitals Award™. This is the fourth consecutive year that Augusta Health has been awarded this recognition for clinical quality.  It had been recognized as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for several years prior to being named a 50 Best Hospital.