
Mohawk Industries to expand in Carroll County
Mohawk Industries, the leading global manufacturer of residential and commercial flooring products, will purchase new equipment and expand its manufacturing operation in Carroll County.

Mohawk Industries, the leading global manufacturer of residential and commercial flooring products, will purchase new equipment and expand its manufacturing operation in Carroll County.

Gov. Ralph Northam today vetoed House Bill 1270, which would limit the governor’s authority to use a market-based carbon trading program to reduce carbon pollution and grow the clean energy sector.

Average retail gasoline prices in Virginia have risen 0.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.48/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 4,081 gas outlets in Virginia.

April marks a new wine grape growing season and Virginia Vineyard Month. It’s also a good time to toast one of the state’s fastest-growing agricultural industries.

Gov. Ralph Northam today signed Executive Order 6, which instructs the Department of Environmental Quality to update outdated regulations, strengthen enforcement of Virginia’s environmental standards, identify the causes of permitting delays, and improve transparency.

Attorney General Mark Herring filed a lawsuit to block the Trump administration from undermining the 2020 decennial census with a “poison pill” citizenship inquiry that the U.S. Census Bureau has said is likely to depress response and compromise the accuracy of the census.

When you switch on the news or look online there always seems to be a profusion of bad news stories, and that’s not just in Virginia but right across the globe. There’s an old saying that has a lot of truth to it: if you want to change the world, first change yourself.

AccuWeather reports after a devastating hurricane season for the United States in 2017, forecasters are predicting a near normal to slightly above-normal year with between 12 to 15 tropical storms.

Average retail gasoline prices in Virginia have risen 2.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.47/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 4,081 gas outlets in Virginia.

Wild Virginia hosts the Wild and Scenic Film Festival On Tour at the Visulite Cinema on Sunday, April 22.
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