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Thumbtack.com has released new data showing that small businesses rank Virginia among the top ten friendliest states nationwide towards small business
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) today introduced bipartisan legislation, Startup Act 2.0
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News and notes from the presidential race and the Virginia Senate race
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Like so much of the legislation coming out of Washington, D.C., green groups are mixed on the new Farm Bill now making its way toward a floor vote
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The oil industry is planning what some call a dangerous strategy of drilling for oil on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Arctic Ocean
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Site Selection magazine has named Virginia the winner of its 2011 Competitiveness Award, which recognizes excellence on the part of a state-level economic development group. The Virginia Economic Development Partnership was honored at an awards ceremony on April 23 at the Industrial Asset Management Council’s spring 2012 Professional Forum in Austin, Texas. The Competitiveness Award…
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A few weeks ago the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and other agricultural organizations encouraged citizens to take the $10 Buy Local Challenge: if each household in Virginia spent just $10 a week on locally grown agricultural products, consumers would invest an additional $1.65 billion back into the local economy annually. That’s an…
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The University of Virginia Darden School of Business is launching its third annual Tayloe Murphy Resilience Awards competition. Darden is accepting applications and recommendations from qualifying Virginia businesses at www.resilienceawards.org through 2 July. To assist businesses and communities nationwide, this year’s competition emphasizes how Virginia’s most resilient businesses adapted to—and are helping their communities recover…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today that DRS Technologies Inc., a Finmeccanica Company, will be relocating its corporate headquarters from New Jersey to Arlington County. The company, recognized as one of the leading defense technology companies in the world, will be expanding its regional office to accommodate over 100 employees. The relocation and expansion costs will…
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced today that March general fund revenue collections rose 7.6 percent. The year-over-year increase was driven in large part by growth in sales and corporate income tax receipts. March is typically not a significant month for revenue collections. On a year-to-date basis, total revenue collections have risen 5.3 percent, ahead of the…
