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Economic development and industry will be key topics of discussion Monday, Oct. 12 during a biotechnology showcase of the Shenandoah Valley at James Madison University.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Virginia has received a $4.3 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help nearly 500 Virginians with disabilities gain new skills and credentials to seek employment in competitive, high-demand, high-quality occupations.
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Jenny Roe, newly appointed to lead research at the University of Virginia’s Center for Design and Health, has spent her career examining how the places we live affect the lives we lead.
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While speaking this week at the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s 2015 Workforce Conference in Richmond, Governor Terry McAuliffe signed Executive Order Number 49 on expanding registered apprenticeships in Virginia.
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The Staunton Out of the Darkness Walk is on target to reach its $25,000 fundraising goal. With more than 36 hours to go, the walk website shows online donations just shy of the walk goal.
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Organized by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Virginia Farm to School Week runs Oct. 5-9 and spotlights efforts taking place in schools to use more locally-produced foods.
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Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rob Portman (R-OH) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Co-Chairs of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, along with U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), introduced the Creating Quality Technical Educators Act to expand the Higher Education Act’s teacher residency grant program to help schools recruit and train high-quality CTE teachers.
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When 2013 University of Virginia alumna Camrynn “Cammie” Genda Fausey – the Ironman 2014 all-world champion for her age group – competes in the Ironman World Championships on Saturday, she will think about those swimming, cycling and running beside her who have lost limbs or battled chronic illnesses.
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Virginia Beach-based STIHL Inc. has been awarded the National Association of Workforce Services Agencies’ National Business of the Year Award.
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We have known Donald Smith, candidate for Augusta County sheriff, and his family since before his birth. Therefore, we feel qualified in attesting to the following four statements which outline our candidates attributes.
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