
COVID-19 has been good for Virginia’s billionaires
Virginia’s seven billionaires have done well for themselves since mid-March, growing their collective wealth $6.5 billion – 15.8 percent.

Virginia’s seven billionaires have done well for themselves since mid-March, growing their collective wealth $6.5 billion – 15.8 percent.

A work training program launched this summer to assist workers who lost jobs or hours due to the impact of COVID-19 public health restrictions on the economy is expanding its reach.

Virginia Commonwealth University’s research continues to grow, posting an institutional record of $335 million in sponsored funding in fiscal year 2020, an 8 percent increase over the previous year.

The Staunton-Waynesboro-Augusta region has been relatively unaffected by the health impacts of COVID-19, and that appears to be bearing out in terms of economic impact.

Gov. Ralph Northam has signed 16 new laws coming out of the ongoing special session, and proposed changes to five bills that will support the Commonwealth’s ongoing COVID-19 response and advance criminal justice reform.

Collisions involving 18-wheelers are often devastating when it comes to personal and financial loss. According to the FMCSA, the average outlay for a heavy truck accident is $148,279.

You will learn more about leadership roles, health sciences, and health care delivery systems if you choose to have a degree in health science.

More than a million Virginians are going hungry due to economic disruptions from the public response to COVID-19. Cue government bureaucrats with a solution in the form of a jargony committee by-product.

The death of small business in the COVID-19 era has been to the benefit of America’s billionaires, who have seen their collective wealth increase by $931 billion since mid-March.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is hosting a series of virtual meetings to help connect Virginia’s Finest specialty food and beverage producers to customers.
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