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Among the keys to lifting Virginia’s economy from the coronavirus pandemic: increased broadband access across the commonwealth and higher education partnerships with communities, nonprofits, and other universities and colleges.
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Sweden, famously, decided against instituting a COVID-19 lockdown. How that policy played out is the subject of a new analysis involving a University of Virginia School of Medicine researcher.
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Fleetwood Homes, a leading homebuilder and maker of manufactured homes, plans to invest $2.1 million, including $700,000 in new equipment, to renovate and expand its Rocky Mount facility.
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Deaths attributed to COVID-19 only account for about two-thirds of the increase in deaths in the U.S. in March and April, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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A law extending existing state non-discrimination protections in public employment, housing and credit to Virginians on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity and several other characteristics is in effect as of today.
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Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s legislative package, that helped to make the 2020 General Assembly session the most progressive in Virginia history, is set to go into effect today, July 1st.
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Gov. Ralph Northam today announced he is recommending more than $4.2 million in Appalachian Regional Commission grants for 17 projects in the Appalachian region of Virginia.
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Mallenia Renee Foster of Portsmouth, an advisor for The Mission Continues Women Veterans Program, has been named the 2020 Virginia Women Veterans Change Maker of the Year.
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A new law making Virginia the first state in the South to enact comprehensive protections for the LGBTQ+ community against discrimination in housing, employment, public spaces, and credit applications takes effect on July 1.
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Metalworx will invest $7.6 million to relocate its headquarters and manufacturing functions from South Carolina to the former Core Fitness Complex in Grayson County.
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