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Bradford Staffing has supplied employees for nearly 300 employers in the Shenandoah Valley and Central Virginia. It’s now looking to supply its own power through solar.
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Virginia today applauded the governor’s action on “ban the box” that will help lead the way to greater opportunities for former offenders seeking to reenter the workforce.
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At a press conference today at Goodwill Industries in Richmond, Governor Terry McAuliffe signed an Executive Order reforming state hiring practices by removing questions regarding criminal history from employment applications.
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Today Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam cast his first tie-breaking vote of the 2015 General Assembly in support of SB 785.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased 0.2 percentage point in December to 4.8 percent and was down 0.4 percentage point from December 2013.
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the appointment of Ellen Marie Hess as the new commissioner for the Virginia Employment Commission.
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Several Virginia employers were honored this month for outstanding commitment to hiring and supporting people with disabilities in the workplace.
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California native Stephen Quenzer spent the summer on his cross-cultural experience at the Washington Community Scholars’ Center.
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Remember with me back to the first day of your very first job. Perhaps you remember the excited and nervous pit that sat heavy in your stomach as you put on your most confident smile and walked inside.
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The U.S. economy added 288,000 jobs in March, pushing the unemployment rate to 6.3 percent, its lowest rate in more than five years. This is good news in many circles, but not any with Fifth District Republican Congressman Robert Hurt in them.
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