
Birdsong Peanuts commits $25M to upgrades at Suffolk production facility
Birdsong Peanuts announced Tuesday that it will invest $25.1 million into its peanut shelling facility in the City of Suffolk.

Birdsong Peanuts announced Tuesday that it will invest $25.1 million into its peanut shelling facility in the City of Suffolk.

Virginia set a record low for the number of unemployed workers per job opening, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics March 2022 Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.

The statewide median home sales price was $390,000 in April, a jump of $100,000 over April 2018, just four years ago, according to the April 2022 Virginia Home Sales Report released by Virginia REALTORS®.

The Waynesboro School Board has appointed Heather Craddock as the assistant principal of Westwood Hills Elementary School, John Helbert III as the assistant principal of William Perry Elementary School, and Ryan McLaughlin as one of the assistant principals of Kate Collins Middle School.

A recent survey found that – among those who actually participate in retirement plans – only 23 percent of Gen-Xers feel a sense of progress saving for retirement.

Virginia state government has implemented an alternative hiring process for individuals with disabilities, serving as a model for inclusive employment practices.

Several people believe that the goal of a CV is to help them get work. Resumes, in fact, open/close doors.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced more than $1,261,859 in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia grant awards for eight projects focused on creating critical talent pipelines.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality was awarded $2 million in brownfield grant money by the EPA, the most funding of its kind ever received by the agency.

A gift from industrial and organizational psychologist, and retired financial services human resources executive, Susan Nolan Palmer, a 1967 Mary Baldwin alum, is helping Mary Baldwin University launch a new named college.
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