Startup Shenandoah Valley accepting applications for businesses looking to accelerate growth
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A new session of Startup Shenandoah Valley, an accelerator program for scalable businesses, is set to begin on March 6.
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Virginia Tech experts: Severe weather, warming climate to continue in 2023
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Virginia Tech experts have been studying extreme weather patterns and have some predictions for 2023 and beyond.
Senate committee rejects bill to remove Virginia from Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
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A State Senate committee voted Tuesday to reject a bill that would remove Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Does an increased homicide rate increase the need for police in American cities?
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The homicide rate decreased by an average of 7 percent in 45 of America’s biggest cities between the fourth quarters of 2021 and 2022.
Illegal landfill in Virginia results in $250,000 civil penalty
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The operation of an illegal landfill in Ruckersville resulted in a $250,000 civil penalty.
Exxon is getting richer and richer: And the rest of us are poorer for it
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When I was a teenager, I knew global warming was caused by fossil fuels. So did Exxon.
Mosquitoes evolving to be able to resist insecticides: The impact on the fight against malaria
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Mosquitoes do seem to be evolving defenses against what have been some of humanity’s most effective insecticides.
$90M in grants awarded to boost industrial site development throughout Virginia
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A total of $90 million in Virginia Business Ready Sites Program development grants were awarded to 21 sites – including Staunton and Waynesboro – across the Commonwealth.
Charlottesville theater students win national award
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Theater students from DMR Adventures in Charlottesville won a Freddie G. Excellence in Acting award and other recognition at the 2023 Junior Theater Festival Atlanta (JTF Atlanta).
Bad news, Virginia: Commonwealth is ninth worst state to start a business
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Personal-finance website WalletHub released its report on 2023’s Best & Worst States to Start a Business.
