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New VCU report shows death rates are rising in Virginia’s white population

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Societal issues are driving an increase in death rates among Virginia’s white population, according to a new report from the  VCU Center on Society and Health. Stress-related conditions—including unintentional drug overdoses, suicides, alcoholic liver disease and alcohol poisonings—are killing white Virginians ages 25-54 at increasing rates.

Tessy Plastics to invest $9.2 million to expand plastics manufacturing operation in Lynchburg

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Tessy Plastics, a premier molder of custom injection molded plastic components, will invest $9.2 million to expand its manufacturing operation to accommodate a new product line in the City of Lynchburg. Virginia successfully competed against New York for the project, which will create 34 new jobs.