Chesapeake Conservancy thanks Congress for federal funding for Chesapeake Bay restoration
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The Chesapeake Conservancy is thanking Congress for supporting continued success in restoring and conserving the Chesapeake Bay.
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation comments on federal funding
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Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William C. Baker issued the following statement concerning the Congressional spending bill released last night.
Position sensors: An introduction
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A sensor is a very crucial part of any measurement gear. It gathers information from the physical parameters and environment and gives an electrical input to the structures.
Time is running out to save on advance horse festival tickets
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Advance discount tickets for this year’s Virginia Horse Festival March 23-25 at The Meadow Event Park in Caroline County can be purchased online through March 22.
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.
UVA offers safe way to dispose of unwanted medications
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To help Central Virginia residents safely and securely get rid of unwanted or unused prescription medications, University of Virginia Health System has recently added a medication receptacle at its main outpatient pharmacy.
BioInformatics Inc. to expand research operation in Arlington County
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BioInformatics Inc., a provider of critical market intelligence to major suppliers serving the life science, analytical instrument, and clinical diagnostic markets, will invest $175,000 to expand in Ballston Tower in Arlington County. The project will create 27 new jobs.
New multiuse arena to be built next to Vines Center at Liberty University
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A new 125,000-square-foot arena at Liberty University will provide additional space for sporting events, concerts, and other events that don’t require a venue the size of the 10,000-seat Vines Center.
More than 370 Virginians attend DEQ hearings on carbon reduction
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The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality held the final public hearing on Virginia’s carbon reduction plan today. At the hearing, participants called for the strongest possible standard to cut Virginia’s carbon pollution from fossil fuel burning power plants.
