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Governor McAuliffe announces 500 new jobs in the City of Newport News
Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that Continental, a leading international automotive supplier, will invest approximately $150 million to expand its operation in the City of Newport News.

Virginia agriculture, conservation leaders applaud agriculture Resource Management Plan
Leaders from the agriculture and environmental communities across the Commonwealth released the following statements following Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s visit to Weyers Cave to tout the Commonwealth’s new Resource Management Plan.

Governor McAuliffe touts new agricultural resource management plan
Governor Terry McAuliffe today joined Virginia agricultural and conservation leaders in endorsing and promoting the state’s new agricultural Resource Management Plan (RMP) program.

Virginia’s first lady speaks in support of conservation program
A cooperative effort between the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and Virginia’s farm community is getting ready to launch, and Virginia first lady Dorothy McAuliffe has produced a television public service announcement to promote it.


Earth Talk: Over-fortified processed foods
Added nutrients in the processed foods we eat could indeed be too much of a good thing, especially for kids.

Randy Forbes: Innovation hubs
All across Virginia’s Fourth District sit small hubs of creativity and innovation. The average person probably knows little about the nuances that go on inside their doors. From the outside, the buildings look quiet, a few shrubs surrounding the company signs and the walkways leading up to the entrances.

Fishburne Military School names Chesapeake teen highest ranking cadet
On Thursday, Cadet William C. Rowell of Chesapeake, Virginia was named as the Battalion Commander (BC) of Fishburne Military School for the 2014-2015 school year.

Virginia leaders applaud efforts to combat sexual violence on college campuses
Governor Terry McAuliffe on Thursday signed Executive Order 25 establishing a new task force, chaired by Attorney General Mark Herring, to help combat sexual violence on college campuses.