
UVA: Contactors working on grounds to guarantee living wage
UVA’s major contractors will be raising the wages of their full-time employees to at least $15 an hour, effective Jan. 1.

UVA’s major contractors will be raising the wages of their full-time employees to at least $15 an hour, effective Jan. 1.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday the official launch of Opportunity Virginia, a new initiative designed to leverage the federal Opportunity Zone program.

Attorney General Mark Herring has joined a coalition calling on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to extend the timeframe for student loan forgiveness for students enrolled in schools operated by Dream Center Education Holdings that are now closed.

To better connect patients with community resources that can meet these needs, UVA Health purchased a technology-based referral network, PIECES Iris™.

Money makes the American political world go ‘round, to borrow from the old saw. Candidates need money to run campaigns. That much is obvious. TV and radio ads, newspaper spots, Facebook ads, flyers, it all costs money, gobs of it.

SRP Companies, a leading supplier to more than 60,000 retailers nationwide, will invest $1.16 million to relocate a substantial portion of its warehouse operations from Philadelphia, Utah, and Oklahoma to the City of Virginia Beach.

A free two-day conference Oct. 17-18 at Eastern Mennonite University will bring together community stakeholders for discussions and planning around reducing incarceration and recidivism in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County.

Attorney General Mark Herring has won an injunction blocking President Donald Trump and acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ken Cuccinelli’s overhaul of the so-called “public charge” rules.

Gov. Ralph Northam today announced $180,000 in Community Business Launch (CBL) grants for Giles County, the city of Norton, and the towns of Buchanan and Culpeper.

Hard money loans are increasingly gaining popularity, especially among real estate developers and homeowners alike. Most of these property owners are looking to add value to their homes for resale purposes but have bad credit.
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