
Darden School honors resilient Virginia businesses
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business’ Institute for Business in Society announced the winners of the 2013 Tayloe Murphy Resilience Awards competition.

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business’ Institute for Business in Society announced the winners of the 2013 Tayloe Murphy Resilience Awards competition.

Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe released his mainstream plan to support agriculture and forestry on Friday. Together, agriculture and forestry make up the largest industry in Virginia, contributing over $70 billion to the Commonwealth’s economy.

In an effort to attract new businesses to Waynesboro, the Economic Development office has partnered with the Staunton Creative Community Fund and Waynesboro Downtown Development Inc. to host Jumpstart Waynesboro: Ignite® Your Business Contest.

Gov. Bob McDonnell today announced that Eastman Chemical Company will invest $40 million over the next three years to expand its manufacturing operation in Henry County.

Child poverty has been worsening in this country for a decade, to the point where one in five of our children is ensnared by a web of injustice and simple bad luck that diminishes their present and casts a shadow over their future.

The annual Governor’s Technology Awards were presented to honorees in 10 categories at a special ceremony today at the Commonwealth of Virginia Innovative Technology Symposium (COVITS) in Richmond.

The Virginia Association of Realtors® announced its endorsement of State Sen. Ralph Northam for lieutenant governor and State Sen. Mark Herring for attorney general today.

The Virginia Association of Realtors®, through its Realtor® Political Action Committee endorsed Terry McAuliffe for governor Monday. The Virginia Association of Realtors is the largest trade association in Virginia, with nearly 29,000 members.

My life is a tribute to the American Dream. My business partner and I started with 300 record albums and a $20 booth at the local farmers market. That was nearly 34 years ago. Vintage Vinyl has grown into a multi-million dollar company with 23 employees. We stage 150 in-store concerts a year and are the largest independent music store in the Midwest.

Drivers across the country continue to enjoy discounted gas pump prices versus a year ago, which is good news for those planning to hit the road for the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend. The national average price for regular unleaded gasoline was $3.54 per gallon Friday.
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