
Shenandoah National Park dedicates second TRACK Trails activity trail
To encourage children and their families to get outdoors, Shenandoah National Park has again partnered with the Kids in Parks program to establish a second TRACK Trails location.

To encourage children and their families to get outdoors, Shenandoah National Park has again partnered with the Kids in Parks program to establish a second TRACK Trails location.

Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that Evan Feinman has been appointed Executive Director of the newly named Virginia Tobacco Region Revitalization Commission.

A first-year student at the University of Virginia School of Medicine has won two prestigious national awards that will support her work with malnourished children in the slums of Bangladesh.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the recipients of the Governor’s Public Service Awards at a ceremony Wednesday at the Executive Mansion recognizing state employees who have demonstrated exemplary service and dedication to the Commonwealth of Virginia.

The Route 29 Project Delivery Advisory Panel will hold its regular biweekly meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, 530 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville.

Employment numbers from the UVA McIntire School of Commerce offer one encouraging sign among many as the University of Virginia’s Class of 2015 prepares to officially enter the job market.

Virginia Commonwealth University professor George Munro, Ph.D., has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant – his third – to travel to Russia to study the history of a small mining town that was once populated primarily by Soviet Union exiles.

The presence of threat assessment teams in Virginia public schools is making a positive impact, according to a report released today that analyzed the teams during the first year they were required by state law.

Hubbell Lighting, a world leader in lighting innovation, will invest $6.015 million to expand and consolidate its manufacturing and assembly operations at its facility in the Town of Christiansburg in Montgomery County. The project will create 100 new jobs.

Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced the formation of the Governor’s Executive Committee on Energy Efficiency. The Executive Committee is comprised of public and private sector stakeholders that will develop strategies and recommendations to achieve the goal of a ten percent reduction in retail electricity consumption in the Commonwealth by 2020.
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