
Mohawk Industries to expand in Carroll County
Mohawk Industries, the leading global manufacturer of residential and commercial flooring products, will purchase new equipment and expand its manufacturing operation in Carroll County.

Mohawk Industries, the leading global manufacturer of residential and commercial flooring products, will purchase new equipment and expand its manufacturing operation in Carroll County.

U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine raised concerns after Virginia’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services confirmed that proposed tariffs could hurt Virginia businesses and employees, as China is the Commonwealth’s biggest export market for agricultural goods.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced the first indications of crop acreages for the 2018 growing season. The estimates came from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

By now most of us have read that plastic, that incredibly useful product that all of us use every day, is fast becoming public enemy number one.

“Educate, empower, encourage.” Those are the words Maddie Murray ’17 uses to sum up her purpose as a peer health educator.

Vaping, or the use of electronic cigarettes, has become a popular practice in recent years. A preferable alternative to smoking cigarettes, these modern apparatuses have become a staple for quitting smoking and reducing lung cancer rates across the world.

The research project of Perisa Ruhi, class of 2018 at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, offers new findings to help change smoking behaviors.

Kroger customers now can buy adult beverages through ClickList, the grocer’s online ordering service, and pick them up at the Staunton store, 850 Statler Blvd.

Richlands Creamery LLC will invest $1.7 million in Dinwiddie County to create a new commercial creamery and create 17 new jobs over the next three years. The new creamery will be located at Richlands Dairy Farm, a commercial dairy and agritourism destination near the Town of Blackstone.

Health Education & Behavior Journal published a study that highlights Virginia’s work on using innovative “peer crowd” research to determine which teen subcultures are more at risk of engaging in specific adverse health behaviors, including tobacco and substance use.
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