Elaine Chao campaigns for George Allen
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Susan Allen welcomed former Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao to the Virginia Voices Tour on Tuesday
Search Results for unemployment
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AAA: Gas prices continue to climb
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The price of regular blend gasoline rose eight cents last week, bucking the typical trend of gas prices dropping during the first week of August. More Americans take to the highways in the period between the first week of August and Labor Day Weekend than any other time of the year. American drivers also tend to take their longest road trips of the year
Margot Dorfman: Raising minimum wage good for business
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The U.S. Women’s Chamber of Commerce supported the last increase in the federal minimum wage in July 2009 and we believe another raise is overdue. The business owners I talk with every day say that, far from hurting their businesses, raising the minimum wage in fact helps small businesses and the broader economy
VDH expands eligibility for AIDS Drug Assistance Program
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The Virginia Department of Health AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) is taking the final steps toward elimination of the ADAP waitlist
Report: Gas prices may have hit summer low
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Prices began to creep slightly higher this week, ending a streak of 78 days which saw prices drift from $3.91 per gallon on April 16 to $3.33 per gallon on July 3
Kaine meets with veterans in Southwest Virginia
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U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine met with veterans in Southwest Virginia Friday afternoon to discuss his approach to create jobs and strengthen our economy. Specifically, Kaine addressed strategies to reduce disproportionately high unemployment among veterans, and fulfill obligations the country has made to those who have served
Allens campaign in Virginia Beach
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George and Susan Allen brought the Virginia Voices tour to Virginia Beach on Monday to hear directly from women business and community leaders about their concerns for the future and what they believe is needed to get the economy moving again
Virginia launches V3 Initiative to increase veteran employment
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Representing companies ranging in size from 20 employees up to corporations such as Anthem, Dominion Resources and Amazon.com, hiring managers and senior executives in attendance all had two essential qualifications in common: they are all hiring in Virginia and are committed to hiring military veterans
Kaine speaks with women in NoVa about jobs, economy
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U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine held a roundtable discussion with Virginia women about his strategies for creating jobs and strengthening the economy. Over coffee at Osprey’s Landing Restaurant in Woodbridge, Kaine outlined his to encourage small business growth
State posts 8.3 percent revenue growth in May
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May is a significant month for revenue collections. In addition to regular collections of withholding and sales taxes, estimated and final payments for individuals were due May 1, and corporations with a fiscal year ending other than Dec. 31 – primarily retailers – had final payments due in May
