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Thursday afternoon, U.S. Senate candidate Tim Kaine met with Northern Virginia students and parents to discuss the future of higher education. During the roundtable at Villa Bella Ristorante in Burke, Kaine emphasized the importance of higher education to developing the world’s most talented workforce
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During the recent Board of Health vote on June 15 regarding new rules for women’s health centers that provide abortion care, a heated debate arose between Board members and representatives of the Attorney General’s Office
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Sabra Dipping Co., the country’s leading hummus manufacturer, will expand its Silver LEED certified food manufacturing operation in Chesterfield County and establish a Center of Excellence research and development facility on the company’s 49 acre campus in the Ruffin Mill Industrial Park
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Through its Volunteer Fire Assistance program, the Virginia Department of Forestry awarded more than $191,000 in grants to 122 volunteer fire departments across the Commonwealth, including Wilson Fire Department in Augusta County
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Kidney injuries among high-school varsity athletes are so rare that even youth with only one kidney should be allowed to play, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have concluded after conducting a groundbreaking survey of the frequency of such injuries
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George Allen continued his conversation with Virginia small business owners with a tour of Tart Lumber in Sterling. Allen was joined by State Del. David Ramadan and 10th District Republican Committee Chairman John Whitbeck in hearing how a family-owned small business can be innovative and adapt in tough economic times
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The Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved $11.4 billion in allocations for transportation improvement projects over the next six years beginning July 1. The Six-Year Improvement Program distributes funding for highway, road and bridge projects as well as rail, transit, bicycle, pedestrian and other improvements
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Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) warned on Tuesday that removing protections against unfairly subsidized products from China would greatly harm U.S. industry, including Timken’s roller bearing manufacturing facility in Altavista
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Gov. Bob McDonnell announced on Wednesday the approval of the first Virginia Tourism Development Financing project, a new program recommended by the Governor’s Commission on Economic Development and Job Creation
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RMH Community Health and the Healthy Community Council (HCC) Obesity Action Team were recently awarded a two-year, $73,000 grant from the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth
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