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Governor Youngkin Awards $12 Million To Reduce Homelessness Across the Commonwealth

By Old Dominion News Report | Feb 14, 2024

Funding will support rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, and support services to underserved populations in 109 localities

Mack Trucks to Expand in Virginia

By Old Dominion News Report | Feb 13, 2024

Company to invest $14.5 million in Roanoke County operation to increase capacity for medium-duty truck line and emerging electric truck line, creating 51 new jobs

Governor and First Lady Youngkin Announce Virginia Council on Women’s 13th Annual High School Essay Contest

By Old Dominion News Report | Feb 12, 2024

The contest is a scholarship opportunity for high school females pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics and healthcare

Six Virginia Communities to Receive Grants to Support Restoration of Brownfield Sites

By Old Dominion News Report | Feb 8, 2024

Grants totaling over $1.7 million awarded from Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Release of Virginia Permit Transparency Website

By Old Dominion News Report | Feb 2, 2024

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today the release of the Virginia Permit Transparency (VPT) website to bring increased transparency and efficiency to the Commonwealth's permitting processes.

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Blue Catfish Processing Grant Award

By Old Dominion News Report | Feb 1, 2024

Increased processing capacity will enable Sea Farms, Inc. to expand purchasing of blue catfish from local watermen

Governor Glenn Youngkin Applauds Approval of James Madison University's Innovation and Career Lab School

By Old Dominion News Report | Jan 30, 2024

The Virginia Board of Education today approved James Madison University’s Lab School for Innovation and Career Exploration in partnership with Blue Ridge Community College and Rockingham County public schools.

Governor Glenn Youngkin and Congressman Morgan Griffith Announce Five Southwest Virginia Projects to Receive Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Grants

By Old Dominion News Report | Jan 29, 2024

Each Project Incorporates Development on an Abandoned Mine Land

Virginia Companies Expand into Global Markets through Commonwealth’s Trade Accelerator Program

By Old Dominion News Report | Jan 25, 2024

Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that 16 companies across the Commonwealth have graduated from the Virginia Economic Development Partnership’s (VEDP) Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) program and 13 companies have joined the two-year program.

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces December Jobs Data Highlights Importance of Unleashing Opportunity Agenda

By Old Dominion News Report | Jan 24, 2024

Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Local Area Unemployment Statistics (“LAUS”, or “the household survey”), the labor force participation rate, which measures the proportion of the civilian population age 16 and older that is employed or actively looking for work, remained unchanged at 66.9 percent in December.

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces 2024 Governor’s Fellows Program

By Old Dominion News Report | Jan 21, 2024

Deadline to apply is Monday, March 4

Governor Glenn Youngkin Signs Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence

By Old Dominion News Report | Jan 20, 2024

EO 30 implements AI standards and guidelines to protect Virginians, utilizing $600,000 in proposed budgetary funds for AI pilots in state agencies

Governor Glenn Youngkin Celebrates the Launch of VCU x CodeRVA Lab School

By Old Dominion News Report | Jan 19, 2024

Governor Glenn Youngkin today celebrated the launch of the Commonwealth’s first lab school, the VCU x CodeRVA Lab School.

Halfway Through Fiscal Year General Fund Revenues Remain in Line with Forecast

By Old Dominion News Report | Jan 17, 2024

Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that general fund revenues for December 2023 remain in line with updated revisions to the official revenue forecast.

Global Specialty Chemicals Producer to Expand in Virginia

By Old Dominion News Report | Jan 12, 2024

Solenis to invest $193 million in City of Suffolk facility expansion, creating 34 new jobs

Governor Glenn Youngkin Delivers the State of the Commonwealth Address

By Old Dominion News Report | Jan 11, 2024

Mr. Speaker, Madame President, Lieutenant Governor Earle-Sears, Attorney General Miyares, members of our General Assembly, Chief Justice Goodwyn and Justices of our Supreme Court, members of my Cabinet, and fellow Virginians: what an honor to be with you this afternoon.

Governor Youngkin Announces Over $18 Million in Community Development Block Grants

By Old Dominion News Report | Jan 3, 2024

Funding will support housing rehabilitation, water and sewer improvements, and community service facility enhancements

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces New Jobs and Investment in Prince Edward County

By Old Dominion News Report | Jan 2, 2024

In response to growing demand for local meats, 5 Pillar Meats will establish new USDA-inspected meat processing facility

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Manufacturing Expansion in Russell County

By Old Dominion News Report | Jan 1, 2024

Bates Family Farm leverages success of skincare line to build new manufacturing facility and creamery featuring goat milk, artisan cheese

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Continued Labor Market Strength and Moderate Job Growth in November

By Old Dominion News Report | Dec 28, 2023

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Local Area Unemployment Statistics (“LAUS”, or “the household survey”), the labor force in Virginia continued growing in November by 9,331 to 4,624,846, the number of employed Virginians increased by 47 to 4,492,761 while the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased 0.2% to 2.9%.

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