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Saturday, November 16, 2024

News from 2024

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Virginia ranked fourth among U.S. states in total VA home loans during 2023

By Old Dominion News | Feb 15, 2024

Virginia ranked fourth in VA home loans in 2023 with 24,254 loans issued, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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“COVID” MRNA injections still required at 1 college in Virginia

By Old Dominion News | Feb 5, 2024

Virginia still has one college that requires students to have “COVID” mRNA injections to attend their classes.

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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.

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Which type of Virginia companies were inspected the most by the FDA in January?

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2024

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) conducted an inspection at one Biologics company from Virginia in January.

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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

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Virginia sees inflation increase as of January 2024

By Old Dominion News | Feb 1, 2024

As of January 2024, Virginia experienced a 19.5% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 17.9% increase.

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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.

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Virginia Attorney General signs letter to Biden, Mayorkas ‘supporting Texas’s efforts to secure the border’

By Old Dominion News | Jan 30, 2024

Attorney General of Virginia Jason Miyares (R) joined more than two dozen state attorneys general in signing a letter to President Joe Biden and Homeland Security Security Aljandro Mayorkas in support of “Governor Abbott’s efforts to secure our border.”

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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

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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.

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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.

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Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces 2024 Governor’s Fellows Program

By Old Dominion News Report | Jan 21, 2024

Deadline to apply is Monday, March 4

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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

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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.

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“COVID” MRNA injections still required at 1 college in Virginia

By Old Dominion News | Jan 17, 2024

Virginia still has one college that requires students to have “COVID” mRNA injections to attend their classes.

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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.