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HAMPTON ROADS, Va.â Marcus Moody found a passion for welding and a new career path when he needed it most.
âI previously worked in the banking industry, but during the recession I lost my job, so I had to find another job,â Moody said.
He graduated from Tidewater Community College with a certificate in welding and has worked in machine shops and for private contractors. He even came back to his alma mater as a part-time instructor.
âOnce you learn it [a skill or trade], no one can take it from you and you can use it throughout the rest of your life,â he said.
Louis Amestoy
Herald-Banner
Mar 31, 2021
There is no better way to stir up water cooler conversation than the simple question: Which grocery store or steakhouse do you want to come to Greenville?Â
Thatâs exactly what happened on Tuesday when the Greenville Herald-Banner asked a variation of that question via the newspaperâs Facebook page and got a torrent of responses from hundreds of people. The question was simple: When it comes to business here in Greenville, we are missing what?Â
Call it a pent-up demand for groceries and steak but it was more of a flood of response. In all, the simple question garnered more than 10,000 interactions via Facebook and the post reached more than 17,000 people. We combed through more than 380 of the 1,000 answers to find that our readers listed 68 specific businesses they wanted to come to Greenville. Some also longed for businesses that failed here to return.Â
Fremantle Council has voted to continue to operate the Fremantle CAT bus service until the end of June 2022 while the City looks to improve the financial.
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