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PETERSBURG – A Richmond-based nonprofit for growing women and minority-owned businesses is eyeing expansion into Petersburg. Metropolitan Business league is planning a new innovation center to help small entrepreneurs and area students.
MBL s Petersburg expansion, City Point Innovation Center, will be a space where new and young entrepreneurs can get business trainings and working space.
The membership-based nonprofit already has 500 businesses members throughout Virginia. Eighty percent of those are women and minority-owned while a further 20% are corporate firms like Dominion Energy, Altria and Truist Bank.
President and CEO Floyd E. Miller II was recently honored by Richmond History Makers for MBL’s work helping small businesses through the pandemic. It supported 150 small businesses that were affected by COVID-19 with small business grants. MBL was also one of two organizations given the Neighborhood Builder’s Award by Bank of America
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Weather Service: Significant icing expected over Petersburg, Tri-Cities this weekend
On top of the snow and freezing rain falling overnight Thursday into Friday, the National Weather Service is saying that up to a half-inch of ice may fall on Saturday
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PETERSBURG As the third storm in as many weeks bulls over the area, the National Weather Service is now saying that Petersburg now has a greater chance of seeing some significant icing between Saturday and Sunday. The risk for ice accumulations greater than 0.25 inches is highest across central Virginia, with totals as high as 0.5 inches possible, NWS said in a tweet Thursday night.
Denise Sandlin hired to lead schoolsâ business, planning
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New Assistant Superintendent for Business and Planning Denise L. Sandlinâs experience includes financial positions in Henrico County government and Chesterfield County and Petersburg schools. Her background in school system budgeting is very impressive, and she carries with her an outstanding reputation. Superintendent David Jeck An experienced financial manager will serve as the new Fauquier County Public Schools assistant superintendent for business and planning.
Coming from Chesterfield County schools, Denise L. Sandlin, 62, will start Feb. 15 in Fauquier at a salary of $138,000.
Ms. Sandlin will succeed Prashant Shrestha who resigned in December after almost five years in Fauquier to take a similar position with Spotsylvania County schools.
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PETERSBURG Petersburg City Public Schools superintendent Dr. Maria Pitre-Martin expects that a majority of teachers in the division will receive the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine within the next two weeks, though vaccination is not mandatory for PCPS teachers or staff, she said.
Speaking at the first of three mass vaccination events at Petersburg High School on Saturday, Pitre-Martin said that giving staff the option of being vaccinated because, it is an important, individual medical decision, she said. We do think a large majority of staff will be pursuing the vaccine, Pitre-Martin said Saturday. Just today I have seen many many of our staff come through, so that has been very encouraging.
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PETERSBURG Parents in Petersburg are putting together a toiletry drive for students of Petersburg City Public Schools, and their families, in need.
The drive is being coordinated by the PCPS Parent Advisory Committee, and will be taking donations at the school administration office, located at 255 E. South Boulevard, through February 15. Then, supplies will be distributed to students and families at the same location on Feb. 27 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Amanda Harris, who is the chair of the committee, says that the drive is meant to fill gaps for Petersburg students and families might be going without.