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In a recent Southwest Virginia Childcare Landscape Report, almost half of surveyed businesses experience challenges hiring and retaining staff due to a lack of
/PRNewswire/ -- (OTC:PTBS) – BCT-Bank of Charles Town, also known as The Community's Bank, recently announced the appointment of Sandy Hamilton to its Advisory...
One of the largest rooftop solar energy projects in the Roanoke region is now operating at Goodwill Industries of the Valleys. Two counties in the Roanoke and New River valleys are separately seeking state funding to help with major broadband internet access expansion projects. Virginia Tech has launched a research institute focused on national security...
Governor issues order creating Blue Ribbon Task Force to develop training and education opportunities, providing better jobs for West Virginians CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice issued an executive order Tuesday, creating a Blue Ribbon Task Force, designed to better integrate the training and certification programs offered through the West Virginia Community and Technical College system and West Virginia’s Workforce Development system, opening the door to better job opportunities for all West Virginians. “I’ve said many times that we need to do everything in our power to create more ...
Annette Sutton talks about her difficulties with the Virginia Employment Commission and her unemployment benefits Virginia Employment Commissioner Ellen Marie Hess knew the state’s unemployment insurance system faced a potential reckoning when she and her top deputy met with their new boss, then-Secretary of Commerce and Trade Todd Haymore, more than five years ago. It was a routine briefing for the new secretary by Hess, who had been appointed commissioner the previous year by Gov. Terry McAuliffe, but Haymore was startled by her candid assessment of the system’s vulnerabilities. Ã...