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Construction set to start on major development in Roanoke
Developers say a new project in the city of Roanoke will transform a 22-acre site between Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and downtown. Friday morning, they came together with community leaders to break ground on "The Bridges." The first phase...
Tags: Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Hospitals and Clinics, Human Interest, Walnuts
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TowneBank named top SBA lender
TowneBank based in Suffolk was among six top Small Business Administration lenders in 2012 that will be recognized in June. BB&T based in Winston-Salem, N.C., was the top overall lender for financing 72 loans totaling $17.7 million, according to a...Tags: TowneBank, Small Businesses, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Charlottesville (Charlottesville, Virginia), Business
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Editorials: History underground, Section 8 limits
This hallowed ground The Harbor Square apartments are history. The 368-unit complex, much of which was dedicated to Section 8 subsidized housing, was razed last year by the city of Hampton to make room for a new courthouse, as well as some street...Tags: Interior Policy, Housing and Urban Planning, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Lifestyle and Leisure
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Women's business center opens in Richmond, another planned for Norfolk
The Center for Women’s Enterprise opened in downtown Richmond Wednesday to help open doors for women business owners, Work It, Richmond reported. The U.S. Small Business Administration is providing an annual grant to the center, which will provide...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Backyard Produce offers online service to Hampton Roads shoppers
Daily PressThe idea of buying local produce on the Internet seems a bit strange. But online ordering of fresh products is a growing industry, says Cade Holliday, operations manager for Backyard Produce. The Raleigh, N.C.-based company recently announced that it...Tags: Online Media Industry, Hampton Roads
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Local awards recognize sterling workplaces
Richmond Times-DispatchOne company embraces time off from work. Another is steeped in the belief that if people love their jobs they will do their jobs better. Companies in the Richmond area that create sterling workplaces will be recognized at a ceremony Wednesday evening at...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Conservation, Chesterfield County, Health and Safety at Work, James River
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Offshore winds focus of Virginia meeting
An authority promoting the development of wind power off Virginia's coast is scheduled to meet in Richmond. The Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority is meeting Thursday. The agenda includes a discussion of an agreement to protect the rare...
Tags: Wind Power, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues
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Economic development: all hands on deck
By Jay Joseph An economic development director recently told me that his job is the one city job everyone thinks they can do. Folks don't think they can be the City Attorney or the Police Chief, but they think they can be the Economic Development...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Finance, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Local Government
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Lynchburg religious and civic leaders want voting rights restored for non-violent felons
Reporter/Lynchburg Bureau ChiefA push is underway to change a state law that prohibits convicted felons from voting. Virginia is one of four states where voting rights are not automatically restored for non-violent felons, after their sentence is carried out. A group of religious...Tags: Elections, Executive Branch, Government, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Prisons
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Monday's local roundup: U.Va. men's tennis advances to third straight NCAA final
Colleges Men’s tennis: Virginia advanced to the NCAA tournament final for the third straight year, beating Georgia 4-1 in a semifinal at Urbana, Ill. The second-seeded Cavaliers (29-0) will play top-seeded UCLA (29-1) in Tuesday’s...Tags: College of William and Mary, College Sports, Georgia State Panthers, Virginia Cavaliers, Tennis
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GOP ticket says conservative message can succeed statewide
VIRGINIA BEACH — Republican gubernatorial nominee Ken Cuccinelli defended his conservative record Sunday in an interview along with fellow GOP statewide ticket members E.W. Jackson and State Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Harrisonburg. The three were...
Tags: Elections, Tea Party Movement, Mark D. Obenshain, Ken Cuccinelli, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia)
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Amelia L. Chaney, 67
Amelia L. Chaney, 67, of Hagerstown, Md., died April 8, 2013, at her daughter’s home in Texas under Hospice care. Born Jan. 1, 1946, in Hagerstown, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Christina M. Chaney. She retired from Washington...Tags: Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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