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Youngkin Announces Record-Setting Tourism Spending, $35.1B in Virginia in 2024

Governor Glenn Youngkin and Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) announced that Virginia’s tourism industry generated a record high $35.1 billion in visitor spending in 2024, marking a 5.4% increase from...

Youngkin Highlights Strong Growth in Virginia Job Openings and Hiring

Yesterday, Governor Youngkin announced that the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) May 2025 Job...

Youngkin Announces AstraZeneca Selects Virginia for Multi-Billion Dollar Manufacturing Center

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development, and...

Youngkin Announces June Jobs Surveys

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced last Friday that according to BLS CES data, nonfarm employment decreased...

Virginia Tourism Corporation Announces Catherine Marshburn as Vice President of Marketing

Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) yesterday announced that Catherine “Cat” Marshburn has been named Vice President...

Give Creatively With Donor-Advised Funds

Americans are generous and contribute billions of dollars to charity each year, using a variety of methods. One creative way of gifting is...

Firefli Media Taps Into Grandin Village’s “Creative Vibe”

A Virginia Tech graduate majoring in Communications and Marketing, Greg Brock, president of Firefli Media (located in the Grandin Village), has been involved in...

Gift To Minors

In my article last month, I discussed general tax considerations in making gifts.  Here we touch on a specialized situation—gifts to minors.  There are...

Dalhouse Receives “Excellence In Governance” Award

The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association (VHHA) has honored Warner Dalhouse with a 2012 Outstanding Service Award for "Excellence in Governance." The award honors...

Weight Watchers and Clinical Weight Loss Programs Not the Same

As a doctor practicing in Roanoke who has studied obesity, I’ve dedicated myself to helping people achieve healthy, effective long-term weight loss. A recent, much...

New Market Downtown Offers New Choices for Residents and Workers

Roanokers who live downtown, those who work there and people and others just visiting have a new option when it comes to pleasing...
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