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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...

Local Businesswoman Elected Chair Of National Association

Mimi Rainero Coles of Roanoke has been elected chairman of the National Precast Concrete Association’s (NPCA) Board of Directors. Rainero Coles is a...

Flowers Receives Innovator Of Year Award

Mr. Jim Flowers of VT KnowledgeWorks was recognized at the 64th Annual Virginia Conference on World Trade.  Mr. Flowers was the recipient of the...

SW Virginia Business Hall Of Fame To Honor Fralin and Smoot

Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia will honor two laureates at its 22nd annual Southwest Virginia Business Hall of Fame – W. Heywood Fralin and...

The Debt Dilemma

So, how does a person know if they have a debt problem?   I see people who are making the minimum monthly payments on...

Protect Yourself from 2013 Tax Hikes with 2012 Tax Planning

3 Tips for Taking Advantage of This Year’s Lower Tax Rates Income taxes are going up next year, and not just for those who...

Two Woods Rogers Attorneys Named To Leadership Roles

Two Woods Rogers attorneys have been named to leadership roles in key statewide legal professional organizations. Elizabeth Guilbert Perrow, a principal with the firm, is...
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