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Five economically distressed regions of Virginia are being given grants to stimulate job growth. Maurice Jones, Virginia's secretary of commerce, traveled…
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Governor Terry McAuliffe predicts Virginia will have 1.5 million job openings in the next decade -- fueled by the retirement of 900,000 baby boomers. He…
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Virginia State Senate has passed legislation that would impact state hiring of applicants with criminal convictions. The "Ban the Box" bill would allow to…
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Norfolk Southern is closing its office building in downtown Roanoke, affecting 500 employees. Norfolk Southern Spokesman Robin Chapman says employees were…
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Virginia, no longer ranked as the best state to do business, still has a strong economic footing, especially in Northern Virginia. But because the state…
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Most job applications have a box on page one that asks applicants if they’ve been convicted of a crime. Critics say that’s one big reason that people…
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Virginians will likely spend some time over next few weeks getting their paperwork together to complete their taxes. And if you’re thinking about having…
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There’s no doubt that today’s US economy is primarily a service economy. That means the new ‘goods and services’ now translates as plain, ‘good…
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Virginia Western Community College is one of 36 new colleges taking part in a national effort to train 10 thousand baby boomers for new jobs in…
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Governor McDonnell’s Rural Jobs Council is out with its final report with recommendations on how to create and retain jobs in the rural parts of the…