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Several Peninsula-area Boston Marathon participants reported safe; security vigilant in Hampton Roads
It was Williamsburg resident Matt Boothe’s first marathon. He never got to finish. Boothe and running companion Lynn Howard of York County were participating in Monday’s Boston Marathon when the explosions that killed two and injured more...Tags: Boston Marathon, Road Running, Running, Cell Phones, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Danville technology company expanding, adding 25 new jobs
A Danville technology company is expanding and adding 25 new jobs. To meet growing demand, Governor McDonnell’s office announced Tuesday morning that CBN Secure Technologies Inc. is adding space and 25 new jobs. The Danville operation, which...
Tags: Technology, Business, Regional Authority, Pittsylvania County, Politics
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Utah, Virginia governors visit California to woo businesses
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert and Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell were in California this week on a whirlwind tour to woo Golden State businesses to expand or relocate to their states. At the Westin South Coast Plaza hotel in Costa Mesa on Thursday, both state...Tags: Steven Spielberg, Politics, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Lincoln (movie, 2012)
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Utah, Virginia are next up on woo-California-businesses circuit
First it was Texas Gov. Rick Perry who came to California with his cowboy swagger and boasts about lassoing away businesses. Then the South Dakota governor swept through to recruit dairy farmers. Soon after, the Iowa governor made an appearance. Now...Tags: Steven Spielberg, Amusement and Theme Parks, Politics, Travel, Tourism and Leisure Industry
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Governor McDonnell to lead trade mission to Calif., Asia
Gov. Bob McDonnell is set to lead a 16-day job creation and economic development marketing mission to California, China and Japan. The governor's office says that McDonnell, several of his cabinet members and a team of Virginia economic development...
Tags: Regional Authority, Investments, Politics, China, Government
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McDonnell offers $10,000 prize in business competition for college students
Gov. Bob McDonnell is giving Virginia's college students a chance to win $10,000 by coming up with a plan for the next big business venture in the state. McDonnell announced Tuesday that he will host the "Governor’s Business Plan Challenge" on May...Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Agriculture, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Education
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Virginia Rural Jobs Council releases interim report
A council created by Gov. Bob McDonnell is continuing efforts to focus on creating jobs in Virginia's rural communities. The Rural Jobs Council released its interim report to McDonnell on Monday. The panel is building upon the work done by the...
Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Government, Executive Branch
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McDonnell to lead economic development mission to California, China, Japan
Always on the look out for foreign investment and trade with Virginia, Gov. Bob McDonnell will head out this week on a 16-day 'economic development" mission that includes stops in China and Japan. But first he'll make domestic stops in California to...Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, China, Global Expansion, Government
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Norquist blasts transportation deal as a massive tax hike
It comes as no surprise that anti-tax activist Grover Norquist doesn't like the $880 million transportation funding deal reached between House of Delegates and Senate negotiators. Since early January representatives of Norquist's Americans for Tax...Tags: Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Frank W Wagner, Politics, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Republican Party
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Poll: Virginia voters back voter photo ID by wide margin
A poll released Thursday by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute shows Virginia voters back the photo only voter ID bill sent to Gov. Bob McDonnell Wednesday by a roughly 3-1 margin. The poll of 1,112 registerd voters in the state showed 75...Tags: Voting, Peter Brown, Quinnipiac University, Politics, Elections
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House rejects $1 million for HU proton therapy center
The House of Delegates rejected a budget amendment from Gov. Bob McDonnell Wednesday that would have given $1 million to the Hampton University Proton Therapy Institute on a vote of 33-64. McDonnell added the money to the budget for the cancer therapy...Tags: Hampton University, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Education, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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McAuliffe to lobby lawmakers ahead of veto session
Democratic nominee for governor Terry McAuliffe plans on meeting with Democratic lawmakers Wednesday morning before they take up Gov. Bob McDonnell's changes to the comprehensive transportation funding package. Lawmakers are back in Richmond for one day...Tags: Lobbying, Parties and Movements, Regional Authority, Politics, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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