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Liberty University to drop helicopter training program
A lack of student interest and limited job opportunities have grounded Liberty University's helicopter pilot
training program.
Liberty plans to eliminate the program, which began in 2008 as a concentration for aeronautics majors.
Liberty School of...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Education
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After months of searching, and much persistence, a Danville man found work
ReporterThe economy is tough on businesses and even harder for those searching for a job. But one man in Danville overcame the obstacles and is now finding more than employment. News7 first told you about Donald Adams in October. The former retail manager...Tags: Employment, Career and Workplace, Employment
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Virginia jobless rate holds steady in December
Virginia's unemployment rate remained unchanged in December after falling the two previous months. The Virginia Employment Commission says the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in December was 6.2 percent.
That's unchanged from November and...Tags: Unemployment, Unemployment, Employment, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets
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Vaughan-Bassett Furniture opening new factory in Galax, adding new jobs
Vaughan-Bassett Furniture announced Thursday that it's opening a new factory in Galax.
The factory is expected to open in March.
Vaughan-Bassett is buying the old Webb #1 bedroom plant, which is adjacent to Vaughan-Bassett's main factory on Railroad...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Services and Shopping, Executive Branch, ABC (tv network), Government
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Virginia unemployment numbers are out for December
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in December.
The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 16.7 percent, up from 15.4 percent in November and down from 17.1 percent...Tags: Arlington County, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Unemployment, Washington, DC, Unemployment
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Employment numbers are back to pre-recession levels in the NRV
ReporterIt looks like the economy is back on track in part of southwest Virginia. Fewer people are unemployed and a record number of jobs are being created in the New River Valley. It was less than a year ago that government officials cheered as a ribbon was...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Unemployment, Unemployment, Companies and Corporations, Employment
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Martinsville again has highest jobless rate in the state
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in October.
The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 15.2 percent, down from 16.3 percent in both September and last October....Tags: Arlington County, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia), Unemployment, Loudoun County, Washington, DC
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New state budget cuts health, school inflation allowance
AP Political WriterGov. Bob McDonnell's new budget ends hundreds of millions of dollars in inflation allowances for health care and non-classroom public school programs and dramatically scales back pre-kindergarten programs. The two-year spending blueprint he's presenting...Tags: Bob McDonnell, Interior Policy, Government, Economic Policy, Nursing Homes
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Virginia's unemployment rate falls for second straight month
Virginia's unemployment rate fell for the second straight month in November as the state added 5,100 jobs
over the month.
The Virginia Employment Commission says the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in November was 6.2 percent. That's down...Tags: Unemployment, Employment, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets
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Health Insurance Premiums going down at one local workplace: how they're doing it
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterWe always seem to hear about health insurance premiums going up, but at one local workplace, they've gone down. From the basketball court to the pilates studio, and even at their desks, many Washington and Lee University employees are taking steps to...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Conservation, College Basketball, Health and Safety at School, Basketball
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Four area projects get money from state grant
Governor McDonnell has announced $2.8 million in Industrial Revitalization Fund grants for six projects in the state, and four of them are in our area.
The money goes toward construction projects aimed at economic development in struggling communities....Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Executive Branch, House Building, Bob McDonnell
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Roanoke Holiday Career and Lifestyle Fair Wednesday
ReporterThe Holiday Career and Lifestyle Fair is Wednesday at the Roanoke Civic Center. This is the sixth year for the event. Job seekers with resumes in hand have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with company representatives. Exhibitors...Tags: Business, Holidays, Business
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