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Virginia opens agriculture, forestry trade office in Shanghai
Virginia is opening a trade office in Shanghai to increase agricultural and forestry sales to China, the state's largest export customer. Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the opening Tuesday as he continues a trade and marketing mission to Asia. China...
Tags: Bob McDonnell, Natural Resource Industry
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Floyd County winery to export wine to China
A Virginia winery and a commodity exchange in China have agreed on a five-year wine export deal. Gov. Bob McDonnell announced the agreement between Chateau Morrisette in Floyd County and the Tianjin Commodity Exchange Company on Monday. McDonnell is...
Tags: Bob McDonnell, Government, Japan, Science and Technology, Corporate Officers
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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: Bob McDonnell, Government, Regional Authority, Politics, Investments
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Dog Treats Pulled from Store Shelves
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterThe warning's been out for months. Now some dog treats are being pulled off of store shelves because they may contain trace amounts of a poultry antibiotic which is not approved for in the U.S. The treats in question are chicken jerky treats made in...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Diarrhea, Health Organizations, Pets
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Year of travel carried Hollins professor to 20 different countries
ReporterAs Ed Lynch looks ahead in 2013, it's going to be hard to top 2012, at least in terms of travel. The Hollins University political science professor visited 20 countries last year. His travels included trips to Australia and New Zealand, the Caribbean,...Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Caribbean Islands
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WDBJ7 goes one-on-one with Congressman Morgan Griffith
In our Election 2012 coverage, we focus on the 9th Congressional District. It is located in the southwestern portion of the state and it includes Montgomery, Pulaski, Giles, Floyd and Craig Counties and parts of Henry and Roanoke Counties. Incumbent 9th...
Tags: Democratic Party, Layoffs and Downsizing, Biofuels, Elections, Giles County
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'The Amazing Race' Recap: Long Hair, Don't Care
WDBJ7 BloggerTeams are in China but for only one leg because now they are traveling to Indonesia. The team that gets first in this leg wins the coveted Express Pass. The Express Pass is a ticket to skip over a challenge that a team does not want to do. They can use it...Tags: The Amazing Race (tv program), Indonesia, Auto Racing
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'The Amazing Race' Recap: Double Your Money
WDBJ7 BloggerIt was just last Sunday that the Amazing Race won its 9th Emmy for Best Reality Series and tonight is the premiere of the 21st season of The Amazing Race. The show starts off introducing this season's cast. In all stereotyped glorious form, we have:...Tags: The Amazing Race (tv program), Papayas, Google Inc., Auto Racing
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Dog Treats may be Deadly: Which Ones to Avoid
WDBJ-TV Anchor/ReporterYou may have heard about the recall of Diamond brand dry dog foods because of Salmonella. One Roanoke veterinarian is more concerned with something else- chicken jerky treats made in China. They're making some dogs sick and in some cases dogs have died...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Human Body, Salmonella Infection, Renal Failure, Health
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Business and Cultural Excursion to China coming up in October
The Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce is running a trip to China coming up in October. For more information, go to the China Trip Briefing on April 26 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. The meeting is at the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce Building at 210 S....
Tags: Travel, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Trips and Vacations, Chamber of Commerce Building Corporation
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Henry County company hiring 40 people
A Henry County company is growing.
Commonwealth Laminating & Coating announced Tuesday that it's investing $16.5 million to expand its manufacturing operation.
The expansion will create 40 new jobs.
The company makes solar-control window films....Tags: Government, Bob McDonnell, Finance, Executive Branch, Martinsville (Martinsville, Virginia)
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Roanoke Chamber organizes trip to China
ReporterThe Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a business and cultural excursion to China. The trip is from October 16 - 24, 2011 and includes a tour of Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou and Hangzhou. The cost is $2,099 for chamber members,...Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations
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