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    Jan 27, 2012 |Story| AP Virginia

  1. Rough month for Greenbrier owner Jim Justice

    It's not easy being the owner of The Greenbrier.
    It's not easy being the owner of The Greenbrier. Earlier this month, Jim Justice had to lay off more than 100 of the West Virginia resort's workers because of a $13 million deficit in the first quarter. He's also dealing with a breach-of-contract...

    Tags: New York City, Greenbrier, Delta Air Lines, Crime, Law and Justice

    2. Jun 8, 2011 |Story| WDBJ7

  2. Mikey O'Brien earns an All-Star appearance

    Mikey O'Brien has earned All-Star honors in the South Atlantic League for the Charleston Riverdogs.  O'Brien the former Hidden Valley Titan was drafted by the New York Yankees back in 2008 in the 9th round. 
    Sports Reporter
    Mikey O'Brien has earned All-Star honors in the South Atlantic League for the Charleston Riverdogs.  O'Brien the former Hidden Valley Titan was drafted by the New York Yankees back in 2008 in the 9th round.  O'Brien a right handed pitcher has a 3-4...

    Tags: Human Interest, New York Yankees

    3. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Obama tries to steer attention back to jobs

    WASHINGTON — President Obama said Friday he wanted to put more Americans to work by slashing the amount of time it takes to grant federal approval for big job-creating projects.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama said Friday he wanted to put more Americans to work by slashing the amount of time it takes to grant federal approval for big job-creating projects. But Obama's choice of venue for his remarks — a Baltimore...

    Tags: Washington, DC, U.S. House Committee on Small Business, U.S. Senate, White House, Keystone XL Pipeline

    4. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Keystone XL looms as Obama wants to cut delays on big projects

    <span class="runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic"><span class="runtimeTopic">WASHINGTON</span></span></span> &mdash; President Obama said Friday he wanted to put more Americans back to work by slashing the amount of time it takes to grant federal approval for big job-creating projects.
    WASHINGTON — President Obama said Friday he wanted to put more Americans back to work by slashing the amount of time it takes to grant federal approval for big job-creating projects. But Obama’s choice of venue for his remarks of a...

    Tags: U.S. House Committee on Small Business, U.S. Senate, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, White House, Keystone XL Pipeline

    5. May 16, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  5. Dredge contract awarded to handle bigger ships at Miami's port

    Reuters
    By Zachary Fagenson MIAMI, May 16 (Reuters) - The United States Army Corps of Engineers awarded a $180 million contract to dredge Miami's harbor to an Illinois-based company on Thursday, part of a plan to deepen the port channel to handle larger ships...

    Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Panama, Global Expansion, Port Everglades, Miami-Dade County

    6. May 14, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  6. Southern cities ranked among laziest in U.S. -magazine

    Reuters
    By Andrea Burzynski NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, is also the capital of sloth, according to Men's Health magazine which ranked the Southern metropolis as the least active city in the United States. It was last on the...

    Tags: Periodicals, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Thrombosis , Physical Fitness and Exercise, Newspaper and Magazine

    7. May 14, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. Southern cities ranked among laziest in U.S.: magazine

    Reuters
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jackson, the capital of Mississippi, is also the capital of sloth, according to Men's Health magazine which ranked the Southern metropolis as the least active city in the United States. It was last on the list of 100 cities based...

    Tags: Periodicals, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Thrombosis , Physical Fitness and Exercise, Men's Health

    8. May 14, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  8. A port first: box ship drafts 49 feet of water

    The Port of Virginia has outdone itself, when it comes to handling big container ships. The Virginia Port Authority announced that the port complex topped its own East Coast record on Saturday when a fully loaded Mediterranean Shipping Co. vessel set...

    Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), New York City, Military Justice, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Suez Canal

    9. Apr 30, 2013 |Story| AP West Virginia

  9. Yeager Airport officials optimistic airline will pick up nonstop NY service

    CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Yeager Airport officials say they're optimistic another airline will pick up the nonstop service to New York that American Airlines is dropping. American is ending the nonstop flight June 12, the same day it ads nonstop...

    Tags: Marketing, American Airlines, Inc.

    10. Apr 26, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. 'Burger Land' and the Billy Goat

    No one who met George Motz on the afternoon of April 19, 2003, as he bit into his first double cheeseburger in the subterranean Billy Goat Tavern on Hubbard Street &mdash; &ldquo;It is incredible, everything I had heard it was. The taste is distinctive &hellip; a great burger,&rdquo; he said &mdash; might have imagined that he would now be considered the nation's leading expert on cheeseburgers and the star/host of a new series on the Travel Channel titled, appropriately enough, &ldquo;Burger Land.&rdquo;
    No one who met George Motz on the afternoon of April 19, 2003, as he bit into his first double cheeseburger in the subterranean Billy Goat Tavern on Hubbard Street — “It is incredible, everything I had heard it was. The taste is distinctive...

    Tags: PBS (tv network), Long Island, Travel Channel (tv network), Entertainment, Foods and Beverages

    11. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online

  11. Feb. 27 in History: Quechan Tribal Council protests against boundary commission

    >> 50 Years Ago — The business committee of the Quechan Tribal Council has protested recent action by the State Boundary Commission which altered the California-Arizona border. The Quechan tribe owns land along the disputed border. The tribes-...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation

    12. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online

  12. HISTORY: Quechan Tribal Council action by the State Boundary Commission

    >> 50 Years Ago — The business committee of the Quechan Tribal Council has protested recent action by the State Boundary Commission which altered the California-Arizona border. The Quechan tribe owns land along the disputed border. The tribes-...

    Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation

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