Today Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the appointments of Boyd Marcus and Jeffrey Painter to the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and the reappointment of 17 agency heads across his administration. The appointees will join an administration focused on finding common…
RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe announced additional appointments to his administration today. The appointees will join McAuliffe’s administration focused on finding common ground with members of both parties on issues that will grow Virginia’s economy and create more jobs across the…
At this time no specific information is available on bills introduced from the Eastern Shore’s legislator. We expect in time this information will become available. The following are the bills that mention the Eastern Shore of Virginia specifically. HB648 (show hits) ..Oyster measures; reduces minimum…
Reported on CBS This Morning January 10, 2014, 4:33 AM|Business is booming in Chincoteague, Va., as NASA prepares to launch a supply rocket from the quiet vacation town. Chip Reid reports. For details, please view the report.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced the selection of the six public entities that will develop unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) research and test sites around the country. These congressionally-mandated test sites will conduct critical research into the certification and…
The JLARC review of 2013 state spending is now available. It finds that while state spending growth has slowed over the past ten years, controlling for popuolation growth and inflation, Virginia’s spending has risen 20%. The ten largest state agencies are…
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell issued the following statement following news that the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has made a Determination of No Competitive Interest (DNCI) that will allow the federal bureau to offer Virginia a first of…
This updated project list for A-NPDC’s 2012-2017 CEDS is posted through December 31, 2013. Please review and send additions or revisions to Susan Simon, Economic Development Coordinator at: ssimon@a-npdc.org Projects List BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, RETENTION, AND EXPANSION Wallops Research Park Accomack…
RICHMOND – 1,227 of Virginia’s school buildings and facilities, more than 60%, are 40 years or older according to a new comprehensive study ordered by Governor Bob McDonnell and concluded at the beginning of this month. The governor today released the…
RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell tonight congratulated the Department of Defense and Orbital Sciences Corporation on launch of the ORS-3 Mission from Virginia’s spaceport, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS), at Wallops Island, Virginia. The launch took place at 8:15 p.m. on…
