Telos Corporation, which has made the Washington Technology Top 100 Government Contractors list for the 10th year in a row, will invest $5 million in its Loudoun County operations, according to an announcement from the office of Gov. Terry McAuliffe.

After ceasing operations in the state 18 months ago, Carnival, the world’s largest cruise ship line, will resume sailing seasonally from Norfolk in the spring and fall of 2015.

Virginia State Parks once again set a new attendance record with 8,871,822 visitors in 2013, 6 percent higher than 2012’s record attendance of 8,366,179.

Delegate David Ramadan (87th) announced Dec. 18 that funding he requested for a groundbreaking new Lyme disease test developed by George Mason University has been included in Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell’s proposed 2015-2016 budget.

Delegate Bob Marshall will offer an opportunity for students in 8th-12th grades to participate in his “A Day with Your Delegate ” Program.

Nineteen private firms have offered the Virginia transportation officials "innovative and creative solutions" to ease the congested I-66 corridor from Capital Beltway to Route 15 in Haymarket.

Governor McDonnell will propose $38 million-plus to Improve mental health crises response and to build critical services and has established the Task Force on Improving Mental Health Services and Crisis Response.

A new “Virginia is for Lovers” license plate will become the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ (DMV) standard-issue plate beginning next March. The new plate design will replace the plain blue and white plates which have been the standard for the past couple of decades.