U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, and Susan Collins (R-ME), the Chairman of the Senate Aging Committee, have introduced bipartisan legislation that would reduce duplicate filing costs for small businesses looking to offer retirement plans to their employees and sole-proprietors.

Lane closures for milling and paving will occur nightly on part of Shoppers Best Way from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23 through Thursday, Aug. 25, and on portions of Featherstone Road and Blackburn Road from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 28 through Thursday, Sept. 1, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

The public is invited to participate in a Community Dialogue on public middle school facilities in Fauquier County with a special focus on Taylor and Warrenton Middle Schools. The Community Dialogue will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 7, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Fauquier High School cafeteria in Warrenton.

Congressman Gerry Connolly has had to cancel a Senior Issues Forum Aug. 22 from 3 to 5 p.m. at Westminster at Lake Ridge senior community. 12191 Lake Ridge Drive, Woodbridge VA 22192.

Juan Carlos Pinzón, Colombian Ambassador to the United States, invited Governor McAuliffe earlier this year to lead an agricultural trade and marketing mission to Colombia to grow the relationship between Virginia and Colombia and capitalize on the benefits of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, which came into effect in 2012.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Aug. 16 that KO Distilling will expand its operations in the City of Manassas. The company will create six new jobs in the city and source 100 percent of its corn, wheat, and rye needs from Virginia agricultural producers.

Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) Aug. 15 announced the state’s estimated crop production for 2016. Corn production in Virginia was forecast at 51.3 million bushels, up 6 percent from the previous crop.

At Home®, the home décor superstore, opened today, Aug. 11, in Dale City at 2851 Dale Blvd. This is the fifth store in Virginia for the big-box specialty retailer of home décor products that is "dedicated to allowing customers to affordably make their house into a home."