The PWC Department of Development Services’ Building Construction Services Plan Intake and Permit counters will open at 9:30 a.m., on Wednesday, July 27, due to mandatory staff training.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin today, July 26, announced that AeroFarms, a Certified B Corporation and world leader in indoor vertical farming, will create 66 additional new jobs and increase production of freshly-grown leafy greens as part of a major operational expansion of its new vertical farm in Pittsylvania County.

A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 22,233,323 visitors to 21 national parks in Virginia spent over $1.2 billion in Virginia in 2021. That spending resulted in 18,000 jobs and had a cumulative benefit to the state economy of nearly $2 billion.

There were 124,878 more Virginians employed in May 2022 than there were in May 2021, an increase of 3.5 percent year-over-year. Although recent trends are encouraging, Virginia has yet to recover more than 133,000 jobs that were lost during the pandemic

The Virginia Board for Barbers and Cosmetology, a regulatory board under the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR), has voted to reduce the number of hours required to obtain a cosmetology license by 33 percent, from 1,500 to 1,000.

When Ajay Vinzé took over as dean of George Mason University’s School of Business on July 1, he brought with him a lifetime of experience in higher education. He also brought a plan to help streamline how education is delivered and to reduce the cost of a college degree — a contentious topic that has gnawed at college officials and the public for decades.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin has named two Prince William County residents to state boards, according to a news release from his office.

The Virginia Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine was established in 2019 to slow the spread of this invasive insect pest to un-infested areas of the Commonwealth. The quarantine also helps businesses avoid additional restrictions that could be placed on the movement of products from spotted lanternfly infested areas to states and regions where the insect has not been detected.