The “earn while you learn” approach combines on-the-job training and related classroom instruction. A company can assemble a skilled workforce, and employees get paid training and the ability to advance when they complete the program.

Va. Governor Glenn Youngkin today, Nov. 3, announced that Ronald Mark Associates, Inc. (RMA), a leader in custom resin and vinyl fabric formulations and technical services, will invest $13.5 million to establish a manufacturing operation with 29 new jobs in the former Komatsu Mining Corp. facility in Bluefield.

"The continued variety of new small business enterprise and entrepreneurs continues at-pace in Prince William County. Late summer marked a very busy period for small business owners and our team of Project Managers. In addition to completing projects, the team was also in high-demand for business consultations for future projects,” said Wade A. Hugh, Director of the Department of Development Services.

Common Wealth Crush Co. twill renovate historic vacant warehouse in city of Waynesboro and receive the city’s first Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development Fund (AFID) award during Virginia Wine Month,

The company’s first distribution operation located in the Virginia Port Logistics Park will receive imported goods through The Port of Virginia to supply regional distribution facilities.

Prince William County Department of Public Works reports it will be closing the county’s Solid Waste facilities on Sundays beginning Nov. 6, 2022. Sunday is the only day of the week that commercial refuse haulers, which bring in most of the disposal tonnage, do not collect residential routes and bring the collected waste to the County Landfill and Balls Ford Road Compost Facility. Closing to the public on Sundays also will give facility employees the opportunity to address deferred work and perform required maintenance and regulatory requirements.

Virginia officials are getting better at quickly identifying unclaimed property (such as stocks and savings accounts) and getting the proceeds to their rightful owners with a new system

College students who rent an apartment or house should consider purchasing renters insurance that provides coverage if their belongings get stolen, burned in a fire or destroyed by a natural disaster. Parents' homeowners insurance may cover items in dorms but not in off-campus housing.