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Northam announces ‘Dopesick’ to film in Virginia
On Tuesday, Gov. Ralph Northam announced that “Dopesick,” an eight-episode limited Hulu series, will film in Central Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley and Roanoke region through the spring. Based on the bestselling nonfiction book “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America,” by Roanoke journalist Beth Macy, the series will star Academy Award-nominated actor [&hel[...]
Va. to expand networking program to new regions
During the next two years Virginia will invest $1.7 million to expand the Network2Work workforce development initiative, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The commonwealth will partner with the Virginia Community College System to pilot the Network2Work model in the Shenandoah Valley, Hampton Roads and greater Richmond regions. Network2Work was established by Piedmont Virginia Community Colleg[...]
Central Va. sales, use tax rate to increase Oct. 1
Starting Oct. 1, the sales and use tax rate in Central Virginia will go up by 0.7% to a total of 6%, Virginia Tax announced Tuesday. The change approved by the 2020 Virginia General Assembly affects the 4.3% state tax, the 0.7% regional state tax and the 1% local option tax. Affected localities include Richmond […]
Central Va. CEOs have improved outlook for next 6 months
While Virginia remains in Phase Three of Gov. Ralph Northam’s Forward Virginia plan, Central Virginia CEOs have an improved outlook for sales, capital spending and employment for the next six months, according to a follow-up 2020 CEO Economic Outlook Survey released Friday by the University of Richmond’s Robins School of Business and the Virginia Council […]
