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Reopening: Too early, or not soon enough?
UPDATED MAY 8 Gov. Ralph Northam is likely to loosen restrictions next Friday on “nonessential” businesses, allowing gyms, spas, theaters, dine-in restaurants and other enterprises to reopen after more than seven weeks, but feelings are mixed about the wisdom of this decision, given that Virginia saw a 36% increase in confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases […]
Va. COVID-19 cases at 21,500+
Virginia has identified 21,570 confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases statewide, the Virginia Department of Health reported Thursday. Nearly 3,000 Virginians are hospitalized from the coronavirus and there are 769 deaths attributed to the disease in the commonwealth . More than 65% of the deaths occurred in long-term care facilities such as nursing homes. Fairfax County, […]
Nearly 60k Virginians filed jobless claims last week
Nearly 60,000 Virginians filed initial claims for unemployment last week, according to the Virginia Employment Commission, a decrease of about 12,000 jobless claims from the week prior. “Though the 17.7% decline indicates that the volume of initial claims has retreated from its recent peak, it may not return to pre-pandemic levels for some time,” VEC […]
Drones tested for emergency medical deliveries
The sky’s the limit when it comes to COVID-19-related solutions. After being approached by the state government, the Herndon-based Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) partnered with Virginia Beach-based DroneUp to test how drones can assist medical professionals in delivering test samples and personal protective equipment in no-contact, emergency situations, DroneUp announced this week. [...]
ChamberRVA announces small business relief fund
Richmond’s regional chamber of commerce, ChamberRVA, on Wednesday launched its RVA Small Business Relief Fund to provide grants to eligible small businesses in the Richmond region that have been harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The effort is a partnership with Facebook Inc., which seeded the fund with $250,000 to be used in the first round of […]
Localities can tighten restrictions after businesses reopen, Northam says
Reopening the state is “not written in stone,” Gov. Ralph Northam cautioned Wednesday during his regular COVID-19 news conference. It appears as if he will go forward with easing restrictions on nonessential businesses next Friday as previously announced, but the timeline could change, depending on various factors, including the governor’s coordinated efforts with Maryland’[...]
Reston-based construction firm to donate $3M to COVID-19 efforts
Reston-based construction company Bechtel Corp. announced Tuesday that its corporate foundation, in partnership with the crowdfunding nonprofit GlobalGiving, will donate $3 million through its new Bechtel COVID-19 Fund to support communities around the world coping with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The money will go to nonprofit organizations providing vital services to people affected[...]
Henrico printing plant closing, laying off 184 workers
Stamford, Connecticut-based Cenveo Worldwide Ltd. is shutting down its Cadmus printing plant in Henrico County by the end of May, laying off 184 employees. The company, whose customers include Virginia Business magazine, filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice with the Virginia Employment Commission on Monday, May 4, notifying them of the […]
Virginia banks have processed $3.97B+ in SBA PPP loans
UPDATED MAY 7 Since the second round of funding for the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) launched on April 27, Virginia banks have processed more than 46,000 loan applications for the COVID-19 relief funding for small businesses, totaling more than $3.97 billion as of May 1, according to SBA data. “All Virginia banks […]
U.Va. receives $1M gift for COVID-19 research fund
The University of Virginia announced Tuesday it has received a $1 million commitment from Charlottesville-area businessman and investor Paul Manning to establish The Manning Fund for COVID-19 Research, which will support the university’s efforts to develop COVID-19-related research projects. “The Manning Fund for COVID-19 Research is entrepreneurial, agile and will have an immediate impact,�[...]
Confirmed Va. coronavirus cases exceed 19,000
Virginia saw 717 new confirmed coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total Tuesday to 19,357 confirmed cases, according to the Virginia Department of Health. More than 2,750 Virginians are hospitalized from the disease and 690 are confirmed dead from COVID-19. The totals do not include 899 probable cases and 23 probable deaths […]
Northam says businesses could begin reopening as soon as May 15
Restaurants, salons, retail stores, gyms and other recreational businesses will likely begin reopening on May 15, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. Unless “something drastically changes,” the governor said he expects to start reopening Virginia businesses in a phased approach at the end of next week. Northam also extended Executive Order 53 restrictions on nonessential [&he[...]
