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Oct 1, 2025

D.C.-area leaders launch initiative to help laid-off federal workers

Talent Capital, a website launched Wednesday, aims to help laid off federal workers find jobs and keep them in the Greater Washington region.

Workforce education in Hampton Roads
Sep 29, 2025

Workforce education in Hampton Roads

The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding Founded in 1919, The Apprentice School in Newport News has graduated more than 11,000 apprentices over its long history. Part of Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding division, it offers apprenticeship programs and Associate of Applied Science degrees in 19 shipbuilding disciplines and six optional advanced programs of [&h[...]

Don’t import 996: Why America should reject overwork culture
Sep 29, 2025

Don’t import 996: Why America should reject overwork culture

China’s 996 model — 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., six days a week — was sold as a path to speed, discipline, and dominance. In reality, it became a case study in how overwork corrodes the very foundation of business success. People can push themselves for a while, but there’s a ceiling. Past a certain […]

ODU internship boost preps students for future
Sep 29, 2025

ODU internship boost preps students for future

As a creative writing major at Old Dominion University, Kayla Boney says she knows jobs in her field after graduation may be “one in a million.” However, an internship with Teens with a Purpose, a Norfolk-based youth creative arts nonprofit, showed Boney, a 20-year-old rising junior, that her pursuits in the humanities, while challenging, can […]

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, state Secretary of Commerce and Trade Caren Merrick and Microporous CEO John Reeves were among officials participating in a Nov. 13, 2024, ceremonial groundbreaking for Microporous' lithium-ion battery plant at the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill in Pittsylvania County.
Sep 24, 2025

Area Development ranks Virginia No. 1 for workforce training

The Virginia Talent Accelerator Program has been ranked the top workforce training program in the nation by Area Development magazine.

Reshoring manufacturing is one of President Donald Trump’s priorities
Jun 30, 2025

Reshoring manufacturing is one of President Donald Trump’s priorities

President Donald Trump wants manufacturing jobs to return to the U.S., but it's not as simple as that, experts say

ODU internships boost student success, employer ties
Jun 29, 2025

ODU internships boost student success, employer ties

As a creative writing major at Old Dominion University, Kayla Boney says she knows jobs in her field after graduation may be “one in a million.” An internship with Teens with a Purpose, a Norfolk-based youth creative arts nonprofit, showed Boney, a 20-year-old rising junior, that her pursuits in the humanities, while challenging, can result […]

Judge blocks Job Corps shutdown amid legal challenge
Jun 27, 2025

Judge blocks Job Corps shutdown amid legal challenge

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction to stop the U.S. Department of Labor from shutting down Job Corps, a residential program for low-income youth, until a lawsuit against the move is resolved. The injunction bolsters a temporary restraining order U.S. District Judge Andrew Carter issued earlier this month, when […]

Southern Va. Big Deal: Microporous’ mega project
Jun 24, 2025

Business Facilities ranks Virginia No. 1 again for custom workforce training

The Virginia Talent Accelerator Program has been ranked first in Business Facilities’ ranking of states’ customized workforce training.

Navy training center boosts Virginia maritime workforce
Apr 30, 2025

Navy training center boosts Virginia maritime workforce

The Navy's new Danville training center and regional programs aim to fill 40,000 maritime and offshore wind jobs across Virginia in coming years.

New River and Roanoke Valleys see strong economic growth
Apr 30, 2025

New River and Roanoke Valleys see strong economic growth

The New River and Roanoke valleys posted major GDP gains in 2023, with growth fueled by advanced manufacturing, tech innovation, and workforce expansion.

Executive insights: Maritime leaders on tariffs, workforce development and more
Apr 30, 2025

Executive insights: Maritime leaders on tariffs, workforce development and more

DONALD MILLS President and general manager, Mills Marine & Ship Repair, Suffolk Virginia Business: How did you move from being employed at Huntington Ingalls Industries and Newport News Shipbuilding to starting your own business? Mills: At HII, I gained extensive hands-on experience, comprehensive industry insights and valuable professional relationships. This tenure taught me critical technic[...]

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