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Friendship staff assist a rehab patient. Photo courtesy Friendship
Dec 22, 2022

Va. nursing homes, assisted living facilities struggle with staffing

Virginia’s nursing homes and assisted living facilities continue to struggle with staffing shortages, according to a Virginia Health Care Association-Virginia Center for Assisted Living survey released in December. Of 154 long-term care providers who responded to the survey, 86% said their workforce situation worsened in 2022 compared with 2020, an increase of five percentage points [&hellip[...]

Dec 2, 2022

Barkin: To address inflation, U.S. must rethink labor

As the U.S. moves to a short-labor environment, it will be necessary for businesses, governments and nonprofits to reassess their approach to labor, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin said Friday in Richmond. Speaking at the Virginia Chamber’s 2022 Virginia Economic Summit and Forum on International Trade, Barkin said that although […]

Law enforcement work the scene of a mass shooting at a Walmart, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, in Chesapeake, Va.
Nov 23, 2022

Chesapeake Walmart shooting raises workplace violence concerns

UPDATED NOV. 27 Late Tuesday, a Chesapeake Walmart manager shot and killed six people, wounded at least six more and then killed himself, police said. According to police and media reports, all six of those slain were Walmart employees and two were killed in the break room. On Wednesday, Walmart’s corporate office released a statement […]

Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks at the announcement of Lego Group's Chesterfield County facility.
Nov 2, 2022

Site Selection ranks Va. 1st for biz climate

Virginia rose to first place in Site Selection magazine’s 2022 Business Climate Rankings. The commonwealth unseated North Carolina and ranked above Georgia, which had an eight-year streak in the top spot. Last year, Virginia was tied for 10th place. “I’m pleased that Virginia has won the best business climate; it’s incredibly exciting to see the […]

Virginia Commonwealth University student Chadwick Davilsaint worked a paid summer internship at The Conciliation Lab, a theater in Richmond. Photo by Shandell Taylor
Oct 28, 2022

A step up the ladder

Internships often help college students learn what they want to do as a profession by expanding their horizons, providing on-the-job experience or helping them change paths to follow a new passion. For instance, an internship helped Virginia Commonwealth University student Oscar Kemp discover that his interest in domestic social work applied just as well to […]

Owen Swinney completed the Solar Workforce Accelerator program in July, earning credit hours toward an associate degree. Photo by Earl Neikirk
Aug 29, 2022

Accelerating the solar workforce

When local school systems decided to add solar arrays to their buildings, regional environmental nonprofit Appalachian Voices and other members of the Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia counted it as a victory in their six-year efforts to develop a renewable energy cluster in Virginia’s coalfield counties. In January, Southwest Virginia Community College and Mountain Empire […]

Capital One's headquarters in McLean. Photo courtesy Capital One Financial Corp.
Jul 28, 2022

Virginia companies weigh office returns

Many companies in Virginia are taking a flexible approach on whether employees must return to work in offices or continue working remotely or via hybrid models. For instance, Capital One Financial Corp., the McLean-based credit card company, is planning to reopen its U.S. offices in a hybrid model on Sept. 6. Capital One delayed its […]

“The reality is there is a portion of the workforce that simply prefers to be remote,” says Clare Miller, chief human resources officer for Richmond-based Atlantic Union Bank, which moved to a hybrid model in April. Photo courtesy Atlantic Union Bank
Jul 28, 2022

Future shock

As companies across Virginia continue to adjust to workplace changes created by the COVID-19 pandemic, many human resources managers say one thing is clear: The way people work has changed for good. “This is a new work environment — the workplace has changed now,” says Kirstin Shelton, vice president of human resources for Octo Consulting […]

Hard Rock Bristol’s dealer school prepares students to work in the temporary casino. Photo courtesy Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol
Jun 28, 2022

Training’s in the cards for Hard Rock Bristol

Mike Pauley started learning poker from his grandfather around age 8 and traveled around the nation playing competitively during his early 20s. When he learned that the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol was hiring casino dealers, he applied online. “I had thought about having a career somewhere, but I didn’t want to move away […]

Over the past two years, Fairfax County Economic Development Authority has hosted eight career fairs, drawing more than 5,000 people. Photo courtesy Fairfax County Economic Development Authority
Jun 28, 2022

Need a job? Fairfax wants you

In the past two years, despite the pandemic, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority attracted more than 5,000 people to eight career fairs. The website for the workforce initiative — workinnorthernvirginia.com — lists jobs, internships and training opportunities from more than 500 companies and is getting 45,000-plus views per month, the EDA says. “We’re really […]

Mar 21, 2022

Bank of America grants VUU $1M

Bank of America granted Virginia Union University $1 million for its new banking and financial services workforce development program, the university announced Monday. VUU’s Sydney Lewis School of Business will lead the program, called MORE for My Opportunity is Real Essential, in partnership with the university’s workforce development division and its Evelyn Reid Syphax School [&helli[...]

Mar 4, 2022

SCHEV funds internship programs at 3 Va. colleges

The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) this week awarded $535,000 in funding to the University of Virginia, Old Dominion University and Marymount University for the Innovative Internship Fund and Program, also known as the Virginia Talent+ Opportunity Partnership. U.Va. and ODU will each receive $250,000 to connect employers with students and increase […]

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