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Facebook opens applications for Va. small business grants Wednesday
Facebook Inc. announced Tuesday that it will begin taking applications for its small business grant program in Virginia on Wednesday, April 22. The social media giant opened the program to more than 30,000 businesses in more than 30 countries, including the United States, totaling $100 million. Thirty-one businesses in the Richmond region will receive a […]
Colonial Williamsburg extends closures through May, plans additional furloughs
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is extending its closures through May 31 and is furloughing additional staff. The nonprofit, which owns and operates the Historic Area, museums, hotels, restaurants and other attractions, had originally announced closures would last through April 30. The Williamsburg Lodge, which has remained ope[...]
Va. COVID-19 cases rise, but how much?
After two days of declining new cases, the Virginia Department of Health reported Tuesday that Virginia had a record-setting 640 new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 9,630 cases statewide. However, the increase includes 179 probable cases, which VDH is combining with confirmed cases in its reporting.[...]
Virginia’s COVID-19 testing capacity is improving, Northam says
With more tests becoming available and faster turnaround for results, Virginia expects to soon be able to test more people — including those with lower-grade symptoms — for COVID-19, Gov. Ralph Northam said in his Monday news conference. State, hospital and private labs are testing between 2,000 and 3,000 people per day, sai[...]
Wise annual pop-up clinic is canceled till 2021, organizers say
Wise County’s free, three-day clinic held annually in July has been canceled, organizers announced Monday. Previously known as the Wise Remote Area Medical clinic, the Health Wagon’s Move Mountains Medical Mission, offering free vision and medical treatment, was set to take place July 10-12 at the Wise County Fairgro[...]
Report: 78% of Va. restaurant workers have been laid off since March
More than 237,000 restaurant employees in Virginia have been laid off or furloughed since March — 78% of all workers who were employed in February, according to the National Restaurant Association, and the Virginia restaurant and food services industry stands to lose $1.3 billion in revenues for April. More than 8 million rest[...]
Virginia approaches 9,000 COVID-19 cases
As of Monday, April 20, Virginia has 8,990 confirmed COVID-19 cases, with 300 deaths and 1,500 Virginians hospitalized from the disease, according to the Virginia Department of Health. The state identified 1,046 new cases since Friday. Northern Virginia has the most confirmed cases statewide, with 1,925 cases in Fairfax County,�[...]
Va. COVID-19 cases rise past 8,000
Update, Sunday, April 19: The Virginia Department of Health reported 8,537 confirmed COVID-19 cases statewide Sunday, a jump of 484 since Saturday. Also, there are now 277 deaths and 1,422 people hospitalized in the 9 a.m. update, as well as 54,733 people who have been tested in Virginia. According to the Johns Hopkins University statistics available […]
Virginia is ‘pivoting away’ from field hospitals
Virginia is “pivoting away” from needing field hospitals to handle patient overflow because health systems believe they’ll be able to manage any surge in COVID-19 cases, said Dr. Danny Avula, the director of Richmond and Henrico County’s health departments, Friday evening. “We have not seen any significant incr[...]
SBA Paycheck Protection Program loaned nearly $9B to Va. businesses
Before the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) relief fund ran out Thursday morning, Virginia banks processed more than 40,000 applications totaling nearly $9 billion, the Virginia Bankers Association announced Friday evening. Small businesses that received the forgivable loans are allowed to use the funds to meet payroll costs and pay […][...]
Va. Tech gears up to produce PPE for Carilion
Although the Roanoke and New River Valley health districts are seeing fewer confirmed COVID-19 cases than health districts in Northern, Eastern and Central Virginia, the Roanoke-based Carilion Clinic health care system has asked Virginia Tech to help it stockpile personal protective equipment (PPE) in the event of a surge in cas[...]
Survey shows 24M jobs lost since labor market stats last released
Approximately 24 million jobs have been lost since the last United States Department of Labor market statistics were released in mid-March, according to a survey conducted by economists at Virginia Commonwealth University and Arizona State University. “[This is] an unheard of loss in any economic downturn since the Great Depression,” said Adam Blandin, a VCU […]
