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Merck to build $3B facility in Elkton
Merck & Co. is starting construction on a $3 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Elkton that is expected to create 500 jobs.
Former Shenandoah University president dies at 80
Former Shenandoah University President and state delegate James A. “Jim” Davis died Oct. 7 at age 80.
Fruit Growers Association to close after 80 years
The Frederick County Fruit Growers Association, which was founded in 1945 to support the area’s orchardists, is dissolving.
Data centers stir debate in Frederick
After rejecting two major data centers, Frederick County supervisors back a fact sheet to study impacts on land, utilities, jobs and revenue.
Luray Airport lands major upgrade
Until recently, planes flying in and out of Luray Caverns Airport were serviced by a terminal that could most kindly be described as humble. The white, clapboard 945-square-foot structure, which dated back to the turn of the last century, had once housed chickens and “was more or less falling down,” recalls Edwin P. Markowit[...]
Mary Baldwin University president resigns; new president named
Mary Baldwin University announced this week that president Jeff Stein has resigned, after only two years in the role.
MasterBrand to acquire American Woodmark in $3.6B deal
MasterBrand plans to acquire Winchester-based cabinet manufacturer American Woodmark in an all-stock merger.
Ex-Virginia House Speaker Gilbert resigns as U.S. attorney after 1 month
Former speaker of the House of Delegates resigned after a little more than a month as U.S. attorney for the Western District of Virginia.
Retired Marine Corps Lt. Gen. named VMI superintendent
Retired Lt. Gen. David Furness, VMI Class of ’87, appointed superintendent, succeeding Cedric Wins, the institute's first Black superintendent
Bridgewater College raises $36.7M in five-year campaign
Bridgewater College announced Monday that it successfully concluded a five-year fundraising campaign, raising $36.7 million.
Crowds, smiles greet Buc-ee’s first Virginia store opening
Buc-ee’s fans lined up before dawn for the grand opening of the Texas travel center chain’s first Virginia store in Mount Crawford.
Frederick prepares for data center development
Increasingly, data center developers are eyeing sites in parts of the commonwealth outside Northern Virginia, the largest data center market in the world. Members of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors decided to put a game plan in place before those developers come to call. “We wanted to be ready,” says Wyatt Pearson,[...]
