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Why did Lipton stay? Workers steeped in plant history
SUFFOLK Its 60-year history in the city, a trained workforce of 300 employees and proximity to the port were key factors in Unilever's decision to stay put and invest $96 million to upgrade its Lipton Tea plant in Suffolk, company officials said Monday.
Lipton brews $96 million deal to stay in Suffolk
SUFFOLK The brewing is staying in Suffolk. The parent company of the Lipton Tea plant just west of the city's downtown has pledged to invest more than $96 million to expand the facility. That investment from consumer goods company Unilever - announced at a local ceremony with Gov. Bob McDonnell today - means the city's nearly 60-year relationship with the Lipton plant will continue.
Lipton brews $96M deal to stay in Suffolk
SUFFOLK The brewing is staying in Suffolk. The parent company of the Lipton Tea plant just west of the city's downtown has pledged to invest more than $96 million to expand the facility. That investment from consumer goods company Unilever - set to be announced at a local ceremony with Gov. Bob McDonnell today - means the city's nearly 60-year relationship with the Lipton plant will continue.
Tea Party activist Radke behind anti-McDonnell ad in Iowa
Tea Party activist and former U.S. Senate candidate Jamie Radtke is the disembodied voice in a new attack ad airing in Iowa that seeks to kneecap any 2016 presidential ambitions Gov. Bob McDonnell may have.
Company, VDOT staff given bumpy pothole review
NORFOLK A state investigation has found plenty of blame to go around for the region's crumbling interstates.
Scarborough sticks up for McDonnell after CPAC snub
The cold shoulder given Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell by organizers of the upcoming Conservative Political Action Conference has MSNBC host Joe Scarborough hot and bothered.
Cuccinelli settles with Va. Beach loan-modifying firm
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli on Tuesday announced that his office had reached settlements with two loan-modification companies, including Rysnglo Financial Management LLC of Virginia Beach, for allegedly charging illegal up-front fees and failing to fulfill promises to customers.
McDonnell not invited to annual conservative conference
Bob McDonnell, Virginia's popular Republican chief executive, won't be at the annual event set for March 14-16 -- he wasn't invited to this year's forum after being asked to attend the past two years.
Interest groups push to overturn drone ban
RICHMOND Unbowed by General Assembly action to restrict unmanned aircraft use in Virginia, law enforcement and aeronautics interests are lobbying Gov. Bob McDonnell to undo a just-enacted two-year ban on drones.
McDonnell says he’s not expanding Medicaid in Va.
Just as he told Republicans on a private conference call last week, Gov. Bob McDonnell has emphatically informed federal officials that Virginia has not approved Medicaid expansion, despite claims to the contrary. The governor conveyed that to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius in a two-page letter dated March 5.
McAuliffe among top Obama fundaisers
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama's top fundraisers brought in at least $186 million for the president's re-election campaign. Obama's campaign released a list of 770 top donors today who brought in between $186.6 million and $268 million. The president's re-election campaign raised nearly $1 billion to defeat Republican Mitt Romney.
