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BUSINESS REPORT: Virginia’s High-Tech Economy Keeps Growing

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Virginia has been making headlines as a great state for business with several favorable factors. CNBC ranked Virginia as America’s Top State for Business for 2011. Virginia is birthplace of the Internet and one of the leading centers of software development. By Donna Clapp. From the July/August 2012 issue.

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Some of the Oldest Buildings in the U.S.

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Fort de Chartres, a French fortification on the east bank of the Mississippi River, was originally built in 1720 during the colonization of Illinois to defend against the local Meskwaki people. The Jamestown Church in Virginia is one of the oldest surviving building remnants constructed by the Europeans in the original 13 colonies.

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New Report Examines How To Create Manufacturing Jobs

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A University of Virginia Miller Center commission, chaired by former Governors Haley Barbour and Evan Bayh, has released a report offering innovative, non-partisan and actionable ideas on creating manufacturing jobs, which have been an engine of well-paying, middle-class employment throughout U.S. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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COVER STORY: Advanced Manufacturing — Creating Jobs In 3Dimensions

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In the Hudson Valley region of New York, which encompasses seven counties that flank both banks of the Hudson River for more than 100 miles north of New York City, manufacturing is experiencing a revival it hasn’t seen in decades. ROLLS-ROYCE’S HIGH-TECH HUB IN VIRGINIA. economy is going to be revolutionary.”. Great Lakes U.S. -

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Hard Hats & Crafts – Celebrating Women Leaders in Construction Safety

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My first project was a Wind Turbine project in the mountains of West Virginia. What educational background / professional training did you have at that point? What educational background / professional training did you have at that point? What educational background / professional training did you have at that point?

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Leading the Home Building Industry: Pro Builder's 2021 Forty Under 40

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Luke Kinser , 35, Managing Member, Owner, Virginia Builders, Chesapeake, Va. Kerri Woodward , 38, Director of Sales and Marketing, Chesapeake Homes, Virginia Beach, Va. . Education • BA, Business Administration, The George Washington University • MDes, Real Estate Development and Finance, Harvard University. Horton, Denver.

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Pulse: 08/20/2012

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Banking & Credit Crisis. --> Companies. Earn Continuing Education Credits. Georgia Georgia State University has selected Heery International to provide interior design and engineering services for the first phase of the adaptive reuse of the former SunTrust Bank headquarters building in downtown Atlanta. Gulf Oil Spill. -->.