Topics :: local governments

• Pace of job cuts falls

  Virginia Business - News | 11/05/2009 12:13 am

  For the third consecutive month, the number of job cuts announced by U.S. employers declined in October. The tally dropped 16 percent, from 66,404 in September to 55,679, according to ...

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• Richmond area gets grant for emergency communications

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 10/26/2009 05:01 am

  Eight local governments in the Richmond area will have a new way to talk to one another in an emergency, with no telephone wires attached. A $1.73 million grant provided ...

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• City Auditor' work won't be as publicized

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 10/04/2009 05:01 am

  The investigative work of Richmond City Auditor Umesh V. Dalal isn’t as newsworthy as it used to be—at least in the minds of city officials. The City Council’s office has ...

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• Fort Lee extends comment period on proposed hotel

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 09/10/2009 05:01 am

  Amid pressure from area businesses and local governments, Fort Lee has agreed to a 30-day extension of the public comment period on a proposal to build a 1,000-room hotel on ...

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• Va. officials seek quicker disposal reserve fleet

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 06/30/2009 11:48 pm

  Local governments are appealing to federal officials and Congress to speed the removal of the so-called Ghost Fleet in Virginia’s lower James River. Officials from Suffolk, Newport News and James ...

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• Va officials seek quicker disposal reserve fleet

  WWBT 12 News | 06/30/2009 10:05 pm

  Associated Press - June 30, 2009 4:05 PM ET NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - Local governments are appealing to federal officials and Congress to speed the removal of the so-called ...

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• Va officials seek quicker disposal reserve fleet

  WRIC 8 News | 06/30/2009 10:05 pm

  Associated Press - June 30, 2009 4:05 PM ET NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) - Local governments are appealing to federal officials and Congress to speed the removal of the so-called ...

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• Chesterfield, Henrico see high bond ratings reaffirmed

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 06/26/2009 05:01 am

  In the face of a crippled economy, Chesterfield County has sold more than $90 million in general obligation bonds for capital projects and seen its triple-A bond rating from the ...

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• Government auditing varies in Richmond area

  Local News from Richmond-Times Dispatch | 04/13/2009 05:01 am

  While the average taxpayer may recoil when he hears the word “audit,“ he might embrace it when applied to local governments and how they spend tax dollars. For example, a ...

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• For the Record - Northern Virginia

  Virginia Business - News | 02/27/2009 10:00 am

  Aviation Facilities Co. Inc., a Fairfax-based airport manager, acquired the trade name and assets of AvPORTS, which held airport management contracts, from Macquarie Aviation North America. The contracts are for ...

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• 'The Twilight Saga: New Moon' Review

  

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• Eat Beat: Thanksgiving Dinner Out

  

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• Eat Beat: Restaurants with Free Parking

  

  Peter_Breath
  I like this artice. However, I guess many metropolitan areas ...