Author: Rose Dare

Boys Home to Participate in Give Local Alleghany Highlands 2023

May 16th, 2023

  For the third year in a row, Boys Home of Virginia will be participating in a 24-hour online giving event called Give Local Alleghany Highlands on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. This event is sponsored by The Alleghany Foundation and MightyCause. Give Local Alleghany Highlands is an opportunity for community members to support local non-profit […]

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LEADERSHIP SOUTHSIDE IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

May 15th, 2023

APPLY NOW FOR THE 2023-2024 PROGRAM [Danville, VA] – The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024 Leadership Southside program. Leadership Southside is the Dan River Region’s premiere leadership development program for the business, education, public, and nonprofit sectors. Leadership Southside develops participants’ leadership skills to strengthen their role […]

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Breeden Construction Announces Construction Completion of Luxury Apartments In Chester, VA

May 11th, 2023

RICHMOND, Va. – May 11, 2023 Breeden Construction is proud to announce the completion of a luxury apartment community in Chester, Virginia: The Station. The project was completed for the developers Schell Brothers; Breeden Construction served as the general contractor. The $27.5 million project began in March 2021. Construction includes the development of a cluster […]

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Covington Ruritan Club Presents Boys Home of Virginia with Check for Playground Project

May 11th, 2023

The Covington Ruritan Club has contributed to the playground fund at Boys Home of Virginia. Boys Home’s current playground has been in place since its installation in 1958, and funds are being raised to purchase new equipment. Boys Home staff and students are grateful for the support of the Covington Ruritan Club. Boys Home of […]

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George Mason University School of Business to be named in honor of Donald G. Costello

May 11th, 2023

George Mason University’s School of Business Dean Ajay Vinzé announced the school will be renamed the Donald G. Costello School of Business. The university received a $50 million planned gift in Costello’s honor. It establishes an endowment that will provide scholarships to undergraduate and graduate School of Business students to help prepare them for successful […]

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Announcing Mason Now: Power the Possible, a $1 billion campaign for the university

May 11th, 2023

George Mason University’s President Gregory Washington and Trishana Bowden, president of the George Mason University Foundation, launched the university’s next fundraising campaign, Mason Now: Power the Possible. The $1 billion campaign focuses on student success initiatives, research, innovation, community, and building a sustainable future. Learn more at https://www.gmu.edu/masonnow.

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Breeden Construction announces construction completion of Richmond, VA affordable housing community

May 9th, 2023

RICHMOND, Va. – May 8, 2022     Breeden Construction is proud to announce the completion of an affordable housing community in Petersburg, Virginia: Pin Oaks Estates. The project was completed for the developer Petersburg Redevelopment & Housing Authority (PRHA); Breeden Construction served as the general contractor. The $16.8 million project began in September 2021. Development began […]

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NEARLY 200 GRADUATE FROM AVERETT UNIVERSITY IN SPRING 2023 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY

May 9th, 2023

A new class of graduates joined a global network of Averett University alumni today reaching the pinnacle milestone of their college career. The University conferred the degrees of 197 graduates, 160 of whom participated in the Averett’s spring commencement exercises held at 10 a.m. in the Grant Center on Averett’s E. Stuart James Grant North […]

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REC Connects with Community at Member Appreciation Night in Madison County

May 9th, 2023

Fredericksburg, Va.— More than 1,200 member-owners of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) poured into Graves Mountain Lodge in Madison County on Thursday, May 4, for REC’s annual Get Connected member appreciation night. The event gives REC members a chance to learn about solutions and services offered by their cooperative, allows them to meet with REC’s leadership […]

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Smart Community Efforts Attract International Business to Stafford County

May 9th, 2023

Welcome VisionCraft to the United States STAFFORD, VA – May 4, 2023 – VisionCraft held its ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, wherein this Czech-originated company opened its first U.S. based location. VisionCraft is a vision learning, artificial intelligence, and technology company that provides real-time data analytics to consumers using computer vision technology without the […]

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