Posted on 9/27/17
Carmax Is Going Higher Still
Carmax (KMX) has been on fire lately. The company has shed a weak auto industry and just chugged along, producing staggering results. I'll be the first . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
Federal Home Loan Banks Announce $1 Million Relief Fund for Communities Impacted by Hurricane Irma
Washington D.C., Sept. 27, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Council of Federal Home Loan Banks (FHLBanks) today announced that the FHLBanks have established a $1 million . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
Maryland Lawmakers Move to Block Frederick Biolab Shutdown
Lawmakers are fighting to preserve a long-standing research laboratory in Frederick, Maryland, after President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2018 eliminated the facility’s funding.The . . .
Posted on 9/29/17
Upping Baltimore’s Game Through Design – Mahan Rykiel
Mahan Rykiel Associates (MRA) is an award-winning landscape architecture, urban design and planning
Posted on 9/27/17
Decorating Tips That Make a Bachelor Pad Feel Like Home
Developing a sense of style doesn’t happen overnight. For many people, going from dorm room décor to a design scheme that reflects their grown-up taste can . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
Erickson Living Partners With Lyft
Lyft, the fastest-growing on-demand transportation service in the U.S., is partnering with Erickson Living (www.EricksonLiving.com), a leading national manager and developer of continuing care retirement communities, . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
Oak Crest Cruises the High Seas for September Gala
There truly was something for everyone as residents, employees and special guests of Oak Crest were eager to get to the Erickson Living retirement community’s Annual . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
UVa Alum’s Green Innovation Brings Micro-Farm To Table
Student dining at the University of Virginia has begun chopping some of its greens and herbs from an unlikely source: trays of ultraviolet-lit plants set up . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
Touting Economic Initiatives In Virginia, Mcauliffe Headlines Summit
Virginia is headed in the right direction when it comes to job creation, and qualifying its students and workforce for the technological challenges of the future . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
Reagan National Tops In Region In New Survey Of Airport Quality
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport edged the region’s two other major air-travel facilities in a new customer-service ranking, as all three fell in the middle of . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
9 Local Ship-Repair Firms Out Of 10 To Share In Big Navy Contract
Nine Hampton Roads ship-repair firms are among 10 that have been awarded a share in a Navy maintenance contract worth $119.1 million over one year.If all . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
Germanna Board Approves Creation Of Cybersecurity Degree
Virginia has more than 20,000 openings for cyber-security jobs, according to a 2015 job market report by Burning Glass Technologies. Germanna Community College plans to prepare . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
Botetourt County Supervisors OK Asphalt Plant Near Eagle Rock
Plans for a temporary asphalt plant that will serve a highway safety project on U.S. 220 in northern Botetourt County got a green light Tuesday from . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
Designs Unveiled For Express Lanes Extension, One Of Several Big Projects Along The I-95 Corridor
The proposed express lanes extension in Stafford County marks the fifth leg of a suite of projects along the Interstate 95 corridor.Work has already started on . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
Virginia House Finance Leader Broadens Look At Tax Exemptions As Way To Lower Rates
The leader of the House of Delegates committee that oversees state tax laws wants to broaden a largely fruitless five-year examination of tax preferences as a . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
Virginia Port Authority Board Sharpens Its Pencils, Tends To An Array Of Spending Matters
“Money, money, money ... muh-ney!”The board of the Virginia Port Authority spent a good chunk of its meeting on Tuesday OK’ing or formally acknowledging the expenditure . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
Early Evidence That the Amazon-Whole Foods Merger Is a Picture Perfect Marriage
Amazon.com's (NASDAQ:AMZN) purchase of Whole Foods Market looks like a match made in heaven. The first indication the two could be on an extended honeymoon comes . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
3 Reasons Ciena Corporation Is Staying Ahead of the Competition
In researching my latest article on Ciena's (NYSE:CIEN) recent quarter, I found a lot to like about the company. As Foolish investors, we are always on . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
How Brookfield Asset Management Could Improve TerraForm Power
The market certainly sees some good things ahead for TerraForm Power (NASDAQ:TERP), the embattled yieldco that's being partially bought out by Brookfield Asset Management(NYSE:BAM). Shares are . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
PIA National Names Burns & Wilcox 2017 Managing General Agency of the Year
The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA National) has named Burns & Wilcox as the recipient of its 2017 Managing General Agency (MGA) of the . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
Norfolk Southern Increases Stock Repurchase Program
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced that its board of directors has authorized the repurchase of up to an additional 50 million shares of its . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
SAIC Awarded $250 Million USDA Contract
RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) the Information Technology Governance, Management, Strategy and Security blanket purchase agreement . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
Klinger Insurance Group Receives the 2017 PIA National Excellence in Social Media Award
The Klinger Insurance Group of Germantown, Maryland has received the 2017 Excellence in Social Media Award from the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA). The . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
GEBA Expands Services with Launch of Wealth Management Division
FORT MEADE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After helping members with benefits and insurance planning for more than 60 years, the non-profit GEBA (Government Employees’ Benefit Association, Inc.), today announced . . .
Posted on 9/27/17
DC DUG Is Throwing A Drone Building Party
The DC area Drone User Group (DC DUG) meetup will be hosting a build-a-drone workshop this weekend
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