Va. Beach school official pulls resignation, to serve from afar
A few weeks after resigning from the School Board to accept a job in a far off land, Sandra-Smith Jones has changed her mind.
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Va. Beach school official pulls resignation, to serve from afar
Hilton Worldwide Opens New Conrad Hotels & Resorts Property in Koh Samui, Thailand
KOH SAMUI, Thailand & MCLEAN, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Hilton Worldwide today announced the opening of Conrad Koh Samui in Thailand. Located on the secluded Aow Thai Beach, the luxury villa resort joins its sister hotel, Conrad Bangkok, which recently celebrated its 8th anniversary in Thailand. “Conrad Hotels & Resorts offers today’s affluent travellers a world of style, service, and connection with the luxury of being themselves,” said John T.A. Vanderslice, global head of luxury and lifestyle
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Hilton Worldwide Opens New Conrad Hotels & Resorts Property in Koh Samui, Thailand
Hurricane Irene bruises Northern Neck
Thankfully, Hurricane Irene hit the Outer Banks of North Carolina Saturday morning and veered off towards the Eastern Shore of Virginia .
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Hurricane Irene bruises Northern Neck
Photos: Navy ships begin returning to Hampton Roads
The dozens of Navy ships that left Hampton Roads to avoid Hurricane Irene began returning to their piers Tuesday. In all, 55 ships and submarines were moved because of the storm. Twenty-seven were ordered out to sea from Norfolk Naval Station and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek. An additional 28, most of them under repair, were relocated to protective berths.
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GTSI Authorizes $5 Million Share Repurchase Program
HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GTSI, a leading provider of information technology to federal, state and local government, announced today that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program pursuant to Rules 10b5-1 and 10(b)-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 permitting the Company to repurchase up to $5,000,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock. This program is effective immediately and the common stock may be repurchased from time to time in open market transacti
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Deltek Unveils New Federal Intelligence Solutions that Identify Billions of Dollars in Federal Government Architecture, Engineering, and Construction…
HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–New Federal Intelligence Solutions for A/E/C firms will deliver unmatched insight into government procurement requirements, budgets, and spending plans
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CEA Urges California to Take Notice of Impressive Electronics Efficiency Gains
ARLINGTON, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® highlighted the industry’s energy efficiency achievements and initiatives during a public workshop held today by the California Energy Commission (CEC) to consider regulation of additional consumer electronics products. Recently, a CEC staff draft report on energy efficiency and buildings indicates the CEC is moving forward with new regulations for a variety of product categories. “The CEC appears to be following a fami
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CEA Urges California to Take Notice of Impressive Electronics Efficiency Gains
Crisis Mismanagement
Last week in this column , I admitted to being horrible in crisis situations. So you’d think that when we were facing our second natural disaster in less than a week, that I would have either a) fled to Canada or b) stocked up on 90 days’ worth of rations like every single other person in the Washington, D.C., metro area.
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Hampton Roads’ jobless rate remained steady at 7 percent in July
Hampton Roads’ unemployment rate held steady at 7 percent in July, despite the loss of 6,300 nonfarm payroll jobs in the region, the Virginia Employment Commission said Wednesday.
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Hampton Roads’ jobless rate remained steady at 7 percent in July
Gannett Broadcasting and Yahoo! to Expand Local Advertising Partnership to 19 Broadcasting Markets
MCLEAN, Va. & SUNNYVALE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) and Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), the premier digital media company, today announced they will expand their local advertising partnership to all 19 broadcasting division markets by February 2012. The partnership brings together Gannett’s powerful local media organization brands, sales solutions, and digital platforms with Yahoo!’s market leading reach and display advertising leadership. “We’re focused on delivering strong r
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