Washington D.C. – This week, U.S. Senator Mark Warner of Virginia announced some significant employment funding news for the Shenandoah Valley.
Warner said: “(The Valley) will be receiving a $5 million investment from the economic stimulus package to fund a new program that will train workers for new jobs in the Valley’s emerging green technology...
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Tags: economic stimulus, employment, green jobs, green manufacturing, Job Search, Mark Warner, renewable energy, Shenandoah Valley, SVWIB
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Richmond, VA – “Virginia State Delegate C. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock) announced today that he is co-sponsoring a number of bills aimed at improving conditions for economic recovery in the Shenandoah Valley. The bills, summarized below, are focused on spurring job creation, promoting economic development, and creating more opportunities for Virginians to work and start...
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Tags: employment, Job Search, legislative, McDonnell, priorities, Shenandoah Valley, small business, taxes, Todd Gilbert, unemployment, Virginia laws
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Laurel, MD – Tai Sophia Institute, an accredited, non-profit educational institution focused on wellness studies, announced today that it is doubling its health and wellness-based graduate programs in 2010 following Maryland Higher Education Commission’s (MHEC) approval of the following five new graduate certificate programs: Health Coaching, Herbal Studies, Medical Herbalism, Transformative Leadership, and Wellness...
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Tags: acupuncture, alternative medicine, career, college, Education, herbal stidies, herbs, Tai Sophia, wellness
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As per 7Bends’ press policy as it relates to all candidates, this information was furnished by the John Lesinski campaign, and is published here verbatim:
Luray, VA – John Lesinski, a candidate for the 15th District House of Delegates, is calling for a suspension of legislator pay until Virginia’s economy recovers. This salary suspension is...
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Tags: compensation, House of Delegates, no paycheck, Virginia legislature
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Date Line: October 3, 2009
From the Universe, Earth, the USA, Virginia, the Shenandoah Valley – comes the Special Holiday Edition of 7Bends magazine – now in production.
Catch the Wave … ride along with 7Bends and Friends
Experience the new-media difference in promoting your business, organization, web site, and/or special event in the Shenandoah Valley, Northern...
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Tags: Events, holiday, holidays, magazine, Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
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Luray, VA – John Lesinski, a candidate for the 15th District House of Delegates, has just proposed a plan to help fill vacant and underused industrial buildings with job-creating businesses. More than 1.5 million square feet of industrial building space is either vacant or underused in Virginia’s 15th District, which includes Shenandoah, Page, Rappahannock,...
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Tags: businesses, income tax, John Lesinski, Luray, Page, Shenandoah Valley, VA
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Investment firm Edward Jones’ Chief Market Strategist, Alan F. Skrainka, CFA, has been quoted as saying: “The Recession Is Over.”
According to Shrainka, the U.S. economy shrank at a slower pace in the second quarter of 2009 – a clear indication that the recession plaguing the economy since December 2007 is drawing to a close....
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Tags: economy, Edward Jones, financial, investments, recession, Shrainka, unemployment
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Strasburg, VA — 7 Bends of the Shenandoah Valley Magazine and 7Bends.com are currently looking for a number of sharp, motivated outside sales representatives to present 7Bends “new media” advertising options to businesses in the following counties in Virginia: Shenandoah, Frederick, Warren, Clarke, and Loudoun.
These part or full-time positions are commission-based. We offer...
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