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Farmville SEED hub seeks to grow innovation
Luther Cifers launched fishing equipment company YakAttack LLC in 2009 out of his friend’s basement, and he moved to the garage to create prototypes of its gear. Now, he is
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Independent colleges aim for healthy enrollment
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One of Terrell Strayhorn’s first assignments as Virginia Union University’s provost was to win final approval for graduate programs seen as a key mechanism for enrollment growth. It was the
Va. Chamber of Commerce elects next chair
Fred D. Thompson Jr. has served on the Chamber's board since 2015
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The Virginia Chamber of Commerce elected Fred D. Thompson Jr. its 2022 chair on Tuesday. Thompson is chief administrative officer and a business partner at Reston-based Thompson Hospitality Corp. “Fred
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Youngkin announces transportation secretary
W. Sheppard “Shep” Miller III was KITCO Fiber Optics chairman
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Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin announced Friday W. Sheppard “Shep” Miller III, former chairman of Virginia Beach-based defense contractor KITCO Fiber Optics, as his state secretary of transportation. “Shep will be an
Hampden-Sydney College receives three donations totaling $12.25M
Donations support Pauley Science Center under construction, science scholarship and research
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Hampden-Sydney College has received donations of $11 million, $1 million and $250,000 in support of its science programs and science center under construction, the college announced Thursday. “While the college
43 Va. schools make U.S. News and World Report’s 2022 list
University of Virginia tops Virginia schools, takes No. 4 spot for best public university again
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Forty-three Virginia schools ranked on the U.S. News and World Report’s 2022 best lists of more than 600 universities and liberal arts colleges in the country, released Monday. The University
Hampden-Sydney receives $12M gift from alum’s estate
Bequeathment is school's second-largest gift
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Hampden-Sydney College announced Tuesday it has received a $12 million gift — the second-largest in the history of the 245-year-old private men’s college — from the estate of a 1937
Hampden-Sydney College receives $6M gift
Rob and Cindy Citrone donate college's second-largest gift ever
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Hampden-Sydney College has received its second-largest gift in its 245-year history — a $6 million gift from Rob (an alum) and Cindy Citrone to support the college’s experiential learning program
Hampden-Sydney College receives $2.45M in anonymous donations
The funds will be used toward a biology laboratory and need-based financial aid.
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Hampden-Sydney College announced Friday that it received two anonymous gifts totaling $2.45 million to establish a biology laboratory and add to the college’s need-based scholarship funding. A $1 million gift