The largest military ship-building contractor in the U.S. says this is, “the most exciting time I’ve seen in my 30-plus years,” as a boom in Navy contracts is set to dictate the course of business over the next decade.
Relics Of A Bygone Depression, Trump’s Tariffs May Hurt Virginia Farmers
Soybean farmers in Central Virginia are sweating the Trump Administration’s tariffs as China may cease buying the beans if Beijing follows through with its threats to counter the U.S. proposal with its own duties on American goods.
Virginia Attorney General Says Facebook Data Exposure Troubling
On Wednesday, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said that 7,100 Facebook users in the Commonwealth along with 1.7 million of their Facebook friends may have had their personal information exposed.
Matoaca Megasite Plans Dropped After Community, Political Pressure
After calls from concerned citizens and local lawmakers, the proposal for the industrial megasite in southeastern Chesterfield County was withdrawn Thursday.
Pelosi’s “Crumbs” Mean Lowest Unemployment Claims Since 1973
For Democrats running on the economy for the 2018 midterm elections, claiming the “crumbs” that came with the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act à la Nancy Pelosi have not helped Americans, jobless claims are in for last week, and Americans receiving unemployment aid has dropped to the lowest number since March 1973.
Hypocrite Herring: Facebook is only for Democrats
When Democrats mine data from Facebook, it’s called innovative. When Republicans do it, it’s “troubling.”
President Trump To Pull Federal Government Out Of K-12 Education
Last week, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to start pulling the federal government out of K-12 education. The move signals a delivery on one of his top campaign promises to return the control of schools back to state and local officials.
63 Conservative Leaders Call On Social Media Giants For Equality
In the last few years, social media censorship of conservative organizations and opinions as reached an all-time high. Following the congressional hearing of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, conservative leaders have now banded together to call on tech and social media giants for equal treatment.
Cambridge Analytica Shutting Down Following Facebook Breach Backlash
As more and more developments surface following the new revisions in privacy laws of tech and social media giants, Cambridge Analytica, the marketing research company at the center of the Facebook data breach, is shutting down.
Amid The General Decline For Coal, Some Miners See A Bright Future
Although there has been a gradual trend away from coal towards natural gas, towards renewable energy sources, leading to the eventual closing of hundreds of coal-fired generators across the U.S. in the coming years, not every coal company sees a bleak future.