Weekly Newsletter
July 13, 2017
In the News  
VSU Receives Governor's Award for Outstanding Stewardship 
 
Petersburg City Manager Officially Takes Office

Port of Virginia Sets Another Cargo Record

Movie Remake to be Filmed in Hopewell 
Partner Spotlight
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Governor McAuliffe Announces 2,173 Credentials Awarded through New Economy Workforce Credentials Grant

By Community College Workforce Alliance | Full Article     

RICHMOND - Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Monday that, through the New Economy Workforce Credentials Grant program, Virginia's Community Colleges provided workforce training that enabled 2,173 Virginians to secure industry-recognized credentials, licenses, and certifications needed for high-demand careers, in the first year of the grant program.

This milestone nearly triples the number of people who were credentialed last year, bringing the total to 4,268 Virginians. More than half of the credential earners, 2,173, took advantage of the New Economy Workforce Credentials Grant program. Training for the remaining 2,095 credentials was funded by employers, federal grants, or other private sources.
Fort Lee Marks 100 Years of Service
By Staff Report | The Progress-Index | Full Article 

FORT LEE - Fort Lee will be hosting a series of events this week to celebrate its birth 100 years ago.

But while the celebration is now, the history of Fort Lee stretches back a century. In 1917, in order to prepare soldiers for World War I, the Army turned what was largely vacant land into Camp Lee. It was one of just 32 camps that was build to train soldiers for World War I.