WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The District of Columbia Department of Energy and Environment issued the following public notice: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to 20 DCMR Sec.210, the Air Quality Division (AQD) of the Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), located at 1200 First Street NE, 5th Floor, Washington, DC, is proposing to issue permit No. 6451-R2 to Virginia Concrete Company, LLC, dba Vulcan Materials Company, to continue to operate an existing ready mix concrete batch plant and as  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, May 25 -- Fairfax County Economic Development Authority issued the following newsletter on May 23, 2024: * * * The intelligent data infrastructure company NetApp celebrated the Grand Opening of its new U.S. Public Sector headquarters in the Boro Tower in Tysons last fall. NetApp chose to keep its U.S. Public Sector headquarters in Fairfax County, moving into a new 24,000 square-feet office space. With more than 12,000 employees worldwide, San Jose, California-based NetApp w  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 25 -- McGuireWoods, a law firm, issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: McGuireWoods and Charlotte partner Mark Kinghorn received awards for pro bono service during the Mecklenburg County Bar Association's annual meeting May 21, 2024, in Charlotte. The Council for Children's Rights, an advocacy and legal services program for at-risk children, honored McGuireWoods as its Outstanding Law Firm. McGuireWoods has a longstanding relationship with the Council for Ch  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 25 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Beef cattle farmers in the tall fescue belt are eligible to take part in one of the largest initiatives ever undertaken to improve productivity, profitability and conservation benefits of grasslands in the eastern U.S. This program is also open to pasture-based sheep and goat operations. A total of 230 farms are being sought to collaborate on this sweeping initiative, known  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 25 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: Following his issuance of Executive Directive Seven, which established a task force to address recent changes made by the General Assembly to the Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program (VMSDEP), Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the first meeting date of the Task Force. The Preserving VMSDEP Task Force's first meeting will be held on June 10th at the Virginia War Memor  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 25 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release on May 24, 2024: Today, Governor Glenn Youngkin applauded the launch of Micron's Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Semiconductor Network and a new partnership with Micron, GlobalFoundries and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) that will make funding opportunities available for MSIs nationwide - including Norfolk State University, Hampton University and Virginia State University. "Micron ha  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 24 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Splash a few drops of water on a hot pan and if the pan is hot enough, the water will sizzle and the droplets of water seem to roll and float, hovering above the surface. The temperature at which this phenomenon, called the Leidenfrost effect, occurs is predictable, usually happening above 230 degrees Celsius. The team of Jiangtao Cheng, associate professor in the Virginia Tech Department of Mechanical Engineering, has di  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, May 24 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: West Virginia Wesleyan College recently recognized employees for years of service to the College at the annual End-of-the-Year Staff and Faculty Picnic. Certificates were given to Neil Roth (40 years of service); Tammy Frederick and Dr. Bert Popson (35 years of service), Dr. Melody Meadows and Janet M. Teachout-Withersty (30 years of service); Jonathan Andrew and Steve A. Hull (25 years of service);   more