PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Sept. 4 (TNSLrpt) -- County Employment and Wages in Virginia First Quarter 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - Sept. 2, 2026 * * * Employment declined in 7 of the 12 largest counties in Virginia from March 2025 to March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Virginia employment decreased 0.2 percent over the year to 4,118,700 in March 2026, as measured by the Quarterly Census of Employment  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Announces $750,993 HHS Grant to Virginia Tech * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Virginia Tech, based in Blacksburg, Virginia, a grant for $750,993. The funding supports research of pulse-echo speed-of-sound imaging technologies. In response to this grant notice, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement: "Technological in  more

SALEM, Virginia, Sept. 4 (TNSxrep) -- Roanoke College issued the following news: * * * Virginia Consumer Sentiment Report for Aug. 2026 Consumer sentiment falls, but future outlook holds up - Virginia consumer sentiment fell sharply in August 2026, erasing the modest gains recorded at the start of the year. The Virginia Index of Consumer Sentiment (ICS) fell to 59.6, down 7.8 points since February and 4.9 points below where it stood a year ago. All three components (current conditions, expe  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 4 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Pinar Yanardag receives NSF CAREER award to democratize video production with artificial intelligence The research gives users director-like control, allowing a science teacher or a student to make a video that looks like it came out of a Hollywood studio -- minus the Hollywood budget. By Barbara L. Micale Today's artificial intelligence (AI) video generators are essentially black boxes. You type a prompt and h  more