RICHMOND – Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling today issued the following statement in response to President Barack Obama’s announcement this morning that Virginia will be the first state on the East Coast to explore for and produce natural gas and oil offshore:
“Today’s decision is a significant next step in making Virginia the ‘Energy Capital of the …

Flanked by Democratic and Republican lawmakers and Northern Virginia technology and business leaders, Gov. Bob McDonnell signed into law Tuesday a number of bills from his successful “Jobs and Opportunity” legislative agenda that received broad bipartisan backing in the recent General Assembly session.

Car rental company Avis Budget Group and insurance giant Geico plan to hire or relocate a total of 210 workers here in the coming months, Mayor Will Sessoms announced today in his State of the City address.
Avis Budget plans to hire about 85 management and support staff and move about 15 more workers from the …