Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania recorded sizable gains in employment in March and were among 33 states posting increases.
In its monthly look at state job trends, the Labor Department said Friday that Maryland led the country with a gain of 35,800 payroll jobs last month. Virginia and Pennsylvania also posted increases that topped 20,000 in 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 …

RICHMOND – At a morning news conference at the State Capitol, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, joined by legislators from both sides of the aisle, introduced his “Jobs and Opportunity Agenda.” The legislative package consists of 20 pieces of legislation, as well as previously announced budget amendments, all focused on spurring job creation, promoting economic development …

Notwithstanding the state’s $4.2 billion shortfall, he vowed to double the Governor’s Opportunity Fund – a source of grants to entice businesses to move to the state – to $20 million a year. As of 2005, a similar fund in North Carolina was three times as large, McDonnell said. “No wonder we’re getting beat,” he said last week…