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December 9, 2021

Business advocates eyeing better days as Republicans gain power in Richmond

By Eric Gorton, senior contributor

Democrats and Republicans will continue to clash in Richmond when the next session of the General Assembly convenes in January, but with a Republican governor at the helm and a Republican majority re-established in the House, representatives of two statewide business groups see cause for optimism.

May 8, 2020

As federal funds arrive, some Harrisonburg residents, businesses and agencies are getting a little relief

By Randi B. Hagi, Assistant Editor

Millions of dollars from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security, or CARES Act, will trickle into Harrisonburg over the coming months in various forms — through money to the city government, as stimulus checks and unemployment payments to residents and as loans and grants to businesses and organizations.