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March 11: VGR's HR 2.0 Professionals Forum, John Tyler Community College. Register today! 
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Ready to start your own business? The Hopewell Downtown Partnership is now accepting applications through Feb. 28 for its Hopewell Community Business Launch Program.  
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Office of Economic Development Collaborates with Dinwiddie Public Schools for Industry Day 

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DINWIDDIE - In an effort to better prepare Dinwiddie students for entry into the regional workforce, Dinwiddie County's Office of Economic Development collaborated with Dinwiddie County Public Schools to host Industry Day. This event provides an opportunity for local business and industry leaders to interact directly with the workforce of tomorrow.
Surry Power Honored as Low-Cost Plant
 
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Dominion Virginia Power's North Anna and Surry power stations were among the lowest-cost producers of nuclear-generated electricity in the nation, according to a recent report by a nuclear industry trade publication.

 

North Anna and Surry were the lowest and penultimate lowest-cost producers of the companies that reported their costs to the federal government during the three-year period 2010-2012, Nucleonics Week, a newsletter and database published by The McGraw-Hill Cos., reported recently.