Weekly Newsletter
March 10, 2016
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Sugar Shack Named Among Best Doughnut Shops in U.S.

Dinwiddie to Host Third Annual Teen Expo in April

Richmond Metro Area: #28 in Best Places to Live
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Economic Impact: Employment Outlook for STEM-Related Skills Remains Strong

Christine Chmura | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Full Article

Demand for workers with skills in higher paying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, known as the STEM subjects, is expected to continue to outpace demand for non-STEM workers over the next decade, based on a new 10-year projection from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
As of the third quarter of 2015, there were 9.2 million workers in STEM occupations in the United States - making up 6.1 percent of the nation's employees - as defined by the Standard Occupation Classification Policy Committee's recommendations to the Office of Management and Budget. For the purposes of this column, health occupations are excluded from this definition.
Cambria Hotel to Anchor Petersburg Redevelopment Project, Mama J's Kitchen May Open Inside

Gregory J. Gilligan | Richmond Times-Dispatch | Full Article

A Cambria hotel & suites will anchor a mixed-use redevelopment project planned along Interstate 95 in Petersburg.

Choice Hotels International Inc., which owns the Cambria brand, has signed a franchise deal with C.A. Harrison Companies LLC. to renovate a former Ramada Inn at 380 E. Washington St. into a Cambria concept, the companies announced Monday.