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Augusta County high school ranked among Virginia’s best schools

News Leader By Rilyn Eischens RIVERHEADS – Riverheads High School ranked in the top 100 best Virginia high schools in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 rankings. The school placed 80th on the list of 330 high schools, which were ranked based on factors including college preparation, graduation rates and state test scores, according to […]

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Governor Northam Announces 51 New Jobs in Augusta County

RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Flow Alkaline Spring Water, an Ontario-based provider of naturally alkaline spring water, will invest $15.5 million to establish its first U.S. spring water manufacturing facility in Augusta County. Virginia successfully competed with New Hampshire and Wisconsin for the project, which will create 51 new jobs. “Virginia is proud to […]

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Workforce Training & Talent Acquisition

By Jenny Vickers. businessfacilities.com From the March/April 2019 Issue Today’s big-ticket economic development projects have similar prerequisites when it comes to an available workforce. They want a vibrant, tech-savvy and diverse talent pool, preferably homegrown, who have been prepared by top-rated institutions of higher education and who have developed industry-specific tech skills while studying a […]

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Valley Career and Technical Center spotlights apprenticeships at first annual event

By Rilyn Eischens, News Leader FISHERSVILLE – Three Augusta County high school seniors participated in a signing ceremony Wednesday – but none of them are going on to play college sports. The students committed to apprenticeship programs at Valley Career and Technical Center’s First Annual Youth Apprenticeship Signing, an event educators and employers hope will […]

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InDemand Series: Industrial Manufacturing Technician with The Hershey Company

For full WHSV video, click here. AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WHSV) — A job that has you surrounded by chocolate? Sign me up! Thanks to a unique apprenticeship program through The Hershey Company, one young lady is on a fast track to her Journeyman’s card and a forever career in one of the sweetest jobs in the Valley. […]

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