IDA paints picture of progress, growth for Halifax County
- Last Updated on 07:49 AM 05/20/13
- Paula I. Bryant
Halifax County Industrial Development Authority board members working with the community are positioning the county for progressive growth and development.
IDA adopts $2.5M budget
- Last Updated on 07:30 AM 05/20/13
- Paula I. Bryant
Halifax County Industrial Development Authority board members adopted a tentative $2.5 million budget for fiscal year 2013-2014 during Friday morning’s meeting held at Riverstone.
Training approval benefits jobless
- Last Updated on 04:42 PM 05/16/13
- Special to the Gazette
The South Central Workforce Investment Board has approved the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center as a training provider for the Work Ready Foundations, a new short-term work readiness initiative. With this approval, eligible unemployed clients who enroll in Work Ready Foundations will have their tuition and fees paid for with Workforce Investment Act funds.
Meat center a step closer with grant
- Last Updated on 04:35 PM 05/09/13
- Tiffany Hudson
Halifax County has been awarded a $12,500 planning grant to fund a professional, third-party feasibility study of a USDA inspected meat processing facility to serve Southside Virginia.
SVHEC hosts meeting of Rural Jobs Council
- Last Updated on 07:55 AM 05/08/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
The Southern Virginia Higher Education Center hosted the final meeting of the Workforce and K-12 Education Subcommittee of Governor Bob McDonnell’s Rural Jobs Council Monday in South Boston.
Jobs outlook showing more improvement
- Last Updated on 04:58 PM 05/02/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
More people were finding jobs in Halifax County in March as the jobs outlook continued to brighten, with the unemployment rate decreasing six-tenths of a percent from 9.3 percent in February to 8.7 percent in March, according to the latest Virginia Employment Commission data released Wednesday.
Business, industry prospects increase in Halifax County
- Last Updated on 08:08 AM 04/29/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
Activity for prospects is increasing in the county, according to Halifax County Industrial Development Authority Executive Director Matt Leonard.
Slagle’s Equipment closes
- Last Updated on 04:58 PM 04/25/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
Slagle’s Emergency Equipment and Apparatus located at 1100 Bill Tuck Highway in Riverdale closed at the end of business Wednesday.
Benchmark reports increased earnings
- Last Updated on 07:53 AM 04/15/13
- Special to the Gazette
Benchmark Bankshares, Inc., the Kenbridge-based holding company for Benchmark Community Bank, announced earnings of $1,539,273, or $0.59 per share, for the first quarter of 2013. This compares to net income of $1,520,287, or $0.59 per share, for the same period one year ago. Return on average equity for the quarter was 12.82 percent and return on average assets was 1.40 percent, compared to 13.73 percent and 1.46 percent, respectively, reported for the first quarter of 2012.
Halifax County jobless rate drops in February
- Last Updated on 02:27 PM 04/11/13
- The Gazette-Virginian
The jobs outlook in Halifax County brightened slightly in February, decreasing six-tenths of a percent from the 9.9 percent rate in January to 9.3 percent in February, according to the latest Virginia Employment Commission data released Friday.
Building the foundation for a new business seminar set
- Last Updated on 08:37 AM 04/10/13
- Special to the Gazette
The Halifax County Chamber of Commerce, Longwood Small Business Development Center and the Southern Virginia Higher Education Center invite the public to attend a free question and answer seminar on the Seven Steps to Starting a New Business from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, April 25.
