Business

~ Press release issued by the Governor’s Office RICHMOND — Governor Ralph Northam announced [earlier this week] that Virginia was named the state of the year for Overall Business Climate. This ranking, from Business Facilities magazine, comes in […]

By Randy Arrington LURAY, Dec. 16 — When it comes to her clients, Marlise Lee simply wants to “take beautiful photos and get them on their wall.” The 20-year professional photographer knows the impact of […]

By Randy Arrington LURAY, Dec. 8 — The Virginia Employment Commission recently released October 2021 Local Area Unemployment Rates that show Page County’s jobless claims fell for a fourth-straight month and currently sit at the […]

By Randy Arrington LURAY, Nov. 22 — Decades ago, it was home to Dr. Vernon G. Boggs’ dental practice along East Main Street. His daughter Anna Maria opened her own office in the two-story structure before […]

By Randy Arrington LURAY, Nov. 15 — Few people in the world have ever held a 45-carat diamond in their hands, but Richard Arnold has. “And I didn’t die,” the longtime jeweler joked. “There were so […]

By Randy Arrington LURAY, Nov. 5 — On Wednesday, the Virginia Employment Commission released September 2021 Local Area Unemployment Rates that show Page County’s jobless claims fell for a third-straight month, including more than a […]