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Chesapeake FD to switch to 42-hour week
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Lynchburg Veterans Connect with Employers at Career Expo
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Phillips Corp. set to open an accelerated hands-on-training center in Portsmouth
2+ week, 3+ day ago (294+ words) Phillips Corp. is opening a $2 million accelerated, hands-on industrial maintenance and mechatronics center Oct. 28 right outside of Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth. The new center, operating under Phillips Workforce, aims to help Hampton Roads employers — in shipbuilding, defense, manufacturing and…...
Portsmouth takes next step to fully implement collective bargaining for city workers
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Column: Let’s build the workforce that Coastal Virginia needs
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