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Comcast’s Internet Essentials program, which is designed to help bridge the digital divide, has connected 41,000 families or an estimated 160,000 people, to broadband service over the past six months. Further, the company has distributed over 5500 low-cost computers to families with children who are eligible for free school lunch.

Virginia Commerce Bank proudly announces the recent expansion of its training programs with the establishment of a Retail Training and Development Department. The creation of the new department was part of a restructuring of the Bank’s training efforts to meet the learning needs of employees as they grow within the Bank.

Governor Bob McDonnell, Today released a report on the cyber industry in the Commonwealth of Virginia that will be used in marketing Virginia as the best place in the country to start or relocate a business in the cyber security field.

Yesterday, AT&T, Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth Janet Polarek and the Richmond Justice Initiative announced a $25,000 donation from AT&T that will help create a youth prevention and awareness project focused on preventing human trafficking in Virginia.

Virginia Commerce Bank employees recently stepped up their game by completing a company-wide walking program that encouraged fitness and overall wellness.

Calls for Increased Funding to Job Creation Programs and Initiatives in Budget; Advances Legislation to Increase Access to Capital for Businesses and Strengthen Statewide Economic Development Operations

Virginia Commerce Bank Announces Key Appointment Of Chief Financial Officer To Executive Management Team Virginia Commerce Bank proudly announces the appointment of Mark S. Merrill as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and effective February 2012.

The Del Ray Business Association held its annual awards luncheon last week and welcomed Alexandria’s new City Manager Rashad Young on his first day at work in the City.

More than 100 mid-Atlantic Safeway-owned stores (nearly 70 percent) will operate continuously – offering approximately 86 consecutive hours of continuous operation – leading into Christmas Eve beginning on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at 5 a.m. In addition, selected Safeway stores will also be open on Christmas Day.

Alexandria-based nonprofit SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now) of Northern Virginia knows the value of individual and small business giving when it comes to weathering the end of another economically-challenging year.