Recent News about Shenandoah Valley

Here are recent stories about Senator Warner's work for the Shenandoah Valley region. 

November 2010
  • 11/09/10 -
    Day Two in the Shenandoah Valley
    Our second day of travel in the Shenandoah Valley began in Hot Springs, where Senator Warner delivered the keynote address for the Virginia Association of Counties annual conference. Senator Warner praised the hundreds of local elected officials for their continued hard work before taking questions from the crowd.
  • 11/08/10 -
    Day One in the Shenandoah Valley
    Senator Warner began two days of travel in the Shenandoah Valley by honoring veterans at a lunch at the New Market Battlefield State Historical Park.
August 2010
July 2010
  • 07/29/10 -
    Sens. Webb and Warner announce $5.5 million in transportation grants to seven Va. regional airports
    WASHINGTON -- Sens. Jim Webb (D-VA) and Mark Warner (D-VA) announced today that Virginia has received nearly $5.5 million in grants to upgrade runways and purchase safety equipment at seven regional airports in Virginia. The U.S. Department of Transportation grants are for use in projects intended to enhance safety and bring airports up to Federal Aviation Administration standards. The projects include renovating runways and, in some cases, purchasing new firefighting or snow removal equipment.
June 2010
February 2010
  • 02/16/10 -
    Warner, Webb Announce $5M for Valley Green Jobs Program
    WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Jim Webb today announced that the Shenandoah Valley Workforce Investment Board (SVWIB) has received a $5 million investment from the economic stimulus package to fund a new program to train workers for jobs in the region’s emerging “green” technology manufacturing and renewable energy industries. The funding, awarded through the U.S. Department of Labor, will provide workforce training opportunities for an estimated 1,000 Virginians across 10 counties and six cities in the Shenandoah Valley.
November 2009
  • 11/21/09 -
    What gets measured gets done
    Senator Warner writes an op-ed in the Harrisonburg Daily News Record about his new job as the head of the bipartisan Task Force on Government Performance, which will establish performance and accountability metrics across the government to save money and promote efficiencies.
August 2009
July 2009
  • 07/31/09 -
    Warner, Webb Secure Over $1M for Energy & Water Projects in Shenandoah Valley
    Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Jim Webb and Mark R. Warner today announced that more than $1 million in funding was secured for two water and energy projects in the Shenandoah Valley. The funds were included in the FY2010 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, passed in the Senate on Wednesday night, which provides funding for the Department of Energy, Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Interior, and economic development projects.
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