J.C. Penney unveils new store layout
J.C. Penney Co. Inc., which has five Washington-area stores, plans to transform the company’s business through initiatives that include three types of pricing, new branding and an overhaul of store layout, reports The Washington Business Journal.
Arlington, Alexandria strike waste deal with Covanta Holding
Arlington and Alexandria have succeeded where Fairfax County could not: Striking a new deal with waste energy giant Covanta Holding Corp. to burn their garbage, reports The Washington Business Journal. Covanta operates a waste-to-energy plant in Lorton.
Trial postponed again for driver in fatal Va. bus crash
A manslaughter trial for the man who was driving a discount interstate bus that crashed in Virginia last year has been postponed for a second time, the Associated Press reports, reports the Washington Post.
Two years after remains found, Morgan Harrington’s killer still sought
There are still no substantive leads in the slaying of a Virginia Tech student last seen leaving a concert at the University of Virginia in 2009, reports The Washington Post.
Post-Labor Day start day for Va. schools remains in place
Gov. Bob McDonnell’s education agenda took a major blow Thursday when a Virginia Senate panel voted against allowing schools to start classes before Labor Day, reports The Washington Examiner.
Virginia, feds reach billion-dollar agreement over disabled
Virginia will shut down four facilities that provide services for the intellectually disabled as part of a settlement agreement reached with federal authorities whose investigation concluded that the state was mistreating these vulnerable residents, reports The Washington Examiner.
