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The state’s per capita income is now the highest in the South with only eleven states in the nation enjoying a higher per capita income. “Those are representations of one of the fastest growing economies in the nation.” said Baliles, who emphasized the impact of the state’s economic growth to the 1989 General Assembly in his State of the Commonwealth address. “It means that the number of new jobs created in this Commonwealth during the last three years reached 334,200," said Baliles. It means that every workday, the first nail is driven in 273 ne\y Virginia homes. It means that each week 372 new businesses open their doors in Virginia.
For Baliles, economic growth is Ihe push that sets the wheels in motion, and he has spent much of his time and energy marketing the Commonwealth. In his efforts to attract capital to Virginia, Baliles has emphasized international trade and international education. During the past three years, the governor has voyaged on seven trade missions. His travels include
Correction A headline on page 1 of the May 4 edition of the Rappakan- nock News, “Board concerned over delay of jail project,” was misleading. The decision of Washington’s Architectural Review Board to seek the advice of a consultant before approving the county’s plans for an addition to the county jail is one of the options granted to the board, as is
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