The
Virginia Economic Commission announced that Virginia had a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 5.1% as of March 26, 2021. Many industries such as retail, hospitality, and travel were hit especially hard with slower recovery rates than other sectors. However, the demand for cybersecurity professionals continues to see an increase. Q2 2020 saw an 11% year-over-year increase in cybersecurity positions, despite COVID-19 (Dice,
Q2 Tech Report). The shift to remote work because of COVID-19 has compounded the need for trained cybersecurity professionals as cyberattacks have increased. Cybersecurity professionals are thriving right now, and we re extremely proud to support this program. All of us at WSC have fulfilling, financially rewarding, and interesting careers because we re a part of this profession, so we look forward to bringing on more people from all sorts of diverse backgrounds, said Mari Galloway, Chief Executive Officer at
The farmer trading card program is a partnership between Loudoun County Economic Development and Loudoun County Public Schools’ Nutrition Services office. (Courtesy Loudoun County Economic Development)
Loudoun County Public Schools students in Virginia have the chance to collect Farmer Trading Cards starting this week. Trading cards feature actual Loudoun County farmers in a program to get kids interested in pursuing a career in agriculture.
This is the fifth year for the program, though last year’s Farmer Trading Card program was put off because of COVID-19-related remote learning for students.
The trading card program is a partnership between Loudoun County Economic Development and Loudoun County Public Schools’ Nutrition Services office. It is timed to coordinate with both the Nats’ season opener and the beginning of the spring planting season for farmers.