Gov.-elect Ralph Northam has chosen a top official for Virginia's community colleges as his chief workforce adviser, a new Cabinet-level position created by the General Assembly last year to address the state's top economic development concern.

Megan Healy, assistant vice chancellor for academic services and employer partnerships at the Virginia Community College System, will fill the new job as part of a push to upgrade the state's workforce development programs to improve its national business ranking and compete for new or expanding businesses. (Read more)