Dixon Hughes Goodman Ranked in Top 20 by Richmond BizSense’s Generosity, Inc. Survey for Corporate Giving
Richmond, VA, April 17, 2015 —Dixon Hughes Goodman “DHG”, one of the nation’s top 20 CPA and Advisory firms, expressed the firm’s commitment to philanthropy in the RVA community with receipt of a corporate philanthropy award this week at Richmond BizSense’s Generosity, Inc. event. In 2014, DHG supported the Chesapeake Bay Foundation with combined donations […]
Canon is looking at new kinds of businesses and is looking to the area’s labor market for highly skilled workers that are tough to find. The company wants to market its expertise in automating production lines, recycling and making complicated shapes from plastics to other businesses, and says it needs employees who can figure out […]
Virginia named one of the top 10 states for encouraging innovation (Virginia Business)
Virginia is ranked among the top 10 states in the nation on a scorecard that grades support for entrepreneurs and growing businesses. The inaugural Innovation Scorecard developed by the Arlington-based Consumer Electronics Association examined how the legal, regulatory and business climates of the 50 states and the District of Columbia welcomed and encouraged innovation during […]
Governor, energy companies say they want more lenient clean power plan (RTD)
Energy executives lined up Tuesday to slam a plan by the Environmental Protection Agency to sharply cut carbon dioxide emissions. The EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan would force Virginia to cut its carbon dioxide emissions by 38 percent by 2030. Much of the reduction in emissions would need to happen by 2020, when the EPA […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – 4.8.15
Next Wednesday, April 15th, legislators will return to Richmond for the General Assembly’s Veto Session to take action on bills that Governor McAuliffe amended or vetoed. Two bills that we supported during the 2015 session, HB1608 and HB2395 were vetoed. The bills would need a 2/3 majority vote to override the vetoes next week. Click Here for Entire 4.8.15 Chamber […]
Maryland’s General Assembly Sends Controversial New Tax to Governor Hogan’s Desk
Annapolis, MD – On a near party-line vote, the House of Delegates passed the controversial new travel services tax (SB190) today, setting up the first test of Governor Larry Hogan’s “no new taxes” pledge. The legislation, which passed the Senate last month, would apply a new 6 percent sales tax on travel agent services. The […]
Warner, Kaine call for revenue sharing for offshore drilling in Atlantic – (Daily Press)
Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine teamed up with their counterparts from North Carolina, South Carolina an Georgia asking for legislation to allow Atlantic coast states to receive the same portion of revenue from offshore energy production as Gulf Coast states currently receive for oil and gas drilling off their shores. Click Here for Full […]
UPS BUILDING ADDITIONAL 15 CNG FUELING STATIONS AND INCREASING CNG FLEET
ATLANTA, April 1, 2015 – UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced plans to build 15 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations to support the purchase and planned deployment of 1,400 new CNG vehicles over the next year. Twelve of the CNG stations will be in new natural gas vehicle deployment areas, and three will replace existing CNG […]
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker makes pitch for trade partnership while in Richmond (RTD)
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker told Richmond-area entrepreneurs Monday that Virginia businesses would benefit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, should Congress sign off on the international trade deal among at least a dozen countries. “What we do know today is that about 93,000 Virginians have jobs solely dependent on companies that are exporting,” Pritzker said. […]
Virginia Chamber to host energy, sustainability conference (Associated Press)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Chamber of Commerce will host a conference next week on energy and sustainability. Gov. Terry McAuliffe is scheduled to give a briefing on Virginia’s energy plan during the April 14 conference in Richmond. There also will be panel discussions on how federal regulations will affect Virginia companies and on […]
