Month: July 2015

Virginia Transfer & Storage Co. Celebrates Its One Hundred and Twentieth Anniversary

July 29th, 2015

Following the same set of principles put forth by its founder Ward R. Scull in 1895, Virginia Transfer & Storage Co. celebrates its one hundred and twenty year anniversary this year. Virginia Transfer & Storage Co. will sponsor the children at the Boys & Girls Club for an evening at a Peninsula Pilots baseball game […]

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Virginia Diner is honored with a highway marker by the Virginia Department of Historical Resources

July 29th, 2015

WAKEFIELD – Thirteen new historical highway markers approved for manufacture by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources will highlight Presbyterian church history in the Shenandoah Valley, a Tangier Island preacher who became known as “The Parson of the Islands,” 20th century African American schools, and a 1929 roadside diner, among other topics.  Early auto history […]

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Virginia Chamber Urges Senators Warner and Kaine to Support Legislation to Reauthorize the US Export-Import

July 29th, 2015

Since 2007, Ex-Im has supported 113 companies and over 11,000 jobs in the Commonwealth. If Ex-Im is not reauthorized, these companies would be put at a substantial disadvantage in global markets. Click below to read the letter: Virginia Chamber Urges Senators Warner and Kaine to Support Legislation to Reauthorize the US Export-Import

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Virginia Chamber Offers Support for the “Federal Water Quality Protection Act,” S. 1140

July 29th, 2015

The Federal Water Quality Protection Act addresses our long-standing concerns with a proposed rule offered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) last year to redefine the “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) definition under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Click below to read the letter: Virginia […]

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Vandeventer Black Litigator Receives Prestigious Peer Rating

July 21st, 2015

Norfolk, VA. (July 16, 2015) – Vandeventer Black LLP’s Anne G. Bibeau has received an AV Preeminent® Peer-Review Rating™ (Litigation, Labor and Employment, and Insurance) from Martindale-Hubbell®, the legal profession’s most prestigious rating service.  Bibeau works from Vandeventer Black’s office in Downtown Norfolk, and is a partner in the firm’s Labor Department. Bibeau focuses her […]

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Governor McAuliffe Announces Creation of Virginia International Trade Alliance (VITAL)

July 15th, 2015

~New initiative will support Virginia businesses, strengthen economy and create jobs through international trade~ Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today the creation of the Virginia International Trade Alliance (VITAL), a new initiative managed by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) that will increase international trade in Virginia. VITAL expands the Commonwealth’s nationally recognized international trade program […]

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ESME T. PITARD JOINS BOAR’S HEAD

July 13th, 2015

Charlottesville, VA   July 11, 2015:   Boar’s Head is pleased to welcome Esme T. Pitard as Conference Planning Manager.  Esme will utilize more than 16 years of hospitality experience to plan, coordinate and ensure flawless execution of conference group related activities and events.  She will act as the primary liaison between the client and the Boar’s […]

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Travel Tech: Interests of Air Travel Consumers Continue to be Jeopardized

July 13th, 2015

Recent Carrier Actions Threaten Independent Distribution of Travel for Millions of Consumers; DOJ Opens Investigation into Airline Practices  Washington, D.C. – The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech) issued the following statement after the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed it has opened an investigation into alleged anti-competitive actions by airlines and following comments at a recent […]

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DHG Donates 270,875 Pounds of Food in Fourth-Annual Count the Cans Campaign

July 9th, 2015

Contact: Anne Creasy 804.474.1284 anne.creasy@dhgllp.com                                                                                                For Immediate Release  […]

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