Chamber Briefings Newsletter – July 7, 2016
On July 1st, laws passed during the 2016 General Assembly session went into effect. We were proud to join Governor McAuliffe for the signing of the Virginia International Trade Corporation (VITC) bill. This new agency will focus on helping Virginia companies grow internationally as the Commonwealth focuses on diversifying our economy. You can read more about the VITC below, and see coverage from the bill signing. During the summer months, various stakeholder and working groups meet to develop policy, and we wanted to be sure you are aware of a number of working groups and public hearings that are to be held over the summer. It is important that the voice of the business community is heard in these meetings, and we encourage you to participate and attend. You can find more information on these below.
A number of new rules, regulations and court rulings have also been issued recently at both the federal and state level. In this issue of Chamber Briefings, we’ve provided an overview of some of these that may affect your business.
I also hope you’ll save the date for our 2016 Virginia Workforce Conference on September 28th. This year, we’re pleased to partner with Virginia SHRM and the Virginia Values Veterans program to focus on closing the workforce gap by hiring and recruiting veterans. More details on this event can be found below.
