Month: January 2017

Chamber Briefings Newsletter – January 27, 2017

January 30th, 2017

 We are now 2 1/2 weeks into the 2017 General Assembly session. The deadline for filing bills was Friday, January 20th, and over 2400 bills and resolutions were introduced this year. We are tracking over 450 bills and we’re constantly updating our Bills We’re Watching. Please check back often for updates on what we’re tracking […]

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Virginia Business: Treacy elected chairman of Virginia Chamber of Commerce

January 30th, 2017        Virginia Business Magazine

From Virginia Business Magazine: The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has elected Dennis Treacy, president of the Smithfield Foundation, as chairman of its board of directors. Treacy has served in leadership roles with Smithfield Foods since 2002. He previously served as Virginia’s director of environmental quality and as an assistant attorney general in the natural resources […]

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RTD: Virginia Council of CEOs forms partnership with Virginia Chamber of Commerce

January 30th, 2017        John Reid Blackwell        Richmond Times-Dispatch

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch: The Virginia Council of CEOs said Wednesday it has formed a partnership with the Virginia Chamber of Commerce and plans to expand its membership and services from its current focus in the Richmond region. Under the partnership, active members of the Council will have dual membership in the Virginia Chamber of […]

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Vandeventer Black’s Golden Promoted to Partner; Caramore and Moss Also Promoted

January 26th, 2017

Norfolk, VA (January 26, 2017)-  Vandeventer Black LLP has promoted Sean M. Golden to Partner, as well as Megan B. Caramore to Of Counsel and Ashley G. Moss to Senior Associate. “We are excited that our colleagues continue to move forward within the firm,” said Michael L. Sterling, Managing Partner. “Sean, Megan and Ashley are […]

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Virginia Chamber of Commerce Welcomes New Executive Board Members

January 26th, 2017

RICHMOND — The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has welcomed five new members to its executive committee for 2017. Brief bios of the new executive committee members are available below. A full list of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Executive Committee members is available at https://www.vachamber.com/about/board-of-directors-and-leadership/ Bill Aden – Vice Chair – Southwest […]

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Virginia Business: More than a job

January 26th, 2017        Paula Squires        Virginia Business Magazine

From Virginia Business Magazine’s coverage of Stephen Moret’s keynote address at Chamber Day: In what was his public debut before the larger business community, Stephen Moret, the new president and CEO of Virginia’s business recruiting arm, told members of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday that he wants to position Virginia as one of […]

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RTD: New leader at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership promises reforms, economic growth across regions

January 26th, 2017        Michael Martz        http://www.richmond.com/business/local/article_c0cde2e1-bd3f-57d8-94e9-bfba278ca7f5.html

From the Richmond Times-Dispatch: The new leader of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership is promising reforms at the beleaguered agency and an economic growth strategy that won’t leave any region of the state behind. Stephen Moret made his inaugural speech as president and CEO of the partnership Wednesday to a friendly business audience at the […]

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Virginia Chamber of Commerce announces partnership with the Virginia Council of CEOs

January 25th, 2017

RICHMOND – The Virginia Chamber of Commerce announced today a formal partnership with the Virginia Council of CEOs. The Virginia Chamber of Commerce is the largest business association in Virginia, with more than 26,000 member companies. The Virginia Council of CEOs is a non-profit association founded in 2000 to connect CEOs for peer mentoring and […]

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Dennis Treacy Elected Chairman of Virginia Chamber of Commerce

January 25th, 2017

RICHMOND – The Virginia Chamber of Commerce elected Dennis Treacy, president of the Smithfield Foundation, to serve as chairman of the board of directors at the Chamber’s annual meeting January 25 in Richmond. Treacy served as first vice chair of the board in 2016. He succeeds 2016 Chairman Tom Palmer, senior vice president and regional […]

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Scott Fisher Named Partner at Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman

January 24th, 2017

Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman congratulates Scott Fisher, who has been named Partner effective January 1, 2017. Scott is a native of Richmond, Virginia.  He joined Harman Claytor in December 2010 and focuses his practice on defending local government entities and their employees against civil rights claims asserting constitutional violations and claims under federal law.  […]

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