Month: January 2019

SEC seeks applicants for Youth Tour

January 17th, 2019

CREWE, Va – High school juniors in Southside Electric Cooperative’s (SEC) service area are invited to apply for this June’s Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. The Cooperative will select eight students for the all-expenses-paid trip to the nation’s capital June 16-20.  The deadline to apply is Feb. 8. While in D.C., Youth Tour delegates will […]

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PBMARES NAMES TWO NEW PARTNERS

January 16th, 2019

NEWPORT NEWS / HARRISONBURG, VA (1/16/19) – PBMares, LLP one of the region’s leading accounting and consulting firms, has elected two new partners. Benjamin “Bo” Garner, CPA, MBA, in the firm’s Newport News, VA office and Edward T. Yoder, CPA, MSA, in the firm’s Harrisonburg, VA office have become partners effective January 1, 2019. “Both […]

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SEC restores power after Winter Storm Gia

January 16th, 2019

CREWE, Va – As of 10:45 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 15, all known, storm-related power outages caused when Winter Storm Gia moved through Southside Electric Cooperative’s (SEC) territory have been restored. At the peak of the event on Monday, Jan. 14, nearly 11,000 SEC members lost power. SEC wishes to sincerely thank our members for their […]

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Shentel Named to 100 Fastest Growing Companies in 2018

January 15th, 2019

FORTUNE Magazine adds regional telecommunications company to list EDINBURG, VA (Jan. 15, 2019) – Shentel, a leading regional provider of telecommunications services, is proud to announce that the company was named to FORTUNE Magazine’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies list of domestic and foreign publicly traded companies for 2018. The 116-year-old Edinburg-based company provides Internet, voice, […]

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SEC’s Winter Storm Gia restoration efforts continue

January 14th, 2019

CREWE, Va – Progress continues toward restoring Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) members without power due to heavy snow and ice from Winter Storm Gia on Jan.12-13. The majority of the outages have been caused by heavily weighted, ice-covered trees, many of which were outside of the authorized right-of-way, falling into SEC’s infrastructure. SEC and mutual […]

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Vandeventer Black Expands Legal Network with MSI Global Alliance Partnership

January 10th, 2019

Norfolk, VA (January 8, 2019)– Vandeventer Black LLP is pleased to announce its partnership with MSI Global Alliance, one of the world’s leading international associations of independent legal and accounting firms. “This new alliance enhances our ability to provide responsive and dynamic legal services with a streamlined and progressive approach,” said Michael L. Sterling, Managing […]

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Clark Nexsen Earns a Top Spot on the “Architect 50” Ranking of US Firms

January 10th, 2019

Clark Nexsen earned the Number 20 ranking based on firm’s overall business success, commitment to sustainability, and design excellence  Virginia Beach, VA ─ Clark Nexsen has been ranked the No. 20 leading architecture and design firm in the U.S., according to ARCHITECT Magazine, the official publication of the American Institute of Architects, which annually publishes its […]

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Strongwell Signs Distributor Agreement with PIPESPAIN for Spain and Portugal

January 3rd, 2019

(Bristol, VA) Strongwell (USA), the world’s leading pultruder of fiber reinforced polymer composites, is pleased to announce an agreement with PIPESPAIN S.L. (Spain) for the distribution of Strongwell’s EXTREN® Fiberglass Structural Shapes and Plate, SAFRAIL™ Fiberglass Handrail Systems, and DURADEK® and DURAGRID® Phenolic pultruded fiberglass gratings, in the countries of Spain and Portugal. PIPESPAIN has […]

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Vandeventer Black’s Ashley G. Moss Promoted to Partner

January 3rd, 2019

Richmond, VA (January 2, 2019) – Vandeventer Black LLP attorney Ashley G. Moss has been promoted to partner, effective January 1, 2019. Moss has been an associate in the Richmond office of Vandeventer Black LLP since 2011 and clerked for the firm in the summers of 2009 and 2010. “We are proud of Ashley’s dedication […]

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Northwest Federal Donates $10,000 to Friends of Homeless Animals

January 3rd, 2019

Herndon, Va. (December 31, 2018) – Northwest Federal Credit Union donated $10,000 to resurface exercise runs for shared kennels at the Friends of Homeless Animals (FOHA) shelter as their final donation for 2018 under the umbrella of Transforming Lives through Acts of We. FOHA, a community partner of the credit union, has been in operation […]

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