SEC restoring power after heavy ice impact
CREWE, Va – Heavy ice due to severe weather from Winter Storm Petra on Feb. 20 caused outages mainly in the western portion of Southside Electric Cooperative’s (SEC) service territory. The damage from the impact of the ice storm was primarily in Bedford County and Campbell County. There were isolated outages in surrounding counties as […]
Vandeventer Black’s Jed Donaldson Receives Peer Review Rating
Richmond, VA (February 21, 2019) – Vandeventer Black attorney, Jed Donaldson, received the AV® Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™ from Martindale-Hubbell®, the legal profession’s most prestigious rating service. This is the highest possible rating for an attorney for both ethical standards and legal ability. The “AV” designation represents the pinnacle of professional excellence and achieved after an […]
Deborah M. Casey Named as ‘Influential Women of Law’ for 2019
Norfolk, VA (February 19, 2019)– Attorney Deborah M. Casey, a Vandeventer Black AV Preeminent® rated partner and Executive Board member, will receive the Influential Woman of Law for 2019 distinction on February 18, 2019. This recognition is awarded by Virginia Lawyers Weekly as part of the inaugural class of Virginia’s leading women attorney program. “Debbie’s integrity and […]
Cigna Transition to Value-Based Health Care Results in $600 Million in Medical Cost Savings
BLOOMFIELD, Conn., 07 February, 2019 – Global health service company Cigna has exceeded its value-based care goal of having 50 percent of U.S. Medicare and commercial health care provider payments through alternative payment arrangements in the company’s top 40 markets by year-end 2018. Cigna established the goal in 2015 to accelerate the transition to alternative […]
Marstel-Day and National Park Foundation Receive Environmental Business Journal’s Natural Resource Management Award
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (February 13, 2019) Environmental Consultancy Marstel-Day and its client the National Park Foundation (NPF) have been recognized by the Environmental Business Journal with a Natural Resource Management award for their joint work in developing an impact investing framework and financing options for national park infrastructure. The team is working in collaboration with the […]
Virginia State University Accounting Majors to Provide Tax Preparation Assistance
Petersburg, VA – Virginia State University (VSU) accounting majors are working in cooperation with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide income tax preparation and filing assistance for 2018 tax returns to individual or joint filers in the Tri-Cities area with income below $58,000. This is the 32nd year VSU accounting majors have provided this […]
VA Dept. of Health, Office of Health Equity to co-sponsor “Black Mental Health: Racism, Stigma and the Impact on Health” Event
The Virginia Department of Health, Office of Health Equity will be co-sponsoring an event at Virginia Union University on Thursday, February 21 at 6 pm with the Richmond Association of Black Social Workers. “Black Mental Health: Racism, Stigma and the Impact on Health” will be the topic and the event is a moderated panel discussion […]
Rockingham Insurance Commemorates Being Here for 150 Years and Making Wishes Come True
As Rockingham Insurance commemorates a 150th anniversary, it’s a time to reflect on being here for our customers and giving back to the community. Rockingham Insurance has devoted 150 years to providing peace of mind to the people who love it here as much as we do. For us there’s no other place quite like […]
Rockingham Insurance Celebrates 150th Anniversary by Giving Back to the Community
Unless you have a time machine, you probably don’t remember 1869. But Rockingham Insurance reflects on the year fondly, because it was 150-years ago when several property owners met at a small church in Port Republic, Virginia, in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Community members became members of the mutual company and had fire […]
