VIRGINIA CHAMBER LAUNCHES “BLUEPRINT FOR GETTING VIRGINIANS BACK TO WORK” INITIATIVE
VIRGINIA CHAMBER LAUNCHES “BLUEPRINT FOR GETTING VIRGINIANS BACK TO WORK” INITIATIVE Business community asked to provide best practices and input to ensure consumer confidence and worker safety. RICHMOND, VA – Earlier today, Virginia Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barry DuVal announced the launch of the “Blueprint for Getting Virginians Back to Work” initiative – a […]
UMW Announces Operational Plans, Tuition Freeze for Fall
The University of Mary Washington announced today that it intends to resume academic and residential operations on campus as scheduled on August 24, 2020. In a message to the campus community this afternoon, President Troy Paino wrote: “Given what we know at this moment, it is our hope and intention to resume our normal academic […]
Virginia Chamber of Commerce Weekly COVID-19 Update: April 24, 2020
Virginia Chamber of Commerce Weekly COVID-19 Update: April 24, 2020 A Message from Virginia Chamber of Commerce President & CEO, Barry DuVal: Earlier this week, Congress overwhelmingly passed an additional spending package to provide continued relief for small businesses, hospitals, and health care providers, and expand COVID-19 testing efforts. This $484 billion spending package is […]
Through Pandemic, Research Remains Top Priority at UMW
They put in the hours – late-night study sessions, one-on-one meetings with faculty members, conferences, presentations and projects. All year long, students have been working hard on one of the University of Mary Washington’s top priorities: undergraduate research. A pandemic wasn’t about to stop the 14th annual showcase that highlights all of their efforts. Filled […]
NWFCU Foundation Collects Thousands of Food Items for Local Children
Herndon, Va. (April 21, 2020) – NWFCU Foundation recently ran a weekend meal program drive, collecting non-perishable food items to provide nourishing meals for at-promise children on weekends. The Foundation received almost 4,200 food items and several hundred dollars in donations from generous credit union members, employees and corporate partners, including Whitney, Bradley & Brown, […]
Alumnus Shelters in Honduras to Save UMW-Born Nonprofit
Phoning it in isn’t an option for Shin Fujiyama ’07. At UMW, he threw himself into every assignment, task and responsibility – from serving hungry students in Seacobeck to organizing a thousand-person walkathon. Now, living in Honduras in the midst of a global pandemic, Fujiyama is focused on rescuing the nonprofit he started at Mary […]
Virginia Chamber of Commerce Weekly COVID-19 Update: April 10, 2020
Virginia Chamber of Commerce Weekly COVID-19 Update: April 10, 2020 A Message from Virginia President and CEO, Barry DuVal: The Virginia Chamber remains committed to providing the business community with the most up-to-date COVID-19 information and resources. Earlier this week, Governor Northam announced the suspension of all new spending in the pending two-year budget to […]
Virginia Chamber of Commerce Weekly COVID-19 Update: April 17, 2020
Virginia Chamber of Commerce Weekly COVID-19 Update: April 17, 2020 A Message from the Virginia Chamber of Commerce President: Earlier this week, Governor Northam announced the extension of Executive Order 53 through Friday, May 8. EO53 bans crowds of more than 10 people, mandates certain non-essential businesses to close or restrict operations, and limits restaurants to offering takeout and […]
Rick Barker Properties (Sister Company to Supply Resources) Announces Acquisition of Former Brockway Glass Distribution Center
Rick Barker Properties, LLC Danville, Virginia Rick Barker Properties is pleased to announce the acquisition of the former Brockway Glass distribution center at 240 Factory Lane in Ringgold VA. Formerly occupied by Owens-Brockway Glass, eToys Direct, and most recently by IKEA, this 152,000 square foot distribution center represents the best leasable space in the warehouse […]
GlaxoSmithKline CEO calls coronavirus vaccine partnership with Sanofi an ‘unprecedented collaboration’
GlaxoSmithKline CEO Emma Walmsley on Tuesday told CNBC’s Jim Cramer that her company’s newly announced partnership with industry peer Sanofi is an “unprecedented collaboration” between competitors. The European pharmaceutical giants are combining their resources to develop a Covid-19 vaccine and aim to produce a batch within the next 20 months. “If we’re successful … we’re hoping to get to hundreds […]
