Month: July 2020

Webinar Recording: New DOLI Emergency Regulation & Its Impact on Virginia Businesses

July 30th, 2020

Thank you to those who were able to join the Virginia Chamber of Commerce this morning for our featured webinar focused on the final COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard and its impact on Virginia businesses. The Virginia Chamber would also like to express our gratitude to the featured panelists, Courtney Malveaux and Robert Bohannon, for their […]

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UMW, Germanna, Stafford Schools Strive to Ease Teacher Shortage

July 30th, 2020

The University of Mary Washington has signed an agreement with Germanna Community College and Stafford County Public Schools to make it easier for local students to become educators and help ease the state’s teacher shortage. Streamlining the path from high school to college, the memorandum of understanding, signed last month by UMW President Troy Paino […]

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Franczek Joins The International Institute For Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) Panels of Distinguished Neutrals

July 28th, 2020

Norfolk, VA (July 28, 2020) – Vandeventer Black attorney William E. (“Bill”) Franczek has been selected for inclusion to the CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals for the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution. Franczek will also be serving as an arbitrator and mediator for the Pro Bono Panel and Virginia at Large ADR Panel. “I […]

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Pfizer and BioNTech Choose Lead mRNA Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 and Commence Pivotal Phase 2/3 Global Study

July 28th, 2020

• Companies advance nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (modRNA) candidate BNT162b2, which encodes an optimized SARS-CoV-2 full-length spike glycoprotein, at a 30 μg dose level in a 2 dose regimen into Phase 2/3 Study • Candidate and dose level selection informed by preclinical and clinical data obtained in Phase 1/2 studies conducted in the U.S. (C4591001) and […]

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You are invited to participate in Mercer’s – BENEFITS BASICS DRIVING PERFORMANCE SERIES

July 28th, 2020

Do you understand the fundamentals of employee benefit plans? Join us virtually for interactive sessions that will elevate your level of knowledge.WHAT WILL BE COVERED?We are offering 3 days of 2 hour segments for virtual learning led by the Mercer consulting team and sharing among your peers. Please see the topics to the right and […]

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UMW Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Americans With Disabilities Act

July 27th, 2020

When UMW junior Lueden Sheikhnureldin arrived at Simpson Library that early fall morning, something felt off. The old-style wooden chairs in the study area where she’d crammed for so many exams had been replaced by sleek gray-and-green seats. “I couldn’t concentrate,” said Sheikhnureldin, whose ADHD can cause sensitivity to details like a chair’s texture and […]

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UMW Chooses New Name for Building: James Farmer Hall

July 27th, 2020

The University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors today voted to change the name of Trinkle Hall to James Farmer Hall. With this action, the Board memorialized a beloved member of the Mary Washington community who spent most of his career fighting injustices. “I commend the action of the Board today,” said Rector Heather Crislip. […]

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Vandeventer Black’s Eaton Joins The Board of the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia

July 27th, 2020

Norfolk, VA (July 23, 2020) – Vandeventer Black attorney Jennifer L. Eaton recently became a member of the Board of Directors for the Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia. The Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia serves as an invaluable resource to Hampton Roads’ low-income residents by providing representation in civil litigation matters spanning topics such […]

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Can entrepreneurs remake Southwest Virginia’s energy economy?

July 22nd, 2020

Graphic: The MOVA Technologies process allows individual pollutants to be isolated separately so they can be resold to other companies. Region looks to pivot from “coal country” to “energy innovation capitol of the east coast” by Scott Robertson The image of Southwest Virginia as a region reeling from the decline of the coal industry was […]

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Vandeventer Black’s Pierce New President of the South Hampton Roads Bar Association

July 21st, 2020

Norfolk, VA (July 21, 2020) – Vandeventer Black attorney Michael D. Pierce is the new President of the South Hampton Roads Bar Association (SHRBA). The SHRBA is the minority bar association for the Hampton Roads area, and its membership includes lawyers from all seven cities and practitioners in the Richmond area. The association helps its […]

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