Paymerang Announces its Expanding Operations to Southwest Virginia’s Wise County
Last week Paymerang announced during a media event that it would be expanding its operations to Wise County, Virginia, creating 50 jobs in the southwestern region of the Commonwealth. Paymerang will house the new operations in Big Stone Gap’s downtown co-working space, where employees will engage in software development, payment operations, and cloud engineering. Focusing […]
HCA Healthcare Capital Division offers $800K in nursing scholarships
Richmond, VA — HCA Healthcare Capital Division is offering $800,000 in scholarships for students to pursue nursing careers in central and southwest Virginia, as well as New Hampshire. The funds will support the path to becoming a licensed practical/vocational nurse or a registered nurse within HCA Healthcare. “The nationwide nursing shortage continues to challenge the healthcare […]
UMW Awarded $250,000 for Internships in Region
The University of Mary Washington has received a $250,000 grant from SCHEV – the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia – to expand paid and credit-bearing student internships in collaboration with Virginia employers. The grant is part of the Fund for Excellence and Innovation, also known as the Virginia Talent + Opportunity Partnership. The grant will […]
Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black Attorneys Make Major Showing in Best Lawyers in America
Roanoke, VA (August 18, 2022) – When Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black (WRVB) began operating as a merged firm in July 2022, the combined strength of the two prestigious law firms created a regional powerhouse. When announcing the firms’ intent to merge, Daniel Summerlin, WRVB President said, “[We] look forward to bringing our collective talent and […]
Employer Spotlight: Serco, Inc.
The Serco Training and Experience Program, also known as STEP, is designed to provide early career talent tailored tools and resources to be successful and grow in a professional environment. STEP Summer Internship places significant emphasis on fostering the future workforce through diverse learning and development opportunities with a focus on skill progression. Serco is […]
Boys Home Welcomes Alumnus Derrick Cash
Boys Home was excited to welcome alumnus Derrick Cash back to campus. He offered an incredible testimony of redemption to current students and staff. In the early 2000s, Derrick enrolled and then departed from the Boys Home program three times. Although he was unable to succeed while at Boys Home, a seed was planted. After […]
Boys Home Student Mulu Slawta Completes College Orientation Workshop
Boys Home is proud of recent College Orientation Workshop (COW) graduate Mulu Slawta. COW is a four-week educational enrichment program at Virginia Military Institute. The goal is to successfully prepare rising upperclassmen for life after high school graduation. Mulu describes himself as an introvert and was initially hesitant about participating. The four weeks challenged him physically, […]
August 11 – Celebrate National Safe Digging Day with REC
Fredericksburg, Va. – Safety is Rappahannock Electric Cooperative’s (REC) top priority. The Cooperative invites the community to celebrate National Safe Digging Day this Thursday, Aug. 11. “We always remind members to visit VA811.com before they begin a yard project that involves digging,” said John Medved, REC’s Director of Safety, Compliance ＆ Security Services. “Doing so […]
TRAINING A SKILLED WORKFORCE INCREASES BUSINESS, STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
TRAINING A SKILLED WORKFORCE INCREASES BUSINESS, STRENGTHENS COMMUNITIES AND IMPROVES ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY By: Knox Singleton, CEO, Opportunity Scholars As members of the Virginia Chamber, we can all probably agree that a highly skilled, well-trained workforce is the number one priority of the business community. Many of us would add “diverse” to this description of our […]
BUSINESS@BREAKFAST EVENT IN DANVILLE TO FOCUS ON THE REGION’S FUTURE
The Partnership for Regional Prosperity is a new collaborative that will engage community leaders and influencers in designing strategies for challenges and opportunities of anticipated regional growth. [DANVILLE, VA] – Business@Breakfast, a regular program of the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce, will focus on the Partnership for Regional Prosperity on Thursday, August 25 from […]
