Month: July 2023

STATEMENT OF VIRGINIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESIDENT & CEO ON VIRGINIA’S POSITION WITHIN CNBC’S TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS RANKINGS

July 11th, 2023

Richmond, Virginia – Today, CNBC released its America’s Top States for Business 2023 national rankings. CNBC’s study employs 86 metrics across ten categories of competitiveness, which are developed with input from a range of business leaders, policy experts, and the states themselves. This year’s rankings placed greater emphasis on workforce, infrastructure, and economy. Based on Virginia’s 2023 […]

Share

Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce Announces Keynote Speaker for 7th Annual First Responders Appreciation Breakfast

July 10th, 2023

FREDERICKSBURG – The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce will host the 7th annual First Responders Appreciation Breakfast on August 23th from 9:00 am to 11:30 am at the Fredericksburg Convention Center. The business community comes together to honor and thank our region’s first responders for their outstanding contributions to our safety and well-being.  Awards will be presented in the […]

Share

Jason Satterwhite Promoted to Strategic Leadership Team

July 10th, 2023

Fredericksburg, Va.—Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) has promoted Jason Satterwhite to Chief Grid Operations Officer. In his new strategic role, Satterwhite will oversee REC’s Operations and Construction departments, ensuring that field operations are safe and efficient with a member-first focus. Satterwhite has nearly 25 years of experience with REC in the areas of Operations and Construction […]

Share

Boys Home Alumni Association Presents Boys Home of Virginia with Check for Playground Project

July 10th, 2023

Executive Director Chris Doyle and Boys Home Alumni Association President Danny Cale (left/right) The Boys Home Alumni Association has contributed to the playground fund at Boys Home of Virginia. Boys Home Alumni Association President Danny Cale stated, “The driving factor for the donation was that most of the alumni remember playing on that playground as […]

Share

Governor Appoints Three New Members to UMW Board of Visitors

July 10th, 2023

The Virginia Governor’s Office announced last week the appointment of three new members of the University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors. John Anstey of Roanoke, Virginia, a 1993 Mary Washington alumnus; Nicole Neily of Arlington, Virginia; and Rev. Dean Nelson of Montgomery Village, Maryland, will serve four-year terms as members of the University’s governing […]

Share