On December 4th, we hosted over 700 business leaders in Williamsburg for the 6th Annual Virginia Economic Summit, where we released the inaugural State of the Commonwealth Report. Also that day, we were pleased to hear from a panel of Virginia executives on prospects and challenges to growing a business in Virginia; a policy briefing on the US Chamber’s 2015 Jobs, Growth and Opportunity Agenda; and United States Senator Tim Kaine. To view photos and videos from the event, please click here.

Governor McAuliffe yesterday released his FY 2016-2017 budget. We’ve summarized some of the highlights of his announcement below. We will continue to follow the budget process and keep you updated as more information becomes available.

After the holidays, we will be in full swing preparing for the 2016 General Assembly session. We hope that you will make plans to join us on January 27th for Chamber Day at the Capitol and the Old Dominion Assembly Legislative Reception, two of our signature annual events. More information can be found below.

Best wishes to all of you for a wonderful holiday season and happy new year!