Richmond Association of REALTORS® Announces Quality of Life Investment Strategy in Partnership with Virginia Community Capital and The Community Foundation
Richmond, Va. – Today, the Richmond Association of REALTORS® (RAR) announced the launch of a “Quality of Life” investment strategy that will be funded through a loan to Virginia Community Capital (VCC) and donations to The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and Central Virginia (TCF). The Association has long adhered to the principle that people do […]
McGraw Hill Financial Changes Name to S&P Global Inc.
NEW YORK, April 27, 2016 – McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE: MHFI) was rebranded S&P Global today, following a shareholder vote at its Annual Shareholders Meeting. Tomorrow, President and Chief Executive Officer Douglas L. Peterson will ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange when the Company’s shares will begin trading under the new […]
Letter: Virginia Chamber supports creation of The Virginia International Trade Authority
The Virginia International Trade Authority is Virginia’s 21st century response to capturing the benefit of global markets for Virginia citizens. With the vast majority of economic growth expected to occur outside the United States over the next several decades, Virginia must ensure that it implements and maintains innovative international trade programs in order to help […]
Vassey and DuVal: International trade is Virginia’s best economic development opportunity (Richmond Times Dispatch)
The call to diversify Virginia’s economy away from a reliance on federal spending is not new, but it has grown louder in recent years. Virginia was cushioned from the worst of the recession in a large part because of federal and defense spending, but with sequestration, we have seen the other side of that coin. […]
Tom Palmer Elected Chairman of Virginia Chamber of Commerce
RICHMOND – The Virginia Chamber of Commerce elected Tom Palmer of Wells Fargo & Company to serve as chairman of the board of directors at the Chamber’s annual meeting January 27 in Richmond. Palmer served as first vice chair of the board in 2015. He succeeds 2015 Chairman Stacy Mendler, COO of Alion Science and […]
2015 State of the Commonwealth Report
This is the 1st State of the Commonwealth Report. It is jointly sponsored by the Strome College of Business at Old Dominion University and the Virginia Chamber Foundation. While the report represents the work of many people connected in various ways to the university, it does not constitute an of cial viewpoint of Old Dominion or its […]
Virginia Chamber Foundation Releases Benchmark “Virginia International Trade Profile”
First-of- its-kind analysis of Virginia’s exports and their impact on Virginia’s economy The Virginia Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Center for Trade has released the benchmark “Virginia International Trade Profile.” The study is the first of its kind to utilize data based on where goods and services were produced, rather than the more commonly used data based […]
