PBMares Honored as Good Corporate Neighbor by VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads
NEWPORT NEWS, VA (5/3/18) – PBMares, LLP was honored recently as a Good Corporate Neighbor by VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads at their Corporate VOLUNTEER Excellence award ceremony held earlier this month. Recognition was given to companies with workplace programs that strengthen the community and the workforce. The Top 100 accounting firm, which serves clients nationally and […]
Virginia Council of CEOs Names David R. Barrett Second Recipient of Charles E. McCabe Leadership Award
The Virginia Council of CEOs (VACEOs), a non-profit association serving 225 small and mid-sized business CEOs, announced today that David R. Barrett, President and CEO of Barrett Capital Management, LLC, has been awarded the Charles E. McCabe Leadership Award. Barrett was honored on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 during the 14th Annual VACEOs Retreat held at […]
Virginia Chamber Unveils 23rd Annual List of Virginia’s Fastest Growing Companies – the Fantastic 50
CHANTILLY – The Virginia Chamber of Commerce celebrated fifty of the fastest growing Virginia companies at the twenty-third annual “Virginia’s Fantastic 50 Awards Banquet” on April 26 at the Westfields Marriott in Chantilly. Nearly 450 attendees participated in the banquet to recognize the companies for their success. “We are pleased to recognize the fastest growing […]
Virginia Chamber Comments on Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
Throughout our Blueprint stakeholder engagement process, which included over 6,000 members of the business community, we heard from business leaders on how important affordable, reliable energy is to Virginia’s economic competitiveness. In fact, 55 percent of Blueprint survey respondents identified energy affordability as their top energy concern. Unfortunately, the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is […]
Fredericksburg Chamber’s RATC Advocates Against Transportation Crisis on Capitol Hill
The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Regional Transportation Action Committee (RTAC) travelled to Washington, D.C. to discuss the Fredericksburg Region Transportation Crisis with a delegation of congressmen from throughout the Fredericksburg and Northern Virginia regions. Congressman Wittman helped coordinate the group consisting of Senator Kaine and Representative Brat. RTAC discussed the growing transportation crisis in […]
Local businesses cautious over Trump tariffs on steel, aluminum imports
The following article is from the Danville Register and Bee: President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum imports will bring a rise in prices on raw materials, but some local businesses wonder if it will be worth it. “It will definitely be a price increase, but it will give us American-made steel back,” said […]
Virginia Chamber Statement on President Trump’s Expected Tariffs Announcement
Barry DuVal, President & CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, issued the following statement today in advance of President Trump’s expected announcement on tariffs: “President Trump’s expected announcement of a 25 percent tariff on imported steel and a 10 percent tariff on imported aluminum is a major concern for Virginia’s economy. While the new […]
Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Changes Business Model to Attract New Audiences and Become Financially Sustainable
Since 1972, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame has honored more than 320 legendary and predominantly Virginia-born coaches, players, administrators, journalists and other contributors to the games we love. A privately run organization, it took on a major financial responsibility when it opened a beautiful museum in Portsmouth in 2005. Alas local and state subsidy […]
Lenhart Pettit Elects New President
Lenhart Pettit is pleased to announce the election of Michael E. Derdeyn as President of the law firm effective January 1, 2018. Click here to view the full press release.
Smithfield Bioscience and University of Virginia Announce Regenerative Medicine Research Partnership
SMITHFIELD, Va., Feb. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Smithfield Foods, Inc. and the University of Virginia School of Engineering & Applied Science announced today a research partnership to explore and advance regenerative medicine technologies leveraging porcine bioproducts. The research is part of a collaborative project between UVA and Smithfield Bioscience, a strategic business platform within […]
