Maryland’s General Assembly Sends Controversial New Tax to Governor Hogan’s Desk
Annapolis, MD – On a near party-line vote, the House of Delegates passed the controversial new travel services tax (SB190) today, setting up the first test of Governor Larry Hogan’s “no new taxes” pledge. The legislation, which passed the Senate last month, would apply a new 6 percent sales tax on travel agent services. The […]
Warner, Kaine call for revenue sharing for offshore drilling in Atlantic – (Daily Press)
Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine teamed up with their counterparts from North Carolina, South Carolina an Georgia asking for legislation to allow Atlantic coast states to receive the same portion of revenue from offshore energy production as Gulf Coast states currently receive for oil and gas drilling off their shores. Click Here for Full […]
UPS BUILDING ADDITIONAL 15 CNG FUELING STATIONS AND INCREASING CNG FLEET
ATLANTA, April 1, 2015 – UPS (NYSE:UPS) today announced plans to build 15 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations to support the purchase and planned deployment of 1,400 new CNG vehicles over the next year. Twelve of the CNG stations will be in new natural gas vehicle deployment areas, and three will replace existing CNG […]
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker makes pitch for trade partnership while in Richmond (RTD)
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker told Richmond-area entrepreneurs Monday that Virginia businesses would benefit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, should Congress sign off on the international trade deal among at least a dozen countries. “What we do know today is that about 93,000 Virginians have jobs solely dependent on companies that are exporting,” Pritzker said. […]
Virginia Chamber to host energy, sustainability conference (Associated Press)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Chamber of Commerce will host a conference next week on energy and sustainability. Gov. Terry McAuliffe is scheduled to give a briefing on Virginia’s energy plan during the April 14 conference in Richmond. There also will be panel discussions on how federal regulations will affect Virginia companies and on […]
Job Opening at the Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives
Job Opening LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS-DIRECTOR Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives, an electric utility trade association, seeks a Director of Legislative Affairs. The incumbent of this position develops and maintains effective working relationships with state legislators in Virginia and with members of Congress representing VA, MD and DE to ensure cooperative positions on key […]
Legislators and Travel Industry Speak Out Against New Tax on Travel Services
Legislators and Travel Industry Speak Out Against New Tax on Travel Services A bipartisan group of Maryland lawmakers join with local small businesses and travel stakeholders to voice opposition to SB190, a new tax on travel services Annapolis, MD – A bipartisan group of legislators joined local small businesses and national travel industry stakeholders at […]
Four Vandeventer Black Attorneys Receive Prestigious Peer Rating
Norfolk, VA. (March 31, 2015) – Vandeventer Black LLP has received notification from Martindale-Hubbell that four attorneys have received an “AV” Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating™. Martindale-Hubbell is recognized as the legal profession’s most prestigious rating service. Attorneys Arlene Klinedinst (Labor & Employment), Neil Lowenstein (Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation), Trey Kelleter (General Litigation, Government Investigations), and […]
SWVa. produces half the coal it did 10 years ago after closings, layoffs (TriCities.com)
Coal has seen its share of booms and busts throughout the past century, but some say the current downturn in the industry is the worst they can remember. “The only one I can remember like the one now was in the mid-50s,” said Harry Childress, who has worked in the mines his whole life and […]
T. Duncan Abernathy, AIA, Retires from Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects
RICHMOND, VA —For the past 19 years, the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects has counted on Director of Government and Industry Affairs, T. Duncan Abernathy, AIA, to spearhead its government advocacy efforts. Duncan lobbied on behalf of the Virginia Society for a better, more sustainable, more resilient built environment throughout the mid-Atlantic […]
