VIRGINIA CHAMBER FOUNDATION HOSTS 71ST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE ON WORLD TRADE IN NORFOLK
NORFOLK, VA –Earlier today, the Virginia Chamber Foundation concluded its two-day conference focused around the perspectives on how to better position Virginia for global trade opportunities. This conference, hosted by the Virginia Chamber Foundation, the Virginia Maritime Association, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership and the Virginia Manufacturers Association, featured keynote remarks provided by Governor […]
Jackson-West Consulting Works With Former Congressmen to Help Improve Bi-Partisan Support of USMCA
Jackson-West is a national, bipartisan government relations, public affairs and grassroots consulting firm specializing in the business and politics of government. On October 16, an editorial appeared in the Richmond Times Dispatch discussing the USMCA. Jackson-West Consulting worked with former Congressmen Rick Boucher (D.) and Tom Davis (R.) on this editorial. Rick Boucher and Tom Davis […]
State Chamber Partners with Local & Regional Chambers to Launch 2019 Election Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 3, 2019 PRESS RELEASE: State Chamber Partners with Local & Regional Chambers to Launch 2019 Election Center The Chambers of Commerce Roundtable unveils their 2019 Election Center to highlight where candidates stand on issues impacting Virginia’s business community. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – Today, the Chambers of Commerce Roundtable released their 2019 Election Center, […]
2019 Veterans and Military Affairs Conference
PRESS RELEASE: Over 600 Attendees Gather in Virginia’s Capital for Veterans & Military Affairs Conference Senior industry, government, and military leaders from all areas of the Commonwealth discuss how Virginia can lead the way in empowering our military families through strong communities RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – Moments ago, the 2019 Virginia Veterans & Military Affairs conference, […]
Working To Create More Employment Opportunities For Virginia’s Military Spouses
By: The Honorable Carlos Hopkins, Virginia Secretary of Veterans & Defense Affairs Barry DuVal, President & CEO, Virginia Chamber of Commerce Eric Eversole, President, Hiring Our Heroes and Vice President at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Military spouses face many unique challenges and deserve recognition for their contributions to our community and to our […]
Virginia’s Military Community Workforce
One of the challenges that transitioning service members face is getting connected with a business or organization in the civilian world. To combat this problem, an initiative focused on transitioning service members, called Hire Vets Now, was co-launched between the Virginia Chamber Foundation and DVS. This program works to connect transitioning service members, veterans, and […]
Join Journey House Foundation and Mount Regis Center, celebrate the Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening of our Community Recovery Education Center
Join us this Friday, September 27th, as Journey House Foundation and Mount Regis Center, celebrate the Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening of our Community Recovery Education Center from 2:30pm – 6:30pm, at 6401 Horsepen Road, Richmond, VA 23226, right next to the Henrico Fire Station. Enjoy guest speakers: Michael Tillem, Executive Director and Founder; Curt […]
2019 Legislative Report Card
Today the Virginia Chamber of Commerce released their 2019 Legislative Report Card. The Legislative Report Card grades members of the Virginia General Assembly on their voting record on key business issues including those that will foster long-term economic growth and those that would harm our business climate. During the 2019 session, the Virginia Chamber tracked […]
2019 Legislation Regarding Legal Reform
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce experienced great success during the 2019 legislative session, defeating anti-business bills which, if passed, would have cost Virginia employers almost $18 billion annually in burdensome regulations, unnecessary mandates, and higher operational costs. We were also successful in saving over 156,000 jobs in the Commonwealth. As a result of the pro-business […]
Two Six Labs
In 2005, a small start-up research and development company named Secure Command opened in northern Virginia. With a strong focus on cybersecurity, the company began work on their mission: creating and deploying innovative solutions to national security challenges. The company entered this technology space at the right time, as cybersecurity was growing swiftly, and within four […]
