Northwest Federal efforts to assist those impacted by partial government shutdown
As with any hardship of this nature our team is offering skip a pays and we have even begun to waive certificate withdrawal penalties for withdrawals up to $50,000 for those in a furlough status. However, in order to assist those who did not already have loans/certificates with us, we are offering a 0% loan […]
Macy’s Announces Short Pump Town Center as a Growth50 Investment Store
Macy’s to end the year with a model to scale to additional stores in 2019 CHICAGO – Oct. 2018 –– Macy’s today announced its Short Pump Town Center location as one of 50 stores included its 2018 Growth50 initiative. As part of this initiative, which was announced in early 2018, Macy’s has […]
Virginia Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Amazon Second Headquarters to Virginia
Chamber President Barry DuVal: “This is a historic day for Virginia’s economy.” Amazon to bring transformational economic boost to Virginia VIRGINIA –Virginia Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Barry DuVal today released the below statement following the announcement that Amazon has selected Crystal City in Northern Virginia as one of two sites for its second headquarters: […]
Virginia Chamber Statement On Today’s Medicaid and Business Forum
RICHMOND – Virginia Chamber President and CEO Barry DuVal released the below statement following the Forum on Medicaid and Business, hosted by the Virginia Chamber and ChamberRVA at the Richmond Omni. The Forum, keynoted by Governor Ralph Northam, brought together legislators, the business community, and health care experts to discuss health care, the state budget, […]
Virginia Chamber of Commerce Releases 2016 Legislative Report Card
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce today released its 2016 Legislative Report Card, which grades legislators based on their support of pro-business policies during the 2016 legislative session. The Legislative Report Card recognizes legislators for their support for the principles and initiatives outlined in Blueprint Virginia: A Business Plan for the Commonwealth. A full breakdown of the […]
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 […]
