Branch to host 2nd annual G.I.R.L. Construction Experience
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023, ROANOKE, VA: Branch is pleased to announce plans to host their 2nd annual G.I.R.L. (Girls in Real Life) Construction Experience. This one-day, festival-style event, held at the Branch company headquarters in Roanoke, Virginia, gives girls ages five to 18 the opportunity to explore construction and engineering concepts in a hands-on setting. Branch […]
FORVIS – Richmond Executive Impact Summit: Unlocking Business Potential
November 14, 2023 / Richmond Marriott 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. EST Event Description Over the past year, the state of the nation has changed, driven by ethics, diversity and inclusion (D&I), and the rise of technological advances. Embracing ethics and social responsibility, businesses continue to prioritize D&I, recognizing their impact on clients and their […]
UMW to Host Virginia Senate, House of Delegates Debates
The University of Mary Washington will host two public debates next month between candidates for local elected office. Joshua Cole (D) will face off against Lee Peters III (R) for Virginia’s 65th District House of Delegates seat on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Later in the month, Tara Durant (R), Monica Gary (I) and Joel Griffin (D) […]
LEADERSHIP SOUTHSIDE ANNOUNCES CLASS OF 2024
[Danville, VA] – The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce has accepted 35 participants into this year’s Leadership Southside class. Leadership Southside is the Dan River Region’s premiere leadership development program for the business, education, public, and nonprofit sectors. In its 31st year, Leadership Southside develops participants’ leadership skills to strengthen their role as an […]
Competency-Based Education: Expanded Higher Ed Options in Virginia
By: Rebecca Watts Rebecca L. Watts, Ph.D., is the Northeast regional vice president for Western Governors University and serves on the Virginia Chamber of Commerce Workforce and Education Executive Committee. Contact: rebecca.watts@wgu.edu This August, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released its findings of the states most impacted by America’s labor shortage, according to the chamber’s worker […]
DELTEK APPOINTS DEAN TILSLEY AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Veteran finance executive brings 20 years of experience as CFO and financial executive to Deltek Herndon, VA – August 31, 2023 – Deltek, the leading global provider of software and solutions for project-based businesses, announced today that it has appointed Dean Tilsley as its Chief Financial Officer. In this position, Dean oversees the financial management of the […]
Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce TO HOST PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY CANDIDATE FORUMS
Four Forums Will Give Voters the Opportunity to Hear from Candidates [Danville, VA] – The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce will host a series of free events for the public featuring candidates for offices in Pittsylvania County. The format will feature three minutes of comments by each candidate. Only candidates in contested elections will […]
The Breeden Company Makes Inc. Magazine’s List of Fastest Growing American Companies
Virginia Beach, Va.—The Breeden Company, a nationally recognized Virginia Beach-based real estate development firm, is proud to announce that it was once again one of the 275 Virginia companies to make the 2023 Inc. 5000 list. This list is comprised of America’s fastest-growing private companies. “It is a great honor to again make this list […]
FLORA PETTIT ATTORNEYS NAMED IN 2024 BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA ® BEST LAWYERS: ONES TO WATCH® IN AMERICA
Flora Pettit announces that nine of its lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America® and one of its attorneys has been named to the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America list (COPYRIGHT 2013 BY WOODWARD/WHITE, INC., OF AIKEN, SC). The attorneys listed include […]
UMW Reports Record-Breaking $21.3 Million Raised in 2022-23
The University of Mary Washington closed the books June 30 on its most successful fundraising year to date, with $21,362,093 in gifts and pledges – more than triple last year’s number – made during the 2022-23 fiscal year to enhance the UMW student experience. Private support from 4,829 generous donors, more than half of whom […]
