Chamber Briefings Newsletter – February 19, 2016
President’s Message Wednesday, February 17th marked crossover at the General Assembly, the halfway point after which each house may only hear bills that originated in the other. This week, we wanted to provide you with an update on some of the big items we’ve been tracking this session–you can find this full update below. The […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – February 12, 2016
This week marked the last full week of session before crossover. After crossover, which is on February 17th this year, each house will only be able to hear bills that originated in the other house. Of the more than 2700 bills and resolutions that were introduced this year, there are still over 1800 “pending,” so […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – February 5, 2016
As the General Assembly session progresses, we wanted to update you on a number of items our team has been working on. The deadline for filing bills was January 22nd, and over 2700 bills and resolutions were introduced this year. Our government affairs team has been busy tracking over 600 bills. Of those 600, we’ve […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – December 18, 2015
On December 4th, we hosted over 700 business leaders in Williamsburg for the 6th Annual Virginia Economic Summit, where we released the inaugural State of the Commonwealth Report. Also that day, we were pleased to hear from a panel of Virginia executives on prospects and challenges to growing a business in Virginia; a policy briefing on […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – November 24, 2015
President’s Message We hope that you will make plans to join us on December 4th in Williamsburg for the Virginia Economic Summit. We will be presenting the inaugural “State of the Commonwealth Report,” and will also hear remarks by Senator Tim Kaine, a panel of Virginia executives and more. More information on the Summit can […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – October 19, 2015
President’s Message Last month, we released the first study conducted by the Virginia Chamber Foundation’s Center for Trade, the “Virginia International Trade Profile,” at our Forum on Trade and Infrastructure. The benchmark trade study provides critical data to businesses and policy-makers as we work to implement the strategies outlined in Blueprint Virginia. This study provides […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – September 11, 2015
As summer comes to a close, we’re gearing up for a busy fall here at the Chamber. On September 29th, we hope you’ll join us for our Forum on Trade & Infrastructure in Norfolk, as we unveil and discuss the results of a benchmark study on the impact of trade in Virginia and an assessment […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – August 4, 2015
In late June, CNBC released its 2015 “Top States for Business” rankings. Virginia was ranked 1st as recently as 2011 but has now dropped for the fourth consecutive year to 12th. Virginia’s economy grew at a rate of 0.6 percent in 2011, 0.7 percent in 2012, 0.4 percent in 2013, and this past year our economic […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – 6.19.15
June has been a busy month so far here in Richmond. On June 4th, we hosted the 5th Annual Virginia Health Care Conference, where more than 450 people joined us to discuss advancing Virginia’s triple aim of better health, better care, and lower cost amid sweeping changes in the health care industry. Click here for the entire Chamber […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – 5.20.15
On May 7th, we hosted our 2015 Legislative Awards Recognition and 91st Anniversary Celebration Dinner in conjunction with our spring Board of Directors meeting in Arlington, where we released our 2015 Legislative Report Card. We were pleased to host over 250 guests as we saluted Virginia’s pro-business legislators for their work during the 2015 General […]
