Member News

Guzy joins Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects and the Virginia Center for Architecture

May 4th, 2015

RICHMOND, VA —The Virginia Society AIA and the Virginia Center for Architecture are pleased to announce that Angela Ojeda Guzy, Assoc. AIA, has joined the staff.  As Director of Cooperative Partnerships, Guzy will be responsible for building mutually beneficial relationships with corporate supporters, exhibitor booth sales at the annual Architecture Exchange East convention and securing […]

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Travel Tech Welcomes Global Travel Search Company Skyscanner as New Member

April 29th, 2015

Washington, D.C. – The Travel Technology Association (Travel Tech) is proud to welcome global travel search company, Skyscanner as the association’s newest member. Officially launched in 2003, Skyscanner helps over 35 million people each month to find their travel options. The privately owned company employs 600 staff and has nine global offices in Edinburgh, Miami, […]

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Dixon Hughes Goodman Ranked in Top 20 by Richmond BizSense’s Generosity, Inc. Survey for Corporate Giving

April 20th, 2015

Richmond, VA, April 17, 2015 —Dixon Hughes Goodman “DHG”, one of the nation’s top 20 CPA and Advisory firms, expressed the firm’s commitment to philanthropy in the RVA community with receipt of a corporate philanthropy award this week at Richmond BizSense’s Generosity, Inc. event.  In 2014, DHG supported the Chesapeake Bay Foundation with combined donations […]

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Maryland’s General Assembly Sends Controversial New Tax to Governor Hogan’s Desk

April 8th, 2015

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 […]

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UPS BUILDING ADDITIONAL 15 CNG FUELING STATIONS AND INCREASING CNG FLEET

April 7th, 2015

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 […]

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Job Opening at the Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives

April 3rd, 2015

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 […]

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Legislators and Travel Industry Speak Out Against New Tax on Travel Services

April 2nd, 2015

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 […]

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Four Vandeventer Black Attorneys Receive Prestigious Peer Rating

April 2nd, 2015

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 […]

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T. Duncan Abernathy, AIA, Retires from Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects

March 23rd, 2015

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 […]

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Dixon Hughes Goodman Announces Office Move to the James Center

March 19th, 2015

Richmond, VA, March 19, 2015 —Dixon Hughes Goodman “DHG”, one of the nation’s top 20 CPA and Advisory firms, announced this week that it is moving its Innsbrook-based office to the James Center in downtown Richmond. The move, which affects 80+ of the multistate firm’s 1,800+ professionals, is set for October 2015.  DHG will retain […]

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