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Fredericksburg Regional Chamber Launches Free Leadership Program to Prepare Area Business Leaders for Policy and Political Engagement

Application deadline is September 13, 2019 FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA – The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce is seeking applicants for a free nonpartisan training program to teach local business-minded leaders strategies on how to engage locally in the policy and political process and promote a robust regional economy as the foundation for a vibrant quality of […]

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Cigna Delivers Strong Second Quarter 2019 Results, Raises Revenue and Earnings Outlook

August 5th, 2019

BLOOMFIELD, Conn., 01 August, 2019 – Global health service company Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) today reported strong second quarter 2019 results led by the Health Services and Integrated Medical segments.  Click here to read more.

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UMW – RISE Mentor Receives Citizenship Award for Diversity Leadership

August 5th, 2019

Rising senior Nehemia Abel’s path to Mary Washington started with a refugee camp in eastern Africa. Wanting their children to have a better future, his parents applied for resettlement in the United States. Though his family was one of the few who were fortunate to be chosen, they still endured hardships along the way. Those […]

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Virginia Tourism Corporation Becomes Title Sponsor of VIRginia International Raceway’s Virginia is for Racing Lovers Grand Prix

August 5th, 2019

Statewide Tourism Joins Premier Three-Day IMSA Racing Event  DANVILLE, Va. – July 31, 2019 – VIRginia International Raceway is announcing Virginia Tourism Corporation as the sponsor for the newly titled Michelin Pilot Challenge Series race, Virginia is for Racing Lovers Grand Prix, taking place Saturday, Aug. 24 during the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race weekend. […]

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Two Six Labs

August 1st, 2019        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 […]

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REC’s CEO and President, Kent Farmer, Elected to ODEC Board

August 1st, 2019

Kent Farmer, president and CEO of Rappahannock Electric Cooperative, was elected to serve as chairman of the Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s (ODEC) Board of Directors. ODEC is REC’s primary power provider. New officers were elected at ODEC’s annual membership meeting held in Williamsburg, Va. on July 30, 2019. Joining Farmer are John C. Lee, president […]

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Registration Open for Virginia Is Nuclear Summit

You are invited to attend the   Virginia is Nuclear Summit The Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium (VNEC) and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) invite you to join us for the Virginia is Nuclear Summit on August 23rd from 8:30 am to 3:00 pm. The event will be held at Reston Overlook Building Two, 12021 Sunset Hills […]

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UMW’s Eagle Village Welcomes AT&T Mobility, Patriot Subs

July 30th, 2019

The University of Mary Washington Foundation has announced that UMW’s Eagle Village will welcome two new businesses. Wireless communication services giant AT&T Mobility and made-to-order sandwich shop Patriot Subs will arrive soon on the ground floor of the Eagle Landing section of the residential and retail mixed-use Eagle Village development. Patriot Subs leased the 1,500 […]

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University of Mary Washington Summer Science Symposium Brings Student Theories to Life

July 30th, 2019

UMW senior Hannah Frederick boiled a summer’s worth of scientific research down to a single hypothetical question. Cool and collected, she asked a crowd yesterday: How can math be used to keep Eve from accessing online conversations between Alice and Bob? Despite the easy-to-digest synopsis, Frederick’s project – Applications of Circulant Matrices Over Finite Fields […]

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Michael C. Guanzon Joins Christian & Barton, L.L.P.

July 30th, 2019

Michael C. Guanzon has joined Christian & Barton, L.L.P., a broad-based civil practice law firm in Richmond, as a partner. He will continue to focus his practice on corporate and business law, public sector, and health care matters. Guanzon received his law degree from the University of Richmond School of Law and his undergraduate degree […]

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