Virginian-Pilot: Federal spending cuts have taken a toll on Virginia’s economy
Last year, the state ranked 48th in gross domestic product growth with a year-over-year increase of 0.02 percent, according to Old Dominion University professors who presented the first “State of the Commonwealth” report Thursday morning at the Virginia Economic Summit in Williamsburg. Only Alaska and Mississippi had slower growth rates. Since 2010, Virginia’s real gross […]
Koch: Better times are on the way for Virginia
For better or worse, the commonwealth continues to be highly sensitive to changes in federal expenditures — and this is particularly true in Northern Virginia and Hampton Roads. Federal wages and salaries, procurement and other activities account for more than 40 percent of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan economy, and defense spending by itself accounts for […]
Audio: Barry DuVal discusses trade, workforce, and energy on WINA Charlottesville
Barry DuVal discussed trade, workforce, and energy in-studio with Rick and Jane on WINA Charlottesville. Listen to the full interview at http://wina.com/morning-news/barry-duval-2/ DuVal: So we need to advocate for – and we are – changing the formula for paying community colleges. We’re working with the Chancellor and the 23 different presidents on a new program. We’re […]
Growing Momentum: Kaléo’s Evzio device is part of effort to provide prompt overdose treatment (Virginia Business) by Robert Burke
Richmond-based kaléo is in a good position to help lessen a very bad problem — the rising number of opioid overdose deaths in Virginia and around the country. That’s because it has created a device that can be used by almost anyone to treat an overdose, which means potentially life-saving treatment can be delivered without […]
Is that Wetland Jurisdictional? A Practical Guide to the New Clean Water Rule
By: Channing J. Martin, Chair, Environment and Natural Resources Group, Williams Mullen The Clean Water Rule recently issued by EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers defines the scope of federal jurisdiction over wetlands and other “waters of the United States.”1 It’s effective on August 28, 2015, so you need to understand what it means […]
EPA: Virginia Doing Well Overall in Bay Cleanup Goals
Virginia is set to meet its targets to reduce two key pollutants dumped into the Chesapeake Bay, but will fall slightly short of the target to reduce sediment, according to a new federal report. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency interim assessment and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation agree that this is overall good news for the […]
Quality Early Education Key To Building Strong Future Workforce (The Free Lance-Star) By Cathy Jett
The workforce pipeline begins as early as kindergarten. Yet one in seven children in the Fredericksburg area arrives there without the basic skills to succeed in school. Those who can’t read well by the third grade are four times more likely to drop out before graduating from high school. And high school dropouts are eight […]
VA Chamber urges Virginia’s Congressional delegation to support Trade Promotion Authority (TPA)
TPA is vital because economic growth and job creation at home depend on our ability to sell American goods and services to the 95% of the world’s customers living outside the U.S. Congress must approve TPA in order to make growth-driving trade agreements a reality. TPA letter to Congress -May 2015 -VA
May 2015 Public Policy Briefing
At the Virginia Chamber, we are constantly working on your behalf on both the state and federal levels to ensure that Virginia is the best state in which to do business. This document provides you with a comprehensive update on all of those efforts and is divided into two main sections. The first is an […]
2015 Bills We Watched
This document provides a comprehensive list of all of the bills we tracked during the 2015 General Assembly session, outlined by topic area, and also reports whether the bill passed or failed. 2015 Bills We Watched
