COMCAST EXTENDS COMPREHENSIVE COVID-19 RESPONSE POLICIES TO JUNE 30
Continues Commitment to No Disconnects or Late Fees, Keeping Business and Outdoor Xfinity WiFi Hotspots Open Nationally for Free, Giving Customers Unlimited Data, and 60 Days of Free Access for Low-Income Families through Internet Essentials PHILADELPHIA – April 27, 2020 – As shelter in place continues to be the norm and schools remain closed across […]
Virginia Chamber of Commerce Weekly COVID-19 Update: May 15, 2020
Virginia Chamber of Commerce Weekly COVID-19 Update: May 15, 2020 A Message from Virginia Chamber President & CEO, Barry DuVal Last week, Governor Ralph Northam signed Executive Order 61 and announced Phase One of the “Forward Virginia” plan to reopen the Commonwealth. The new executive order modifies public health guidance in Executive Order 53 and Executive […]
UMW Board of Visitors Confers Degrees, Approves 2020-21 Rates
University of Mary Washington students will have a zero increase in tuition and dining costs this fall. That decision was unanimously made Friday during a called virtual meeting of the UMW Board of Visitors. The Board also conferred 1,115 undergraduate and 175 graduate degrees upon the Class of 2020, which would have held its Commencement […]
Vandeventer Black Edward J. Powers Elected as an Officer for The Maritime Law Association of the United States
Norfolk, VA (May 12, 2020) – Vandeventer Black LLP partner, Edward J. Powers, has been elected to serve as an officer for The Maritime Law Association of the United States (MLA). The MLA was founded in 1899 with the objectives of advancing reforms in the Maritime Law of the United States, facilitating justice in its […]
AVERETT UNIVERSITY CONFERS MORE THAN 200 DEGREES TO SPRING GRADUATES
Averett University announced it has conferred the degrees of more than 200 graduating seniors. The 202 graduates include 14 veterans and three international graduates from Finland, Norway and Sweden. Just under half of the graduates are adults who completed their degrees through the University’s Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS) program. The University conferred degrees at […]
COVID-19 Weekly Update: May, 8 2020
COVID-19 Weekly Update: May, 8 2020 A Message from Virginia Chamber President & CEO, Barry DuVal On Monday, Governor Northam announced Executive Order 53 will be extended through May 14. EO 53 outlines the current restrictions in place on business operations and gatherings of more than 10 people. The Governor has also outlined his three-phase […]
Northwest Federal Donates to Local Food Pantry Partners
Herndon, Va. (May 5, 2020) – Last month, Northwest Federal Credit Union donated to eight of its local non-profit food pantry partners. The organizations, which provide food assistance, financial grants, gift cards, personal supplies and more, have been struggling in the wake of COVID-19 due to decreases in food donations from grocery stores, monetary donations […]
Environmental Consulting Firm Marstel-Day Awarded Multi-Year OASIS Contract Vehicle
Environmental consulting firm Marstel-Day has been awarded a General Services Administration (GSA) multi-year contract vehicle available for use by all federal agencies, referred to as OASIS (“One Acquisition Solution for Integrated Services”). According to Marstel-Day President and CEO Rebecca R. Rubin: “This is a timely win, as we recently developed our COVID response capabilities available […]
Pfizer and BioNTech Dose First Participants in the U.S. as Part of Global COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine Development Program
First participants dosed at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and University of Maryland School of Medicine Pfizer and BioNTech ramping up manufacturing capabilities to further increase production capacity in 2020/2021 NEW YORK & MAINZ, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) announced today that the first participants have been dosed in the […]
UMW Alumnus Cooks Up Initiative to Save Small Restaurants
Acclaimed chef and restaurant owner Erik Bruner-Yang and his wife welcomed their third child and bought their first home in January. Just eight weeks later, the same weekend they moved into their new house in Washington, D.C., the mayor ordered all city restaurants to close because of COVID-19. The 2007 UMW graduate felt fortunate that […]
