Press Release: Virginia Chamber Releases “Blueprint for Getting Virginians Back to Work” Plan
Press Release: Virginia Chamber Releases “Blueprint for Getting Virginians Back to Work” Plan More than 1,000 Virginia business community members surveyed to develop “Blueprint” of best practices and recommendations to ensure consumer confidence and worker safety. RICHMOND, VA – Earlier today, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) released its “Blueprint for Getting Virginians Back to […]
Virginia Chamber Releases “Blueprint for Getting Virginians Back to Work” Plan
Currently, our country and our commonwealth face two crises at once: a health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic crisis due to the shutdown of business in response to the pandemic. Ideally, we would end the economic crisis by ending the health crisis. However, we know that the necessary steps to end […]
COVID-19 Weekly Update: May 29, 2020
A Message from the Virginia Chamber of Commerce President and CEO: Today, the City of Richmond, Accomack County, and several localities in Northern Virginia join the rest of the Commonwealth in Phase One of Governor Northam’s “Forward Virginia” plan. The Governor has stated that Virginia will not enter Phase Two of this plan for at […]
Virginia Chamber Joins National Initiative to Address Inequality of Opportunity
Members of the Chamber Community, This week, I have canceled our Friday newsletter to, instead, use this opportunity to address the current and past tragedies that have impacted our communities, our Commonwealth, and our nation. The Virginia Chamber is proud to join the U.S. Chamber in their initiative to address inequality in opportunity and below […]
PRESS RELEASE: Virginia Chamber Joins National Initiative to Address Inequality of Opportunity
PRESS RELEASE: Virginia Chamber Joins National Initiative to Address Inequality of Opportunity RICHMOND, VA – Today, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce announced it is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on a national initiative to address inequality of opportunity. The Virginia Chamber will join the U.S. Chamber’s national town hall event on June 25 where business and community leaders […]
sPower lighting up lives in Surry County
SURRY – Recognizing the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, sPower recently announced a $500,000 commitment to support emerging COVID-19 needs in local communities across the country where it develops and operates. In keeping with their commitment, these funds have already begun to make a difference in Surry County, as sPower Community Relations Director Cat […]
Virginia Chamber Statement on Governor Northam’s Face Covering Mandate
Virginia Chamber Statement on Governor Northam’s Face Covering Mandate RICHMOND, VA –Following Governor Northam’s announcement of Executive Order 63 and information stated during the press conference concerning the Virginia Department of Health’s authority to revoke a business’s license for non-compliance, Virginia Chamber President and CEO Barry DuVal issued the below statement: “As businesses continue to adapt to […]
UMW Opens ‘COVID-19 in Context’ Course to Community
Those who think they’ve heard everything that can be said about COVID-19 can guess again. Experts at the University of Mary Washington are sharing their perspectives through COVID-19 in Context, an eight-week online summer course starting June 1 that will be open free of charge to not only UMW students, faculty, alumni and staff, but also the broader […]
Vandeventer Black Attorneys Selected for the 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers List
Norfolk, VA (May 20, 2020) – Vandeventer Black attorneys were selected to be included on the 2020 Virginia Super Lawyers list by Thompson Reuters. This renowned rating service considers attorneys from over 70 different practice areas that are nominated based on professional accomplishments and peer recognition. Attorneys from the Norfolk and Richmond offices received the […]
Richmond-based Kaléo to sell its epinephrine auto-injector product for the first time outside of the U.S.
Richmond-based pharmaceutical company Kaléo is launching its first product outside of the United States. The company’s Allerject epinephrine auto-injector, used to treat serious allergic reactions, will be available in pharmacies across Canada beginning May 19, the company announced Tuesday. The same product is marketed in the U.S. as Auvi-Q, which was the company’s first product. […]
