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 […]
UMW Professors Find Creative Ways to Teach Through COVID-19
Teaching at Mary Washington looks a bit different lately. Andi Smith films YouTube videos with her children to demonstrate architectural principles. Zach Whalen uses cartoons to teach a digital studies lesson. Smita Jain Oxford holds Zoom office hours for business majors on her daily jog. When the University moved to virtual classes last month due […]
Virginia Chamber celebrates 25th Anniversary of Fantastic 50 recognizing small, fastest growing companies
PRESS RELEASE: Virginia Chamber celebrates 25th Anniversary of Fantastic 50 recognizing small, fastest growing companies RICHMOND, VA – The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has announced the names of the 2020 Virginia’s Fantastic 50. Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Fantastic 50 program is the only statewide awards program of its kind which honors the fifty […]
VIRGINIA CHAMBER LAUNCHES “BLUEPRINT FOR GETTING VIRGINIANS BACK TO WORK” INITIATIVE
VIRGINIA CHAMBER LAUNCHES “BLUEPRINT FOR GETTING VIRGINIANS BACK TO WORK” INITIATIVE Business community asked to provide best practices and input to ensure consumer confidence and worker safety. RICHMOND, VA – Earlier today, Virginia Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barry DuVal announced the launch of the “Blueprint for Getting Virginians Back to Work” initiative – a […]
UMW Announces Operational Plans, Tuition Freeze for Fall
The University of Mary Washington announced today that it intends to resume academic and residential operations on campus as scheduled on August 24, 2020. In a message to the campus community this afternoon, President Troy Paino wrote: “Given what we know at this moment, it is our hope and intention to resume our normal academic […]
Virginia Chamber of Commerce Weekly COVID-19 Update: April 24, 2020
Virginia Chamber of Commerce Weekly COVID-19 Update: April 24, 2020 A Message from Virginia Chamber of Commerce President & CEO, Barry DuVal: Earlier this week, Congress overwhelmingly passed an additional spending package to provide continued relief for small businesses, hospitals, and health care providers, and expand COVID-19 testing efforts. This $484 billion spending package is […]
Through Pandemic, Research Remains Top Priority at UMW
They put in the hours – late-night study sessions, one-on-one meetings with faculty members, conferences, presentations and projects. All year long, students have been working hard on one of the University of Mary Washington’s top priorities: undergraduate research. A pandemic wasn’t about to stop the 14th annual showcase that highlights all of their efforts. Filled […]
