Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber to Sponsor Regional Economic Summit on March 13
Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Chief Broadband Advisor to Deliver Remarks Blairs, Va. (March 6, 2019) – The Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce will host a regional economic summit on Wednesday, March 13, at 11:30 a.m. at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (150 Slayton Ave., Danville). Brian Ball, Virginia Secretary of Commerce […]
Shentel to Acquire Kentucky Broadband Company, Big Sandy Broadband
Deal includes purchase of all assets and transition of Big Sandy customers, employees Edinburg, VA. February 28, 2019 – Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (NASDAQ: SHEN) today announced an agreement to purchase Big Sandy Broadband. Big Sandy Broadband is a cable television, broadband Internet and phone provider to homes and businesses located in eastern Kentucky. “We […]
DHG Launches GovCon Newsletters
Tysons, Va., February 27, 2019 – Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP (DHG), a U.S. top 20 public accounting and advisory firm, has acquired Government Contract Associates’ publications: GCA Report and GCA Digest, now titled, GovCon Report and GovCon Digest, and are now publication of DHG’s Government Contracting Practice. These publications consist of articles written by DHG professionals and […]
SEC restoring power after heavy ice impact
CREWE, Va – Heavy ice due to severe weather from Winter Storm Petra on Feb. 20 caused outages mainly in the western portion of Southside Electric Cooperative’s (SEC) service territory. The damage from the impact of the ice storm was primarily in Bedford County and Campbell County. There were isolated outages in surrounding counties as […]
Vandeventer Black’s Jed Donaldson Receives Peer Review Rating
Richmond, VA (February 21, 2019) – Vandeventer Black attorney, Jed Donaldson, received the AV® Preeminent® Peer Review Rating™ from Martindale-Hubbell®, the legal profession’s most prestigious rating service. This is the highest possible rating for an attorney for both ethical standards and legal ability. The “AV” designation represents the pinnacle of professional excellence and achieved after an […]
Deborah M. Casey Named as ‘Influential Women of Law’ for 2019
Norfolk, VA (February 19, 2019)– Attorney Deborah M. Casey, a Vandeventer Black AV Preeminent® rated partner and Executive Board member, will receive the Influential Woman of Law for 2019 distinction on February 18, 2019. This recognition is awarded by Virginia Lawyers Weekly as part of the inaugural class of Virginia’s leading women attorney program. “Debbie’s integrity and […]
Cigna Transition to Value-Based Health Care Results in $600 Million in Medical Cost Savings
BLOOMFIELD, Conn., 07 February, 2019 – Global health service company Cigna has exceeded its value-based care goal of having 50 percent of U.S. Medicare and commercial health care provider payments through alternative payment arrangements in the company’s top 40 markets by year-end 2018. Cigna established the goal in 2015 to accelerate the transition to alternative […]
Marstel-Day and National Park Foundation Receive Environmental Business Journal’s Natural Resource Management Award
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA (February 13, 2019) Environmental Consultancy Marstel-Day and its client the National Park Foundation (NPF) have been recognized by the Environmental Business Journal with a Natural Resource Management award for their joint work in developing an impact investing framework and financing options for national park infrastructure. The team is working in collaboration with the […]
Virginia State University Accounting Majors to Provide Tax Preparation Assistance
Petersburg, VA – Virginia State University (VSU) accounting majors are working in cooperation with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide income tax preparation and filing assistance for 2018 tax returns to individual or joint filers in the Tri-Cities area with income below $58,000. This is the 32nd year VSU accounting majors have provided this […]
VA Dept. of Health, Office of Health Equity to co-sponsor “Black Mental Health: Racism, Stigma and the Impact on Health” Event
The Virginia Department of Health, Office of Health Equity will be co-sponsoring an event at Virginia Union University on Thursday, February 21 at 6 pm with the Richmond Association of Black Social Workers. “Black Mental Health: Racism, Stigma and the Impact on Health” will be the topic and the event is a moderated panel discussion […]
