Virginia Chamber Statement On Today’s Medicaid and Business Forum
RICHMOND – Virginia Chamber President and CEO Barry DuVal released the below statement following the Forum on Medicaid and Business, hosted by the Virginia Chamber and ChamberRVA at the Richmond Omni. The Forum, keynoted by Governor Ralph Northam, brought together legislators, the business community, and health care experts to discuss health care, the state budget, […]
RPI GROUP INC. NAMED AS 10th Annual SECAF FINALIST FOR PRESTIGIOUS SECAF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR (UNDER $7.5 MILLION IN REVENUE)
RPI Group Inc. Honored for Excellence in the Government Contracting Industry April 3, 2018, McLean, VA – RPI Group Inc. (RPI) announced that it was selected as a finalist for the 10th Annual Small and Emerging Contractors Advisory Forum (SECAF) Awards. Winners will be announced at the SECAF Awards Gala on Tuesday, May 10, 2018 […]
EQT Completes Purchase of Majority Stake in Spirit Communications; Will Combine Assets with Lumos Networks
Combination of Spirit Communications and Lumos Networks Will Create a Super-Regional Fiber Bandwidth Provider Operating in Nine States in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast Waynesboro, Va., and Columbia, S.C., April 10, 2018 – Lumos Networks Corp. (“Lumos”) and Spirit Communications (“Spirit”) announced today that the EQT Infrastructure III fund (“EQT Infrastructure”) has completed its majority stake […]
PBMARES HIRES TWO NEW DIRECTORS
NEWPORT NEWS, VA (4/10/18) – PBMares, LLP has hired two new directors based in Hampton Roads. Risë Flenner works directly with clients in the area of estate planning and Jesse Morton leads the firm’s business and organizational growth initiatives. “Both Risë and Jesse have impressive backgrounds,” said Mary Aldrich, COO of PBMares. “Risë has a […]
Averett University Student Selected for Prestigious National Fellowship Program
Averett University Student Selected for Prestigious National Fellowship Program […]
Smithfield Foods and Food Lion Partner to Donate Easter Meals to Families in Need
Smithfield Foods And Food Lion Partnered for the Second Annual Easter Eats Donation, a Food Lion Feeds Initiative to Provide Easter Meals to Families Facing Hunger in West Virginia and Virginia Communities Supported by Smithfield’s Helping Hungry Homes® and Food Lion’s Food Lion Feeds Hunger-Relief Initiatives SMITHFIELD, Va., March 29, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Smithfield […]
Virginia State University joins Verizon Innovative Learning Program to Offer STEM and Technology Courses to Local Minority Male Students in Middle School
Eight New Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI) to Participate in Program for 2018, Now Active on 24 Campuses Nationwide PETERSBURG, VA – Today, Virginia State University (VSU) joins a program under Verizon Innovative Learning, the education initiative of the Verizon Foundation, to offer minority males from middle schools in Petersburg, […]
Fredericksburg Chamber’s RATC Advocates Against Transportation Crisis on Capitol Hill
The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber of Commerce’s Regional Transportation Action Committee (RTAC) travelled to Washington, D.C. to discuss the Fredericksburg Region Transportation Crisis with a delegation of congressmen from throughout the Fredericksburg and Northern Virginia regions. Congressman Wittman helped coordinate the group consisting of Senator Kaine and Representative Brat. RTAC discussed the growing transportation crisis in […]
SEC’s Ron White Completes Management Internship Program
SEC’s Ron White (L) recently completed the Robert I. Kabat Management Internship Program at the University of Wisconsin, offered by the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). He is pictured with Gary Pfann, NRECA Director of Executive and Staff Education. CREWE, Va – Southside Electric Cooperative (SEC) V.P. of Member and Public Relations Ron White […]
Smithfield Foods Donation Helps Fund the Development of Life-saving Technology
Smithfield Foods Donation Helps Fund the Development of Life-saving Technology RICHMOND, Va., March 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Smithfield Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Smithfield Foods, Inc., is pleased to announce a $75,000 challenge grant to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) to fund a proof of concept phase for UNOS’ Timely Donor […]