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Many VA Chamber Members are Highlighted in March Issue of Virginia Business Magazine’s Feature of Most Influential Virginians

March 16th, 2017

http://www.virginiabusiness.com/news/article/most-influential-virginians-2017

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PBMares, LLP Staff Promotions

March 14th, 2017

PBMares is proud to recognize the following staff who recently earned their CPA license: Jennifer Sciandra, CPA and a Staff Accountant with PBMares, obtained her CPA license.  She graduated from Misericordia University with a BA in Accounting and with a Masters in Business Administration. Corey French, CPA and a Staff Accountant with PBMares, obtained his CPA license. He […]

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Business Briefs – Week of March 6-10

March 10th, 2017

Chamber State Chamber seeks input Bedford Bulletin GO Virginia to create Roanoke-Blacksburg-Lynchburg economic council Roanoke Times Martin-Lawson named chamber volunteer of the year Daily Progress Twelve of 20 local legislators reported gifts in the period RTD Long-serving leader of Dulles Regional Chamber of Commerce to retire Virginia Business   Bills we’re watching Virginia’s Rainy Day […]

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Business Briefs – Week of February 27-March 3

March 10th, 2017

Chamber FERC gets pipeline comments The Inter-Mountain Virginia Becomes Latest State to Pass Rare Coin Sales Tax Exemption Coin Week Mike Petters speaks at NGA Winter meeting (video) Most Influential Virginians 2017 Virginia Business Magazine   Bills we’re watching Deal reached on state economic development reform RTD Va. legislators send governor bill to encourage charters […]

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Sama Bilbao y León column: Little nuclear reactors could be a big boon for Virginia

March 7th, 2017        Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium

The following op-ed appeared in the Richmond Times Dispatch. Click here to view the full article on their website. by Sama Bilbao y León Virginia would be the perfect place to develop pint-size nuclear reactors for use around the world. These very small modular reactors — known as vSMRs — would avoid the kinds of problems […]

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Sama Bilbao y León column: Little nuclear reactors could be a big boon for Virginia

March 7th, 2017        Sama Bilbao y León        Richmond Times-Dispatch

Read the full column in the Richmond Times-Dispatch at http://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/guest-columnists/sama-bilbao-y-le-n-column-little-nuclear-reactors-could/article_463df37d-1970-533e-b6e7-0d6ed93d7fac.html …With our large nuclear infrastructure and know-how, Virginia would be ideal for the development of very small nuclear reactors, for both military and commercial use. AREVA and BWX Technologies, both among the world’s leading nuclear suppliers, have key facilities in Virginia. Newport News Shipbuilding, the builder […]

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PBMARES’ DIRECTOR OF PRACTICE GROWTH ELECTED BOARD SECRETARY OF SAMARITAN MINISTRY OF GREATER WASHINGTON

March 6th, 2017

FAIRFAX, VA (03/3/17) – Edward D. Warren, Director of Practice Growth for PBMares, LLP, has been elected Board Secretary of Samaritan Ministry of Greater Washington (SMGW).  PBMares is a U.S. Top 100 accounting and business consulting firm serving clients nationally and internationally from offices in the Mid-Atlantic. Warren joined PBMares in 2014 and is based […]

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LEADING TRAFFIC CONTROL COMPANY LAUNCHES REDESIGNED WEBSITE TO FURTHER PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF WORK ZONE SAFETY IN OUR COMMUNITIES

February 28th, 2017

Flagger Force partners with WebpageFX HARRISBURG, Pa. (February 28, 2017) – Since 2002, Flagger Force Traffic Control Services has established safe, quality work zones throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. Today, the company announced its newly-designed website that more closely reflects the company’s mission and provides in-depth resources and safety-driven content to its employees, clients and partners […]

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Chamber Briefings Newsletter – February 24, 2017

February 24th, 2017

The 2017 General Assembly session is scheduled to adjourn sine die tomorrow, Saturday, February 25th. Both chambers are scheduled to vote on the $107 billion budget bill, HB 1500, today. Below, you’ll find a recap of some of the items that were included in the final budget conference report that may impact your business. We were […]

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Business Briefs – Week of February 20-24, 2017

February 24th, 2017

Chamber News Video: Chairman Dennis Treacy encourages businesses to get involved in Chesapeake Bay Awareness Week VA Chamber blog Peninsula residents honored for humanitarian work Daily Press Barry DuVal interview on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (audio) WSVA GOP Hopeful For Lt. Governor Stumps In County Daily News Record   Bills we’re watching Virginia Becomes Latest […]

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