Virginia Business: More than a job
From Virginia Business Magazine’s coverage of Stephen Moret’s keynote address at Chamber Day: In what was his public debut before the larger business community, Stephen Moret, the new president and CEO of Virginia’s business recruiting arm, told members of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday that he wants to position Virginia as one of […]
RTD: New leader at the Virginia Economic Development Partnership promises reforms, economic growth across regions
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch: The new leader of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership is promising reforms at the beleaguered agency and an economic growth strategy that won’t leave any region of the state behind. Stephen Moret made his inaugural speech as president and CEO of the partnership Wednesday to a friendly business audience at the […]
Virginia Chamber of Commerce announces partnership with the Virginia Council of CEOs
RICHMOND – The Virginia Chamber of Commerce announced today a formal partnership with the Virginia Council of CEOs. The Virginia Chamber of Commerce is the largest business association in Virginia, with more than 26,000 member companies. The Virginia Council of CEOs is a non-profit association founded in 2000 to connect CEOs for peer mentoring and […]
Dennis Treacy Elected Chairman of Virginia Chamber of Commerce
RICHMOND – The Virginia Chamber of Commerce elected Dennis Treacy, president of the Smithfield Foundation, to serve as chairman of the board of directors at the Chamber’s annual meeting January 25 in Richmond. Treacy served as first vice chair of the board in 2016. He succeeds 2016 Chairman Tom Palmer, senior vice president and regional […]
Scott Fisher Named Partner at Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman
Harman Claytor Corrigan & Wellman congratulates Scott Fisher, who has been named Partner effective January 1, 2017. Scott is a native of Richmond, Virginia. He joined Harman Claytor in December 2010 and focuses his practice on defending local government entities and their employees against civil rights claims asserting constitutional violations and claims under federal law. […]
Pharmaceutical Industry Launches New Advertising Campaign
The 2017 policy environment is shaping up to be a potentially turbulent one, and now is the time to have the critical and necessary conversation about how to promote and sustain medical innovation. That’s one reason why, earlier today, our U.S. trade association, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, launched a multi-year, […]
RPI Group, Inc. Selected for Validation and Wireless Support for Blount Island Command
January 2017 – Jacksonville, Florida – RPI Group, Inc. (RPI) has been selected to provide Validator and Wireless subject matter expert (SME) support to the Blount Island Command (BIC). BIC is a United States Marine Corps Logistics Command located in Jacksonville, Florida. As the hub of the Marine Corps’ prepositioning programs, Marine Corps Support Facility […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – January 20, 2017
The 2017 General Assembly session convened on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. So far this session, over 2100 bills and resolutions have been introduced. Legislators had until 3:00 pm today to introduce legislation to be considered. The first full week of session has already been a busy one. Now that the General Assembly is in session, you […]
MPG Sells Land in Hopewell, VA to be Developed as Captain D’s Restaurant
[HOPEWELL, Virginia] – January 2017 – Morgan Property Group, LLC (“MPG”) is pleased to announce the sale of commercial land at the southwest corner of Oaklawn Blvd. & Ashland Ave. in Hopewell, Virginia. On January 12, 2017, MPG, through its affiliate Hopewell I Realty, LLC, sold 0.839 acres of commercial land to C D Restaurants, […]
Dixon Hughes Goodman Announces Nick Harrison as the Central Virginia Tax Market Leader
Richmond, VA, January 20, 2017 – Dixon Hughes Goodman “DHG” announces Nick Harrison, CPA is the Central Virginia Tax Market Leader, leading the tax practices for DHG’s Richmond and Chester offices. In his new role, Nick is responsible for growth of DHG’s core tax and tax advisory practices in the Central Virginia market. Nick is […]
