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Comcast Business’ Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs Program Returns to Award $440,000 in Prizes

February 11th, 2016

Innovations 4 Entrepreneurs Competition to Award $440,000 in Prizes for Best Use of Technology Comcast Business’ National Program for Startups and Entrepreneurs Returns for the Third Year PHILADELPHIA–February 01, 2016–Comcast Business announced that for the third consecutive year the company will seek out the nation’s most innovative startup companies and entrepreneurs to participate in its Innovations 4 […]

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Two Vandeventer Black Attorneys Selected to Prestigious Virginia Law Foundation Fellows Class

February 10th, 2016

Norfolk, VA. (February 9, 2016) – Vandeventer Black LLP is pleased to announce that Arlene F. Klinedinst and James C. Cosby were selected by the Virginia Law Foundation to its Fellows Class of 2016. Created in 1983, the Virginia Law Foundation Fellows Program serves to recognize and encourage excellence in the practice of law and […]

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Chamber Briefing

Chamber Briefings Newsletter – February 5, 2016

February 5th, 2016

As the General Assembly session progresses, we wanted to update you on a number of items our team has been working on. The deadline for filing bills was January 22nd, and over 2700 bills and resolutions were introduced this year. Our government affairs team has been busy tracking over 600 bills. Of those 600, we’ve […]

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Letter

Letter: Virginia Chamber supports creation of The Virginia International Trade Authority

February 2nd, 2016       Target

The Virginia International Trade Authority is Virginia’s 21st century response to capturing the benefit of global markets for Virginia citizens.  With the vast majority of economic growth expected to occur outside the United States over the next several decades, Virginia must ensure that it implements and maintains innovative international trade programs in order to help […]

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Shentel Invests in Significant Fiber Network Expansion

February 2nd, 2016

100 Gbps Internet and Data Options for Business and Wholesale Customers  Edinburg, VA – February 2, 2016 – Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (NASDAQ: SHEN) is excited to announce a major network expansion that provides new state-of-the-art Ethernet, dark fiber, wavelength and Internet services to business, education, and healthcare customers as well as wireless carriers.  The […]

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KEVIN REILLY HONORED WITH EXCELLENCE IN ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE BOARDROOM MAGAZINE

February 2nd, 2016

Reilly Named Tax Consultant of the Year FAIRFAX, VA (2/1/16) – Kevin Reilly, J.D., CPA, CGMA, Partner at PBMares, LLP has been named Tax Consultant of the Year by The BoardRoom Magazine’s 2015 Excellence in Achievement Awards.  PBMares is a leading accounting and business-consulting firm serving clients nationally and internationally. The Excellence in Achievement Awards […]

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Vassey and DuVal: International trade is Virginia’s best economic development opportunity (Richmond Times Dispatch)

February 1st, 2016

The call to diversify Virginia’s economy away from a reliance on federal spending is not new, but it has grown louder in recent years. Virginia was cushioned from the worst of the recession in a large part because of federal and defense spending, but with sequestration, we have seen the other side of that coin. […]

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Top of Virginia Regional Chamber to Host “The Greater Good Awards”

January 29th, 2016

The Top of Virginia Regional Chamber will host “The Greater Good Awards” on Friday, January 29th, 2016 from 5:30 – 9:00 PM at the Best Western Lee-Jackson Inn & Conference Center. The purpose of the “Greater Good Awards” is to celebrate outstanding individuals and businesses for the contributions they make to the quality of life and economic stability […]

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Press Release

Tom Palmer Elected Chairman of Virginia Chamber of Commerce

January 27th, 2016

RICHMOND – The Virginia Chamber of Commerce elected Tom Palmer of Wells Fargo & Company to serve as chairman of the board of directors at the Chamber’s annual meeting January 27 in Richmond. Palmer served as first vice chair of the board in 2015. He succeeds 2015 Chairman Stacy Mendler, COO of Alion Science and […]

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Shentel Community Connections Program Makes a Difference in 2015

January 26th, 2016

  Philanthropic program reaches out to communities served by the company Edinburg, VA – In the spirit of deepening the connection between Shentel and the communities the company serves, the Shentel Community Connections Program (CCP) collected food, donated some elbow grease, picked up trash, and brought smiles to families, the elderly and veterans during the […]

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