DuBois and DuVal: More credentials essential to individual and business prospects in Virginia
Over the next decade as many as two-thirds of the 1.5 million jobs that Virginia must fill will require more than a high school diploma but less than a bachelor’s degree, according to leading economic analysis. Those jobs will demand an associate’s degree and industry-recognized certifications that Virginia’s Community Colleges help people obtain. Virginia’s Community […]
Ryan Fierst Joins Virginia Chamber Staff as Public Policy Director
RICHMOND – The Virginia Chamber of Commerce announced today that Ryan Fierst has joined the Chamber staff as Public Policy Director. In this role, Ryan will develop the Chamber’s public policy agenda at both the federal and state levels. Her primary areas of focus will be education, workforce development, and the Virginia state budget. “Ryan […]
Sun Gazette: Report: Va.’s economy sluggish, but bright spots emerge
Despite the monster recession in the late 2000s and subsequent federal budget sequestration, Virginia’s economy is slowly but surely improving, economists told local business leaders Dec. 10. “The leading economic indices are turning up,” said James Koch, an economics professor and president emeritus of Old Dominion University’s Strome College of Business. Virginia Chamber Foundation officials […]
Vandeventer Black Attorney Receives Prestigious Peer Rating
Norfolk, VA. (December 10, 2015) – Vandeventer Black LLP’s Brian L. Sykes has received an AV Preeminent® Peer-Review Rating™ (Maritime, Workers’ Compensation Defense) from Martindale-Hubbell®, the legal profession’s most prestigious rating service. Sykes works from Vandeventer Black’s Headquarters in Downtown Norfolk, and is a partner in the firm’s Labor and Employment Department. Sykes focuses his […]
WFIR: State of the Commonwealth tour hits Roanoke
Its been a long slow climb out of the “Great Recession” for Virginia – but things are trending in the right direction. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has more on a presentation in downtown Roanoke this morning: http://wfirnews.com/local-news/state-of-the-commonwealth-tour-hits-roanoke
Vandeventer Black LLP hires Legal Technology Manager
Norfolk, VA. (December 8, 2015) – Vandeventer Black LLP has hired Robert ‘J’ Stinnette as a Legal Technology Manager to add depth and specialization to technology-intensive areas of practice. In this position, Stinnette serves as the firm’s principal technical resource and advisor, providing support in litigation technology and cybersecurity. His primary responsibilities include maintaining the […]
PBMARES HIRES RONALD PACHINO AS TAX MANAGER
NEWPORT NEWS, VA (12/7/15) – PBMares, LLP – a leading accounting and business-consulting firm serving clients nationally and internationally – is pleased to welcome Ronald Pachino, CPA, ABV, CFF, CGMA, MBA, as a Tax Manager in the firm’s Baltimore office. With more than 30 years of public accounting experience – including an extensive knowledge of […]
Virginia Gazette: Economic report details state’s recent hard times
Employment overcame the jobs lost to the recession in 2009 quickest in Northern Virginia, Charlottesville and Blacksburg. Hampton Roads is still 22,800 jobs short of full recovery.” But all economic indicators are looking up, according to the report. “Although we’re still going to have that 1 percent lag,” Clower said. Predicted economic growth for Virginia […]
Richmond Times-Dispatch: Report shows Virginia economy struggling to cope with federal cuts
The story of Virginia’s economy since the recession is like a “Shakespearean tragedy in reverse.” That was one of several metaphors used Friday at the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s sixth annual economic summit in Williamsburg. More than 700 people attended the meeting, where economists with Old Dominion University revealed a 175-page report on the state […]
Virginian-Pilot: Federal spending cuts have taken a toll on Virginia’s economy
Last year, the state ranked 48th in gross domestic product growth with a year-over-year increase of 0.02 percent, according to Old Dominion University professors who presented the first “State of the Commonwealth” report Thursday morning at the Virginia Economic Summit in Williamsburg. Only Alaska and Mississippi had slower growth rates. Since 2010, Virginia’s real gross […]
