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PBMARES LISTED ON INSIDE PUBLIC ACCOUNTING’S TOP 200 LARGEST FIRMS IN THE NATION

September 21st, 2015

RICHMOND, VA (9/21/15) — PBMares, LLP – a regional accounting and business consulting firm serving clients in the US and internationally – has earned a spot on INSIDE Public Accounting’s 2015 IPA 200. Ranked as the 104th largest accounting firm in the U.S. – up from the 110th spot on the 2014 IPA 200 – […]

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Virginia Oil and Gas Assoc, & VA Dept. of Emergency Management natural gas emergency incident response exercise, Wed. in Buchanan County, Va

September 21st, 2015

Sept. 16, 2015, Vansant, VA —  More than 30 local and state agencies took part in the Virginia Oil and Gas Association (VOGA) and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM)  natural gas emergency incident response exercise, Wednesday in Buchanan County, Va. The training exercise, held at  Noah Horn Well Drilling’s office near Vansant, Va., […]

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Letter

Virginia Chamber Supports Federal Regulatory Reform Bill

September 15th, 2015       Target

The Virginia Chamber, in partnership with other national business groups, is calling on the Senate to pass legislation curbing costly regulations.  Click here to read entire letter. 

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Two colleagues at Davenport & Co. mark 65 years of work

September 15th, 2015

Most people look to retire around age 65. Yet co-workers Henry L. Valentine II and Beverley “B.B.” Munford III don’t seem the slightest bit interested in retirement, even after working for 65 years. Valentine and Munford continue to put in daily work hours in the downtown offices of Davenport & Co., the venerable Richmond-based brokerage […]

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Vandeventer Black LLP to Hold 30th Annual Labor & Employment Law Review and Update

September 15th, 2015

Norfolk, VA. (September 15, 2015) – The Labor & Employment group of Vandeventer Black LLP is pleased to host its 30th Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside Hotel, 777 Waterside Drive, Norfolk, VA from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CEOs, in-house counsel, managers, human resource […]

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Apple Hospitality continues to thrive under Justin Knight's leadership

September 15th, 2015

Justin Knight remembers sitting on his father’s office floor when he was a child, playing his favorite board game, Monopoly, with its focus on acquiring hotels. He liked the possibilities for striking deals and making trades. “I remember loaning money to my brother and sisters so they could keep playing,” he said. Knight hasn’t stopped […]

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Chamber Briefing

Chamber Briefings Newsletter – September 11, 2015

September 14th, 2015

As summer comes to a close, we’re gearing up for a busy fall here at the Chamber. On September 29th, we hope you’ll join us for our Forum on Trade & Infrastructure in Norfolk, as we unveil and discuss the results of a benchmark study on the impact of trade in Virginia and an assessment […]

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Blue Coat Systems Selects Search Technologies to Enhance Support Portal

September 10th, 2015

Enterprise search firm helps Blue Coat Systems migrate to the Google Search Appliance, enabling faster and easier access to product resources Herndon, VA, September 9, 2015: Search Technologies, the leading IT services firm specializing in the design and implementation of enterprise search and big data analytics applications has successfully completed a search system implementation and migration for […]

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Press Release

Virginia Drops in State Legal Climate Rankings

September 10th, 2015

Virginia Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barry DuVal issued the following statement regarding Virginia’s drop to #11 in the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform legal climate rankings. Virginia was ranked #7 in the previous report. “This troubling drop in Virginia’s legal climate ranking makes it more difficult for us to attract new jobs, […]

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Teladoc Announces Initial Public Offering

September 8th, 2015

     Chamber member Teladoc Inc., the first and largest telehealth platform in the United States, recently went public.  Telehealth refers to “the emerging field of remote house calls by primary care doctors” according to the company.      Trading under the symbol “TDOC”, the shares quickly leaped from the initial offer of $19.00 per share to […]

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