“Labor Force Participation” by Dr. A. Fletcher Mangum
Labor Force Participation The Great Recession of 2007-09 was indeed the worst and most prolonged recession the country has experienced since the Great Depression and it left more than just a bruise, it left several scars. One of those scars is a reduction in labor force participation – the proportion of the civilian noninstitutionalized working-age […]
PBMARES HIRES JANNA HALEY AS SENIOR RECRUITER
RICHMOND, VA (8/11/15) — PBMares, LLP, a leading accounting and business consulting firm, has announced that Janna Haley has been hired as Senior Recruiter. In her new role, Haley will post and source for all internal positions, conduct pre-hire interviews and screening, and will be the lead on Campus Recruitment Strategies. Haley is also heading […]
Virginia Chamber Submits Comments to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Support of Mountain Valley Pipeline
This important infrastructure project will support jobs and economic development throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Click here for the entire letter.
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – August 4, 2015
In late June, CNBC released its 2015 “Top States for Business” rankings. Virginia was ranked 1st as recently as 2011 but has now dropped for the fourth consecutive year to 12th. Virginia’s economy grew at a rate of 0.6 percent in 2011, 0.7 percent in 2012, 0.4 percent in 2013, and this past year our economic […]
Statement from the Virginia Chamber of Commerce on New EPA Regulations
RICHMOND – The President and CEO of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce Barry DuVal issued the following statement regarding the rollout of Clean Power Plan regulations today from the EPA: “The EPA’s proposed greenhouse gas regulations for new and existing power plants will make America’s electric grid less diverse, less reliable and more expensive. This, in […]
UPS Accelerates Progress Toward Sustainability Goals
US 07/29/15 Atlanta, GA Nearly Tripled Number of Miles Driven by Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technology Fleet in 2014 UPS (NYSE: UPS) today released its 13th annual Sustainability Report, highlighting its growing investment in alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles and commitment to log 20 million hours of volunteer time by the end of 2020. With […]
Virginia Transfer & Storage Co. Celebrates Its One Hundred and Twentieth Anniversary
Following the same set of principles put forth by its founder Ward R. Scull in 1895, Virginia Transfer & Storage Co. celebrates its one hundred and twenty year anniversary this year. Virginia Transfer & Storage Co. will sponsor the children at the Boys & Girls Club for an evening at a Peninsula Pilots baseball game […]
Virginia Diner is honored with a highway marker by the Virginia Department of Historical Resources
WAKEFIELD – Thirteen new historical highway markers approved for manufacture by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources will highlight Presbyterian church history in the Shenandoah Valley, a Tangier Island preacher who became known as “The Parson of the Islands,” 20th century African American schools, and a 1929 roadside diner, among other topics. Early auto history […]
Virginia Chamber Urges Senators Warner and Kaine to Support Legislation to Reauthorize the US Export-Import
Since 2007, Ex-Im has supported 113 companies and over 11,000 jobs in the Commonwealth. If Ex-Im is not reauthorized, these companies would be put at a substantial disadvantage in global markets. Click below to read the letter: Virginia Chamber Urges Senators Warner and Kaine to Support Legislation to Reauthorize the US Export-Import
Virginia Chamber Offers Support for the “Federal Water Quality Protection Act,” S. 1140
The Federal Water Quality Protection Act addresses our long-standing concerns with a proposed rule offered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) last year to redefine the “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) definition under the Clean Water Act (CWA). Click below to read the letter: Virginia […]
