Apple Hospitality continues to thrive under Justin Knight's leadership
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 […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – September 11, 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 […]
Blue Coat Systems Selects Search Technologies to Enhance Support Portal
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 […]
Virginia Drops in State Legal Climate Rankings
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, […]
Teladoc Announces Initial Public Offering
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 […]
Is that Wetland Jurisdictional? A Practical Guide to the New Clean Water Rule
By: Channing J. Martin, Chair, Environment and Natural Resources Group, Williams Mullen The Clean Water Rule recently issued by EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers defines the scope of federal jurisdiction over wetlands and other “waters of the United States.”1 It’s effective on August 28, 2015, so you need to understand what it means […]
24 Vandeventer Black LLP Attorneys Included in the Best Lawyers in America 2016
Norfolk, VA. (September 1, 2015) – 24 attorneys from the law firm of Vandeventer Black LLP have been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2016, many of them listed in multiple specialties for a total of 49 designations for the law firm. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected […]
Shentel Announces Four Executive Promotions
This is the second round of internal shifts coming out of the nTelos acquisition Edinburg, VA – September 1, 2015 – Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (“Shentel”) (NASDAQ: SHEN) announces the promotion of four members of the management team: Brian Brooks to Vice President – Wireless Sales, Kevin Folk to Vice President – Wireless Operations, Angela Washington […]
Search Technologies Honored as one of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies by Inc. Magazine
Search Technologies makes the 2015 Inc. 500/5000 list for 6th consecutive year Herndon, VA – August 27, 2015: Search Technologies, the leading IT services firm specializing in enterprise search and big data applications, announced today that the company is included in Inc. Magazine’s prestigious Inc. 500|5000 list of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies. Companies such as […]
