Aspire for Elasticsearch Recognized as a Trend-Setting Product of 2015
Global search and big data expertise company receives the KMWorld honor for the 4th 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 Aspire for Elasticsearch, the innovative content processing and connector platform for unstructured data, has been recognized […]
ANNUAL MARES SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY STUDENT
NEWPORT NEWS, VA (8/26/15) — Rachel Johnson of Williamsburg, Virginia, a senior at the College of William and Mary, is this year’s recipient of the Michael E. Mares Scholarship, endowed by PBMares, LLP and administered by the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (VSCPA) Educational Foundation. PBMares is a leading accounting and business-consulting firm serving clients nationally […]
Nolie Barnes Joins Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP as Principal in DHG Healthcare Practice
Richmond, VA – August 17, 2015 – Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, a top 20 national public accounting and advisory firm, announces Nolie Barnes has joined the firm’s national healthcare practice, DHG Healthcare as a principal. Nolie is a skilled healthcare professional with a background in clinical, strategic and business management. With over […]
Shentel Introduces Flex, a Contract-Free and Wallet-Friendly Internet Service
The new pre-paid cable modem Internet service allows customers more flexibility and convenience Edinburg, VA. – August 17, 2015 – Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) (NASDAQ: SHEN) has launched Flex, a new Internet service with no credit restrictions that is pre-paid on a month-to-month basis, thus bringing an affordable option to more customers. The new Flex […]
Shenandoah Telecommunications Company to Acquire NTELOS Holdings Corp., Amends and Expands Sprint Affiliate Relationship
Shentel Investing Over $300 Million to Accelerate the Network Vision LTE Upgrade and Expansion Shentel Adding an Additional 150 Coverage Sites Expanded Presence in the Mid-Atlantic Region with Highly Complementary Footprint Increases Wireless Subscriber Base to over 1,000,000 Customers EDINBURG, Va., August 10, 2015 — Shenandoah Telecommunications Company (Shentel) today announced it has reached an […]
“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 […]
