Bills We’re Watching – 2.3.15
Our bill tracking system, “Bills We’re Watching,” provides a quick and easy way for our members to stay abreast of all legislation pertinent to business.
At the Starting Gate: Early Lessons for Education Reform – By Blueprint Chair Paul Koonce & Tag Greason
As Virginia continues the critically important exploration of education reform, we are encouraged by the thoughtful approach to accountability taken by the Standards of Learning (SOL) Innovation Committee. As corporate executives, we embrace rigorous standards, measurement, and rewards and consequences from performance. Click Here for Article
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – 2.2.15
Last week was a very busy week at the General Assembly, as both houses work to complete their respective business before crossover on February 11th. With over 2,300 bills filed this year, there is still much work to be done. This week, we’re expecting our EPA Clean Power Plan legislation to be heard in House Commerce […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – January 2015
Last week marked the first full week of the 2015 General Assembly Session. This year’s session is scheduled for 45 days. Friday was the last day that members could file bills, and over 2,000 have been introduced. Although we are expecting approximately $300 million to $450 million in cuts to the Commonwealth’s two-year budget, there […]
Chamber Day Presentation
Chamber Day presentation by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The Growth Imperative– How Slow Growth Threatens Our Future and the American Dream.
Clean Power Plan
In June 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its proposed Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units (known as the “Clean Power Plan”), citing Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act. The Clean Power Plan sets carbon dioxide emission guidelines for states to follow in developing plans to address greenhouse […]
Ellen Bergren Joins Norfolk’s Vandeventer Black LLP
Norfolk, VA. (January 20, 2015) – Vandeventer Black LLP is pleased to announce the addition of accomplished commercial litigator Ellen F. Bergren to the firm. She will be based in Norfolk, VA where the law offices are headquartered. Bergren’s primary practice will focus on complex commercial litigation and general commercial litigation, as well as creditors’ […]
VA Chamber Lobbyist Keith Martin Testifies Against Minimum Wage Hike Proposal
Several equal rights bills will not move forward this session in Virginia’s state legislature. Monday, legislators on the Senate Commerce and Labor Subcommittee killed a bill that would have raised the minimum wage. With an 11 to 3 vote late Monday afternoon Republican lawmakers shot down a bill that would have raised Virginia’s mandatory minimum […]
Keel Point and BlueCreek Investment Partners Announce Merger
Keel Point and BlueCreek Investment Partners Announce Merger Boutique Investment Advisors Combine to Meet Growing Client Needs Huntsville, Alabama; Kansas City, Missouri; Vienna, Virginia— January 5, 2015 Keel Point, LLC (www.KeelPoint.com) and BlueCreek Investment Partners, LLC (www.BlueCreekIP.com) today announce the merger of their boutique, relational-model wealth management firms to provide family and institutional clients a […]
