U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker makes pitch for trade partnership while in Richmond (RTD)
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker told Richmond-area entrepreneurs Monday that Virginia businesses would benefit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, should Congress sign off on the international trade deal among at least a dozen countries. “What we do know today is that about 93,000 Virginians have jobs solely dependent on companies that are exporting,” Pritzker said. […]
Virginia Chamber to host energy, sustainability conference (Associated Press)
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Chamber of Commerce will host a conference next week on energy and sustainability. Gov. Terry McAuliffe is scheduled to give a briefing on Virginia’s energy plan during the April 14 conference in Richmond. There also will be panel discussions on how federal regulations will affect Virginia companies and on […]
Job Opening at the Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives
Job Opening LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS-DIRECTOR Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives, an electric utility trade association, seeks a Director of Legislative Affairs. The incumbent of this position develops and maintains effective working relationships with state legislators in Virginia and with members of Congress representing VA, MD and DE to ensure cooperative positions on key […]
Legislators and Travel Industry Speak Out Against New Tax on Travel Services
Legislators and Travel Industry Speak Out Against New Tax on Travel Services A bipartisan group of Maryland lawmakers join with local small businesses and travel stakeholders to voice opposition to SB190, a new tax on travel services Annapolis, MD – A bipartisan group of legislators joined local small businesses and national travel industry stakeholders at […]
Four Vandeventer Black Attorneys Receive Prestigious Peer Rating
Norfolk, VA. (March 31, 2015) – Vandeventer Black LLP has received notification from Martindale-Hubbell that four attorneys have received an “AV” Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating™. Martindale-Hubbell is recognized as the legal profession’s most prestigious rating service. Attorneys Arlene Klinedinst (Labor & Employment), Neil Lowenstein (Appellate Practice, Commercial Litigation), Trey Kelleter (General Litigation, Government Investigations), and […]
SWVa. produces half the coal it did 10 years ago after closings, layoffs (TriCities.com)
Coal has seen its share of booms and busts throughout the past century, but some say the current downturn in the industry is the worst they can remember. “The only one I can remember like the one now was in the mid-50s,” said Harry Childress, who has worked in the mines his whole life and […]
T. Duncan Abernathy, AIA, Retires from Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects
RICHMOND, VA —For the past 19 years, the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects has counted on Director of Government and Industry Affairs, T. Duncan Abernathy, AIA, to spearhead its government advocacy efforts. Duncan lobbied on behalf of the Virginia Society for a better, more sustainable, more resilient built environment throughout the mid-Atlantic […]
VA Chamber Comments in Support of Positive Train Control (PTC) Technology Legislation and Permit Streamlining for Freight Rail
Freight railroads are vital both to commerce and job creation. Rail can only be an efficient mode of transportation of our nation goods if the policies in Washington D.C. boost investment and expansion of our rail infrastructure. CSX Norfolk Southern Fed Leg Support Letter
VA Chamber Submits Comments to Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in Support of Oil and Natural Gas Leasing Off the Coast of Virginia
A sensible long term energy policy must include our offshore resources. New resources will ensure that the U.S. economy and its consumers have access to domestic energy for years to come. VA Chamber BOEM Comments OCS Leasing and PEIS 3.19.15
VA Chamber Expresses Support for Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act (LEADS Act)
As our world becomes increasingly interconnected, more and more information is stored in cloud services by major corporations. The laws currently governing online communications were enacted nearly 30 years ago, a time when no one knew how much information would exist or be stored online. The LEADS Act updates the privacy laws that currently govern […]
