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, […]
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 […]
Virginia International Trade Alliance (VITAL) Webinar (Recording Available Here)
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Virginia Chamber Foundation’s Center for Trade Promotion are partners with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) in the newly created Virginia International Trade Alliance (VITAL). Through this partnership, companies using VEDP’s international trade services for the first time can access those services to open up new international markets […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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
Governor McAuliffe Announces Creation of Virginia International Trade Alliance (VITAL)
~New initiative will support Virginia businesses, strengthen economy and create jobs through international trade~ Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today the creation of the Virginia International Trade Alliance (VITAL), a new initiative managed by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP) that will increase international trade in Virginia. VITAL expands the Commonwealth’s nationally recognized international trade program […]
Statement of Barry DuVal on Virginia’s Drop in the CNBC Top States for Business Ranking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, June 25, 2015 Contact: Paul Logan 703-403-6464 (m) p.logan@vachamber.com Statement of Barry DuVal on Virginia’s Drop in the CNBC Top States for Business Ranking RICHMOND – Virginia Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barry DuVal issued the following statement regarding CNBC’s recently released “Top States for Business” rankings, which show Virginia […]
Virginia Chamber Foundation to Conduct Trade Economic Impact Study
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 22, 2015 Contact: Paul Logan 703-403-6464 (m) p.logan@vachamber.com RICHMOND – The Virginia Chamber Foundation’s Center for Trade announced today that it has contracted with McDearman Associates, LLC to conduct a study on the role of trade in Virginia’s economy. The study, which will include a regional breakdown of trade’s economic […]
Chamber Briefings Newsletter – 6.19.15
June has been a busy month so far here in Richmond. On June 4th, we hosted the 5th Annual Virginia Health Care Conference, where more than 450 people joined us to discuss advancing Virginia’s triple aim of better health, better care, and lower cost amid sweeping changes in the health care industry. Click here for the entire Chamber […]
