We need your Tweets! Our local economy and our safety as a nation is at risk if government agencies are continued to be allowed to choose the lowest price option for defense contracts. Tweet out your support for the our safety and for our jobs! Contact Our Representatives Via Twitter: @SenJohnMcCain@SenatorReid@MacTXPress@RepAdamSmith Copy And Paste this Tweet to […]
Press Release: April 14, 2016 Northern Virginia – The Northern Virginia Chamber Partnership is sending a strong message to Virginia’s Governor and elected leaders to find middle ground to advance the widely supported and business-initiated GO Virginia legislation. The Northern Virginia Chamber Partnership – comprised of the Dulles Regional, Greater Reston, Loudoun County and Mount […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 18, 2016 CONTACTS:Eileen Curtis, Dulles Regional Chamber: 571.323.5301Mark Ingrao, Greater Reston Chamber: 703.707.9045Tony Howard, Loudoun County Chamber: 571.209.9020Holly Hicks Doughtery, Mount Vernon Lee Chamber: 703.360.6925 Northern Virginia – With the Reconvened or “Veto” Session of the Virginia General Assembly less than a week away, the Northern Virginia Chamber Partnership is sending […]
Post by Brian Fauls, Government Affairs Manager | This post is in conjunction with the monthly column “Brian’s Corner” covering policy topics that affect local business. At what point does a hobby become a business? It’s an interesting question, and in my mind it is the central question at the core of the General Assembly’s […]
-Written by Bill Schmidt, SBIS You may have read or seen articles about a new tax form called a 1095 form. So, what exactly is this form and do you need to be concerned about it? The answer is YES, you do need to be concerned! The 1095 form is a tax document that proves […]
As a rule, the General Assembly – actually, any politician – should not make decisions about which transportation projects to fund and how to build them. In fact, the Commonwealth created the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Virginia Highway Commission (today called the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) to take politics OUT of these decisions. […]
Column written by Brian Fauls, Manager of Government Affairs I’ve lived in Virginia for close to 20 years now, and in that time I’ve come to learn that Virginia is unique in many, many strange and mysterious ways. For example, did you know that in 1634, the General Assembly decided the state should be divided into eight […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 4, 2016 Eileen Curtis, Dulles Regional Chamber: 571.323.5301 Mark Ingrao, Greater Reston Chamber: 703.707.9045 Tony Howard, Loudoun County Chamber: 571.209.9020 Northern Virginia Chamber Partnership leads effort to create a statewide business coalition to support Dulles Airport funding Crafting a coalition of Chambers, tourism boards and other business groups, Chamber […]
Post co-written by Government Affairs Manager Brian Fauls and Kim Hart, of The Windy Hill Foundation, who is a member of our Public Policy Committee Recently, Governor McAuliffe announced $6.9 million in new grants and loans to create 550 affordable apartments across Virginia. Northern Virginia will receive $2.45 million of those funds. Loudoun County, will […]
Post written by Brian Fauls, Government Affairs Manager at the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce This year in Richmond. “Guess who just got back today / Them wild-eyed boys that had been away / Haven’t changed that much to say / But man, I still think them cats are crazy” – Thin Lizzy Ah January, […]