Chamber
Executive Virginia Digest
December, 2015
Good morning Chamber world! Today is going to
be a GREAT day!
Alexandria Chamber Of Commerce Names Joseph Haggerty New CEO
The
Alexandria Chamber of Commerce today announced that it has named Joseph V.
Haggerty, the former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for
United Way Worldwide, as its new Chief Executive Officer.
“We are
extremely pleased to have Joe at the helm of the Alexandria Chamber,” said
Walter Clarke, the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce’s Chairman of the Board of
Directors. “He has had a long and distinguished career in community relationship-building,
strategic organization and planning, and philanthropic fundraising. He will
bring those valuable skills and expertise to Alexandria’s very active Chamber
of Commerce, which will benefit greatly from his depth of knowledge and
experience as the local business community continues to grow and prosper.”
Haggerty's
career has been with the United Way. He has served as president of United Way
organizations in St. Paul, Minnesota and Phoenix, Arizona. Moving to Alexandria
from the CEO position at the Los Angeles United Way in 2004, he was named
Executive V.P. and Chief Operating Officer for United Way Worldwide. He has
been a volunteer with the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce since 2009.
"I
am honored to step into this position with the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce
and I believe my skills and experience can help the Chamber move forward,” said
Haggerty. “Both business and individuals need to be the Chamber’s strong voice,
working with our elected leaders, to ensure that we thrive economically.”
Haggerty received his
undergraduate degree from Boston College and earned a Master’s Degree of Social
Work, with a major in Community Organization and Planning, from the University
of Connecticut. He has also completed executive management programs at Northwestern
University’s Kellogg School of Management, Harvard Business School, and United
Way of America. Read more: AlexandriaNews.Org
Fairfax Chamber
Board of Directors Approves Change to Become the Northern Virginia Chamber of
Commerce
Tysons, Va. – Today, the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce (Fairfax Chamber) Board of Directors approved the re-branding and restructuring of the Fairfax Chamber to the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce. The new entity, effective January 2016, is an answer to the call from business and political leaders for one unified business voice for Northern Virginia and more accurately reflects a role the Fairfax Chamber is already fulfilling.
“The
Fairfax Chamber is the Voice of Business in Northern Virginia™ and has been for
some time now,” said Mitchell D. Weintraub, Partner, Cordia Partners and
Chairman, Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce. “The re-branding and restructuring
will allow us to better serve and increase our value to our members,
stakeholders and business community.”
The
largest regional chamber in Virginia representing more than 500,000 employees,
the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce will be the region’s leading voice
for business advocacy, thought leadership, business-to-business opportunities
and key community partnerships.
During
the next several months, the Fairfax Chamber will bring together other chamber
executives, business and political leaders, and community partners in a
collaborative manner to help shape the launch of the new entity in January
2016.
“The
new Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce will seek to complement, not compete
with the other chambers,” Weintraub continued. “This is about strengthening and
unifying the regional business voice region.”
Further information on the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce will be announced in January 2016. CONTACT: Alex Chagouris, Director, Communications & Marketing <achagouris@fairfaxchamber.org> --- 703-752-7526
#BestChamber Practices:
Virginia Peninsula Strategic Values
Business
Driven:
Acting always in the best interest of the Peninsula business community.
Excellence:
Conducting all activities so as to bring credit to our Region.
Leadership:
Providing visionary leadership by looking at the big picture and the long term in formulating policies and positions.
Proactive:
Positioning the Chamber to positively and creatively respond to challenges and opportunities.
Collaborative:
Partnering with advocates and stakeholders in addressing common issues and opportunities throughout our region.
Responsive:
Maintaining a flexible and responsive organizational structure so that we can effectively and quickly change activities or programs to serve the needs of the Peninsula business community in a rapidly changing environment.
Diverse & Inclusive:
Diversity and inclusion is about creating a work force that represents the global communities in which we live and work and ensuring an environment in which every individual’s contributions are valued. A diverse and inclusive environment challenges our way of thinking by bringing together a variety of talents, backgrounds and experiences, and serves as a catalyst for new ideas and innovation. Source: Virginia Peninsula
Acting always in the best interest of the Peninsula business community.
Excellence:
Conducting all activities so as to bring credit to our Region.
Leadership:
Providing visionary leadership by looking at the big picture and the long term in formulating policies and positions.
Proactive:
Positioning the Chamber to positively and creatively respond to challenges and opportunities.
Collaborative:
Partnering with advocates and stakeholders in addressing common issues and opportunities throughout our region.
Responsive:
Maintaining a flexible and responsive organizational structure so that we can effectively and quickly change activities or programs to serve the needs of the Peninsula business community in a rapidly changing environment.
Diverse & Inclusive:
Diversity and inclusion is about creating a work force that represents the global communities in which we live and work and ensuring an environment in which every individual’s contributions are valued. A diverse and inclusive environment challenges our way of thinking by bringing together a variety of talents, backgrounds and experiences, and serves as a catalyst for new ideas and innovation. Source: Virginia Peninsula
Prince
William Chamber Holds Legislative Kick-Off, December 16
State
Legislators Talk Policy Priorities, Business Concerns
The Prince
William Chamber of Commerce hosts the Prince William delegation to the Virginia
General Assembly during its annual “Legislative Kick-Off” breakfast on
Wednesday, December 16, 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. at Old Hickory Golf Club, 11921
Chanceford Drive near County Center. The entire business community
is invited to meet with elected officials before they head to Richmond for the
2016 legislative session. Attendance at this event is open to all
businesses in the region.
“There is
incredible economic opportunity in the Prince William region. It is
vitally important that the small business community remains engaged in the
policy making process and aware of changes in Richmond that could potentially
impact their industry. Our region has one of the most influential
delegations to the General Assembly and we are excited to share our 2016
legislative priorities with them,” said Brendon Shaw, Prince William Chamber of
Commerce Director of Government Relations.
To date,
Senator George Barker, Senator-Elect Scott Surovell, Delegate Scott
Lingamfelter and Delegate Richard Anderson have confirmed plans to
attend. All members of the Prince William delegation to Virginia’s
General Assembly have been invited. Additionally, the Chamber will
present the delegation with its 2016 Public Policy Agenda. A copy will be
made available at pwchamberadvocate.org following the event.
Cost
is $30 for Chamber members, $45 for non-members and includes breakfast.
Pre-register online at pwchamber.org. The Presenting Sponsor is Northern
Virginia Electric Cooperative (NOVEC); the Framework Sponsor is Compton and
Duling, LC, Attorneys at Law; and Transurban is the Chamber’s Advocacy Vision
Partner, supporting the Chamber’s comprehensive efforts to foster economic
opportunity and a high quality of life in our region. To learn more
about these efforts, or the Legislative Kick-off event, Contact:
Andrea Whaley, Director of Marketing & Communications, visit
pwchamber.org or call 703.368.6600.
Southwest
Virginia Chamber event addresses legislative issues
A delegation from the Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce
attended the 29th annual Southwest Virginia Chamber of Commerce Legislative
Breakfast & Forum recently at the Holiday Inn and Hotel Bristol Conference
Center.
The annual event, hosted by the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, has
become a prelude to the upcoming legislative issues and concerns that will be
the topics for the 2016 General Assembly.
Represented at the forum were Senator Bill Carrico from the 40th
District, Delegate Will Morefield from the 3rd District and Delegate Israel
O’Quinn from the 5th District.
Questions were submitted from the localities of the 13
participating chambers that included the towns of Richlands and Wytheville, and
counties of Dickenson, Pulaski, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington and
Wise. Read more: Southwest Times
Greater Richmond Chamber moving to SunTrust
Center
The Greater Richmond Chamber is
moving to new digs.The business group announced Wednesday that it had signed a
lease to take over much of the 17th floor of the SunTrust Center at 919 E. Main
St. downtown. Its board approved the move Wednesday morning.
The chamber will lease nearly 12,000 square feet, taking about two-thirds of the floor. It will have views looking north, east and south.
The organization currently leases 17,000 square feet on the seventh floor of the Main Street Centre building, which the state now owns. It moved there in January 2006.
The group’s 10-year lease there expires in January. It plans to move into the new space in late January or early February, depending upon when construction on the new space can be completed.
Kim Scheeler, the chamber’s president and CEO, said the group has been looking for new space for more than a year. One of its goals was to find space where the chamber could hold larger-scale meetings. Read more: Richmond Times Dispatch
Chamber Executive Ongoing Education
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31st Annual
Meeting of the Hampton Roads Regional Chamber of Commerce
The 31st Annual Meeting, the Chamber’s premier annual
event, will be one of the largest
gatherings of business leaders and elected officials
in Hampton Roads.
The Chamber
will recognize outgoing and incoming volunteer leadership and present its
Volunteer of the Year Award.
This year's
keynote speaker will be Former Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder.
Governor Wilder was the first African-American to be elected as Governor
of Virginia, serving as the 66th Governor of Virginia from
1990-1994. Governor Wilder, always outspoken
and insightful, will be discussing the economic and political climate
in Virginia. He will also be signing his book, "Son of Virginia: A
Life in America's Political Arena" after the event.
WHEN:
Wednesday, December 9, 2015
11:30am (Registration and Networking), 12-2pm (Lunch
& Program)
WHERE:
Virginia Beach Convention Center
1000
19th Street
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Arlington Chamber announces annual speaker,
award winners
Technology leader Aneesh Chopra has
been announced as keynote speaker of the Arlington Chamber of Commerce’s 91st
annual meeting, to be held on Friday, Dec. 11 at the Sheraton Pentagon City
Hotel.
Chopra formerly held top technology
posts for both the Virginia and federal governments, and is co-founder and
executive vice president of Hunch Analytics.
At the meeting, the Arlington
Chamber also will present its annual awards. The Leadership Center for
Excellence, an initiative of Leadership Arlington, will receive the Chair’s
Award; David Kinney of Kinco LC will receive the President’s Award; and the
Membership Engagement Committee will receive the Committee of the Year Award.
Tickets are at $55 for Chamber
members, $70 for non-members, and sponsorship opportunities are available. The
registration deadline is Dec. 3. Read more: Inside NOVA
Chamber Chuckle -
Wacky Wednesday Weirdest Chamber Requests
"Can you come fix my outside light?"
Fredericksburg Regional Chamber program: Final Four: Meet the
Made in Fred Va finalists
Four finalists will
compete for $10,000 to help with business startup expenses during the third annual
Made in Fred VA competition.
Hosted by The Next
Generation of Business Leaders, a program of the Fredericksburg Regional
Chamber of Commerce, the event will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Inn at
the Old Silk Mill, 1707 Princess Anne St.
REPO-ROCKS
Repo-Rocks turns plastic
waste into lightweight, decorative rocks for landscaping.
Founder: Evelyn Ellis
White of Falmouth who has a home-based alterations and flower business
How did you come up with
your business idea? I was always fascinated with my dad’s tinkering and
inventions. He never threw away anything. So I always tried to create things .
. . drawing up ideas but never acting on them, especially while raising my
family. I came up with the idea of Repo-Rocks at least five or so years ago. Michael
Crute, who I made an inventor on the patent worked so hard to perfect my
vision. It could help tackle a huge problem: plastic waste.
How will your startup help
the area? Fredericksburg is underemployed. I had these challenges as well,
raising four children as a single mom and working several jobs to make ends
meet. To be able to get Repo-Rocks out of the garage and into full production
will be a creditable avenue in offering training and employment locally. It
would also help get it into the retail market. More information: Fredericksburg Chamber
Gloucester County Chamber's wine
fest returns for 6th year
Organizers
say the sixth annual Gloucester Wine Festival this weekend is a fun opportunity
to bring the community together.
The
festival, hosted by the Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce, is set for 11
a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at Brent and Becky's Bulbs located at 7900 Daffodil
Lane.
It will
feature 12 Virginia wineries, food, live music, retail vendors, wine tasting,
art and crafts, and educational seminars.
“The Wine
Festival is a celebration of a growing industry in Virginia, and we are proud
to host 12 Virginia Wineries from all over the Commonwealth, right here in
Gloucester,” Gloria Williams, executive director of the Gloucester County
Chamber of Commerce, said in a news release. “Each year, the festival continues
to grow and incorporate new ideas and concepts.” Read more: Daily Press
Chamber interest: Washington
County, Virginia wants to help create more local businesses
The Washington
County, Virginia Business Plan Challenge will award over $10,000 in business
investment grants for start-up and existing businesses looking to expand with
additional job creating in Washington County, Virginia, Town of Abingdon, Town
of Glade Spring or Town of Damascus.
Applications must be submitted or postmarked no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 13, 2016 and received at the Washington County Chamber of Commerce at 1 Government Center Place, Suite D, Abingdon, VA 24210 or by email at washctybiz@gmail.com or fax at 276-628-3984.
Eligible business categories include Arts and Culture, Outdoor Recreation, Value Added Agriculture/Agritourism, Restaurants and Hospitality, Technology/Manufacturing/R&D, Retail and Support Services, and Light Manufacturing.
You can download rules and an application here.
Applications must be submitted or postmarked no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 13, 2016 and received at the Washington County Chamber of Commerce at 1 Government Center Place, Suite D, Abingdon, VA 24210 or by email at washctybiz@gmail.com or fax at 276-628-3984.
Eligible business categories include Arts and Culture, Outdoor Recreation, Value Added Agriculture/Agritourism, Restaurants and Hospitality, Technology/Manufacturing/R&D, Retail and Support Services, and Light Manufacturing.
You can download rules and an application here.
Famous Chamber of Commerce
Quotations: (Positive Thoughts)
“The strangest and most fantastic
fact about negative emotions is that people actually worship them.” – Peter Ouspensky
Fairfax
County Chamber of Commerce Joins Virginia International Trade Alliance (VITAL)
International export service now available
to Chamber members in Northern Virginia
Richmond, Va. - The Virginia Economic Development
Partnership (VEDP) today announced that the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce
(Fairfax Chamber) will partner with the Virginia International Trade Alliance
(VITAL), an initiative to increase international trade in Virginia. Through its
participation in VITAL, the Chamber will expand services to its member
companies as they grow their international sales. VITAL, which was launched in
July 2015 by Governor Terry McAuliffe and is managed by VEDP, expands the
Commonwealth’s nationally recognized international trade program via formal
partnerships with Virginia’s public universities, industry associations and
chambers of commerce.
Fairfax Chamber
President & CEO Jim Corcoran stated, “The Fairfax Chamber, the Voice of Business in
Northern VirginiaTM, is thrilled to partner with VEDP and the VITAL
program to grow and diversify the Northern Virginia economy. The VITAL program
promises to expose Virginia businesses to new markets and new customers abroad,
allowing them to be more successful and employ more Virginians. This collaboration
between government, business, and higher education will help shepherd in a new
Virginia economy.”
VITAL builds upon
Virginia’s proven export assistance programs, including tailored market
research, face-to-face meetings with qualified partners overseas, and VEDP’s
award-winning Virginia Leaders in Export Trade (VALET) Program. Goals for VITAL
include:
· Growing Virginia exports
by $1.6 billion in five years
· Creating 14,000
trade-supported jobs in five years
· Serving 390 companies
per year via Virginia’s international trade programs
Speaking about the
Fairfax Chamber’s decision to join VITAL, Virginia Secretary of Commerce and
Trade Maurice Jones said,
“We have a great opportunity in Virginia to help our wonderful businesses in
all corners of the state find customers outside of the country, where 95% of
the world’s consumers live. Northern Virginia is home to many of these
businesses, and we look forward to working with the Fairfax Chamber to help
those businesses find international customers and grow.”
The Fairfax County
Chamber of Commerce joins 12 partners in VITAL, including:
· Virginia Chamber of
Commerce
· Virginia Manufacturers
Association
· Virginia Maritime
Association
· Christopher Newport
University
· College of William &
Mary
· James Madison University
· George Mason University
· Old Dominion University
· University of Mary
Washington
· Virginia Commonwealth
University
· Virginia Military
Institute
· Virginia Tech
The Virginia Economic
Development Partnership was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1995 to
encourage, stimulate, and support the development and expansion of the economy
of the Commonwealth. To accomplish its objectives of promoting economic
expansion within the Commonwealth, the Partnership focuses its efforts on
business recruitment, expansion and international trade. VEDP offers numerous
programs to assist Virginia companies with selling into the global marketplace.
Source: Fairfax Chamber
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