Sign In
Free Newsletter
Virginia Chamber’s DuVal to lead new ITA venture
Newport-News based government contractor ITA International announced Wednesday that Virginia Chamber of Commerce CEO Barry DuVal will be the new president and CEO of ITA Growth Partners, a newly created acquisition company designed to help ITA International expand. ITA International CEO Mike Melo said ITA Growth Partners will officially launch operations on April 1. The […]
Va. Chamber of Commerce reveals next president and CEO
Cathie J. Vick will be the new leader of the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, starting April 1. The business advocacy organization with more than 30,000 members announced on Tuesday her appointment as president and CEO. Vick is currently vice president of corporate and government affairs at Transurban, one of the world’s largest operators and developers […]
Va. Chamber president and CEO to retire
Virginia Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Barry DuVal plans to retire in early 2025, the chamber announced Thursday. DuVal became head of the chamber in April 2010. During his 14-year tenure, the business advocacy organization has grown from around 1,000 members to more than 32,000. “During his tenure with the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, […]
Out & About July 2024
1. James W. Dyke Jr. with McGuireWoods Consulting received a lifetime achievement award from the Virginia Chamber of Commerce May 16 in Richmond. L to R (front row): Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Don L. Scott Jr., D-Portsmouth; former Gov. Douglas Wilder; Dyke. L to R (back row): Virginia Sen. Lamont Bagby, D-Henrico, former U.S. […]
Va. Chamber honors four execs with lifetime achievement awards
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce honored four Virginia business leaders with lifetime achievement awards during a May 16 ceremony at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond. The honorees were: Carilion Clinic CEO Nancy Howell Agee; Michael Daniels, chairman of the board of CACI International; Benjamin Davenport Jr., chairman of the board of First Piedmont and Davenport […]
Virginia Chamber elects Va. Natural Gas president as board chair
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has elected Robert Duvall, president of Virginia Natural Gas, to chair its board of directors, the chamber announced Thursday. Duvall succeeds Lakshmi Williams, North American general counsel of Transurban, who chaired the board in 2023. Duvall’s term as chair will last a year. At Virginia Natural Gas, Duvall is responsible […]
Anthem, Va. Chamber partner on WiseChoice Healthcare Alliance
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce is partnering with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield on the WiseChoice Healthcare Alliance, the next step in providing health insurance to small business owners through a newly legalized consortium structure, President and CEO Barry DuVal announced Wednesday. In June 2022, Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed legislation allowing associations — including […]
Economic Development 2023: BARRY DuVAL
DuVal, who has led the Virginia Chamber since 2010, oversaw the launch this summer of the chamber‘s WiseChoice Healthcare Alliance, a multiple employer welfare association to offer health care plans for small businesses. Made possible through new state legislation, WiseChoice was the first such self-funded health insurance consortium in Virginia. A longtime advocate for Virginia’s [&he[...]
Va. chamber to offer small biz health coverage
Finding affordable health insurance has long been a difficulty for small business owners and employees. Premiums may be affordable one year and could double the next. In 2020, Virginia’s average health insurance cost per person was $8,815, according to data from the Kaiser Family Foundation, and 36.1% of people polled reported that they did not […]
Poll: Nation thinks NoVa should get FBI HQ
Nearly two-thirds of surveyed voters think a new FBI headquarters to replace the agency’s crumbling Washington, D.C., home should be built in Virginia. That’s according to a national survey released in late April by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. More than a decade in the works, the move is being handled by the U.S. General […]
Virginia Chamber appoints Transurban exec as board chair
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has elected Lakshmi Williams, North American general counsel for Transurban, to serve as the 2023 chair of the chamber‘s board of directors. Her term will last one year. Based at Transurban’s U.S. headquarters in Tysons, Williams joined the Virginia Chamber‘s board in 2018 and has served on the executive board […]
Barkin: To address inflation, U.S. must rethink labor
As the U.S. moves to a short-labor environment, it will be necessary for businesses, governments and nonprofits to reassess their approach to labor, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin said Friday in Richmond. Speaking at the Virginia Chamber‘s 2022 Virginia Economic Summit and Forum on International Trade, Barkin said that although […]
