Doing Business: A Message From Our Outgoing Board Chairman, Kathryn Falk; New Relief Funding; Upcoming Events; Member News

June 15, 2021

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Impactful Innovation: A Fireside Chat With Dr. Gregory Washington and Telly Tucker

June 17th | 9:30-11AM

partner event

Blueprint Virginia 2030 Regional Tour - Region 7 Meeting

July 21st

Greater Washington Apprentice Network - July Employer Briefing

July 6th | 2-3PM

A Message From Our Outgoing Board Chairman, Kathryn Falk

At Friday's Good Business Awards, our Outgoing Board Chairman, Kathryn Falk, Cox Communications, shared the following message:

Chamber members: 2020 was the most challenging year in every respect possible. Unprecedented is almost an understatement. I am so pleased to report that your Chamber team demonstrated tremendous leadership over the past 12 months.

During this stormy year when other groups lost large numbers of members, the Chamber retained 99% of all membership revenue while also growing new membership revenue considerably. And we are proud to welcome so many marquee new members including Nestlé Corporation, AWS and Verizon. Thanks to Julie Coons our CEO and the team including Shannon Jamerson of KPMG and Mitch Weintraub of Cordia, Rich LaFleur of Grant Thornton, Mike Carlin of Access Point, and John Woodstock for their work on membership.

Your team made savvy financial decisions, finding new sources of income and cutting operating expenses to deliver a positive financial year with more top regional executives engaged than ever before. Thank you Susan Moser of Cherry Bekaert, our Treasurer, and Kevin Kelly our CFO for their amazing leadership.

And we led….

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MEMBER CELEBRATION

The Good Business Awards

Friday's Good Business Awards were nothing short of a celebration of the greatness found within our own business community! We began by heralding our two Lifetime Achievement Award winners, Cathy Lange, Partner, Human Capital Advisors, and Stu Mendelsohn, Executive Partner, Holland and Knight, LLC. We then honored two regional businesses for their contributions to the community: our Good Business of the Year winner, Hogan Lovells, accepted by Carine Stoick, Office Managing Partner, and our Good Nonprofit of the Year, Kaiser Permanente, accepted by Ruth Williams-Brinkley, Regional President, Mid-Atlantic States. Please join us in congratulating our 2021 Good Business Awards winners!

Missed the event? You can watch the entire show via the link below:

2021 Greater Washington Good Business Awards

MEMBER ADVOCACY

In Case You Missed It

Last week the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors created the PIVOT grant program. The new program is aimed at assisting those businesses hardest hit by the pandemic and related government restrictions – food service, retail, arts, and hotels. The program is initially funded by $25 million of county resources, but will be replenished with future federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan.

Fairfax County will begin taking applications on June 23rd. You can find out more about the PIVOT grants by attending a webinar today, June 15th, at 1PM. More information and the Zoom link for today’s webinar can be found here.

Loudoun County is currently considering a similar measure so keep an eye on this space for more info if your business is located in Loudoun.

For more information about the Chamber’s advocacy program, reach out to Clayton at cmedford@novachamber.org.

COUNCIL SERIES & NETWORKING

UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS

Registration is free for members

Impactful Innovation: A Fireside Chat With Dr. Gregory Washington and Telly Tucker

June 17th | 9:30-11AM

Dr. Gregory Washington, President of George Mason University and Telly Tucker, Executive Director of Arlington Economic Development will dive into a discussion about George Mason University’s cutting-edge Arlington campus. Through a public-private-partnership, the state-of-the-art Institute for InnovAtion (IDIA) will bring together students, educators, entrepreneurs, and innovators to immerse themselves in the latest technologies creating a diverse and sustainable pipeline of talent filling the needs of the future workforce.

Join us and learn more about:

How companies can connect to this new talent pipeline
How the IDIA’s talent will lure top technology companies to the region
The New Virginia Promise, George Mason University’s pathway for a four-year degree for everyone who wants one

Registration is free

partner event

Blueprint Virginia 2030 Regional Tour - Region 7 Meeting

July 21st

The Virginia Chamber Foundation is pleased to formally release the dates and open registration for the Blueprint Virginia 2030 Regional Tour.

Those who register will be invited to participate in the Blueprint Virginia 2030 Regional Tour survey. As part of the Blueprint Virginia 2030 development process, the Virginia Chamber Foundation has announced it will host a series of virtual meetings throughout Virginia, in partnership with its network of local, regional, and other chambers of commerce; and GO Virginia and VEDA. These meetings will serve to foster greater regional collaboration by bringing together leaders in business, economic development, workforce, education, housing, and other community representatives from across the Commonwealth to provide input for Virginia’s next statewide strategic plan.

Registration is free

Greater Washington Apprentice Network July Employer Briefing

July 6th | 2-3PM

The Greater Washington Apprenticeship Network (GWAN) brings together employers, academic institutions, public and private sectors. Employers gain access to best practices from organizational peers, sources of prospective apprentice candidates, support services, academic institutions, and training resources. The GWAN meets on the first Tuesday of each month for an Employer Briefing.

The featured speakers for the July GWAN Employer Briefing are:

Featured Employer: Accenture Federal
Featured Resource: Mason Talent Exchange

Doing Business is the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce's weekly e-newsletter focused on member-relevant news, Council Series updates, and upcoming events. Each month we will feature advocacy updates, a message from our President & CEO, and member-written blog posts. Subscription sign-up and past issues may be found on our website.