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Membership Director Aims To Support Women’s Business Organizations

Armentrout Works To Grow Chamber RanksMembership Director Aims To Support Women’s Business OrganizationsBy IAN MUNRODaily News-Record  8/26/20  Growing up in the town of Shenandoah, Sheena Armentrout watched as her mother, Donna Cave, and her grandmother, Ruby Nicholson, ran a salon.“They started their own business. It was a successful business, and my mom stepped into the corporate world,” Armentrout said. “She did that as a single mom with a lot on her plate.”As Armentrout grew up and entered the

Getting Virginia Back To Work - Virginia Chamber

A Message from the Virginia Chamber Currently, our country and our commonwealth face two crises at once: a health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic crisis due to the shutdown of business in response to the pandemic. Ideally, we would end the economic crisis by ending the health crisis. However, we know that the necessary steps to end the health crisis will take time – developing, approving, and distributing a vaccine could take over a year. We know that it is unfeasible to keep the

News Release: 5/21/2020

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 21, 2020                            ​Contact: ​Ann Leatherwood 540.801.8779 Ann@valleyarts.org    Arts Council of the Valley to Suspend Court Square Theater Operations    HARRISONBURG, VA – The Arts Council of the Valley (ACV) Board of Directors has decided to suspend operations of its Court Square Theater for at least one year, beginning July 1, 2020. The theater has been closed since mid-March in response to the coronavirus pandemic.  ACV was notified in mid-April that the

City, County Host T-Shirt Fundraiser

By JESSICA WETZLERDaily News-Record  5/6/20  In an effort to continue offering grants for local businesses struggling during the COVID- 19 pandemic, Harrisonburg and Rockingham County have joined together to offer a “Rock Strong” T-shirt fundraiser to raise money for the Resilience Grant Fund.In March, the Harrisonburg-Rockingham COVID-19 Business Support Taskforce was formed to coordinate resources for local businesses. In early April, the task force awarded 25 grants totaling $65,000 to small businesses

Part 2: The Small Business Exemption And Other Key Takeaways For Employers From Updated Guidance On The Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Part 2: The Small Business Exemption And Other Key Takeaways For Employers From Updated Guidance On The Families First Coronavirus Response Act Authors: Lauren R. DardenPartner 540.438.5377 ldarden@wawlaw.comView Bio  Ashley H. WaterburyAssociate 540.438.5332 awaterbury@wawlaw.comView Bio On March 28, 2020, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) published further guidance on certain provisions of the paid sick leave and expanded FMLA provisions of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”), which

A Public Service Announcement from Your Chamber of Commerce : An Important Message to Employers in Our Community about COVID-19

Recently, the local Health Department and Sentara RMH Medical Center have received calls from people in the community stating that their employers are telling them they cannot return to work, following a period of absence due to sickness, until the employee can provide proof that they do not have the COVID-19 virus. While we understand and appreciate the efforts of local employers to be diligent in helping prevent the spread of the coronavirus, both in their workplaces and in the community at large, neither

Bridgewater Gets A Dose Of Whiz

By KATHLEEN SHAWDaily News-Record  3/11/20  BRIDGEWATER — Urgie’s Cheesesteaks’ Bridgewater location celebrated its ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday afternoon to commemorate more whiz in the Valley.Formerly Jalapeno Southwest Grill, the location in Generations Park is an expansion of the Urgie’s in Harrisonburg both in size and menu. All classic entree items such as the hattrick and pierogies remain on the menu, but joining the traditional Philadelphia-inspired flavors are stuffed peppers, burgers and

Chamber Of Commerce Event Explores Workplace Diversity

By IAN MUNRODaily News-Record  3/5/20  Over 100 guests attended the second Diversity in Business event hosted by the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce at the Lucy F. Simms Center, according to Chris Jones, a city councilman and member of the chamber’s diversity council.“The more we understand diversity in the workplace and diversity in business, the more it will help to fulfill the employment needs of a diverse workforce and help to fulfill the employment gaps in business,” Jones said. “We need

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