Business Briefs – Week of March 27-31
March 31st, 2017

Chamber

Virginia Chamber gets local input for its blueprint for state’s future Free Lance-Star

Mecklenburg County included on Blueprint Virginia 2025 tour News Progress

Barry DuVal, Correspondent of the Day: Virginia’s electricity rates are low RTD

What’s on Our Minds? Shaping Virginia’s Economic Policy VA CEOs

Old Dominion disruption VA Business

 

Virginia Policy

McAuliffe’s tweaks to budget, bills, set up reconvene fight AP

McAuliffe amps it up: Trump budget is ‘craziest,’ Bay cuts are ‘dumbest’ WaPo

Va. governor vetoes charter school and ‘Beloved’ bills WaPo

 McAuliffe seeks to block shift of coalfield economic development funding Roanoke Times

Editorial: Virginia Republicans’ position on Medicaid expansion is indefensible WaPo

State senator: Trump’s energy order means its time to end ‘farce’ on Virginia utility rate review RTD

New utility solar program called a small step forward for Virginia renewable energy RTD

‘GO Virginia’ trying to get the Commonwealth to diversify industry WHSV

Agee: Roanoke Region excitement evident as GO Virginia kicks off Roanoke Times

Hampton Roads has tried to work together before. Will it work this time? Pilot

Editorial: Two suggestions for GO Virginia Roanoke Times

 

Federal Policy

Donovan joins attorneys general opposing executive order dismantling Clean Power Plan Vermont Biz

Carilion chief says uncertainty over health care bill keeps hospitals on alert Roanoke Times

Aircraft carrier suppliers to Congress: Go to 12 Daily Press

 

Elections

Editorial: Governor McAuliffe’s charter-school veto is simply McAwful RTD 

Ralph Northam: I’m a proud product of Virginia public schools — and I’ll fight for them as governor Medium

Gillespie: Tax cut will jumpstart Virginia’s economy Roanoke Times

 

Business News

Virginia unemployment falls during February VA Business

Our population is growing. But more and more people are leaving Greater Washington. What gives? DC Biz Journal

2017 Virginia County Health Rankings Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Biggest ship ever to call on U.S. East Coast is set to visit Port of Virginia first Pilot

Editorial: Does Virginia need another inland port? Or two? Roanoke Times

Richmond International Airport traffic climbs, barely, in February RTD

New name and a new CEO VA Business

CEO’s exit won’t slow paper plant, officials say Chesterfield Observer

FreightCar letter describes job cuts, ‘halt’ to production Roanoke Times

Amazon to bring 1,000-plus jobs to Frederick County NV Daily

Shamrock Farms to expand in Augusta County VA Business