Guest Blog: Jason Stanford, President of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance

by Andrea Winey

For more on the monumental $3.7B rail agreement, we’ve asked the President of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance, Jason Stanford, to give us an update on its impact and what it will mean for our region. Yesterday Virginia, CSX, Amtrak and VRE signed a historic agreement that will make Virginia’s Transforming Rail in Virginia project […]

Testimony by President & CEO Tony Howard before the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors

by Andrea Winey

Testimony by President & CEO Tony Howard before the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors April 24, 2018, Loudoun County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street S.E., Leesburg RE: Loudoun 2040 comprehensive plan update Good evening Madam Chair and members of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. My name is Tony Howard and I am the President of the […]

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2019 Committee Spotlight: Public Policy Committee

by Andrea Winey

Thank you to Browning Herbert, Vice Chair of the Public Policy Committee, for answering a few of our questions. The Public Policy Committee meets the 1st Tuesday of each month at 8 a.m. Learn more about the Public Policy Committee.    1. What is the mission of your committee in your own words? The committee […]

Loudoun 2040: Bad Sci-fi Or A New Hope

by Andrea Winey

Blog post written by Grafton deButts, VP of Membership & Government Affairs To learn more about the Public Policy Committee, click here. First things first, let’s be honest, unless you’re reading the local newspaper’s government column or hanging out with me on the weekends you have no idea what Loudoun 2040 is.  That’s fair, no judgement […]

Meet Your Public Policy ’19 Committee Chair: Stacey Metcalfe

by Andrea Winey

Public Policy Committee Sets Its Plan for 2019 In 2019, Inova Loudoun Hospital’s Stacey Metcalfe took them helm as the Chair of the 2019 Public Policy Committee.  This vital Chamber committee is not only responsible for sifting through the hundreds of legislative actions that may affect our business community, but is the tip of the […]

Northern Virginia Chamber Partnership: Legislative Update

by Andrea Winey

Northern Virginia Chamber Partnership Economic Development / Business Growth & Retention Updates made: February 8, 2019. Learn more about the Chamber’s Public Policy Initiative, by clicking here.  Join us at our upcoming PolicyMaker Series event, The State of Loudoun’s Towns, on March 13, 2019. Register Here   The Loudoun Chamber is a founding member of the […]

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3 Questions with Jason Stanford

by Andrea Winey

3 Questions with Jason Stanford, Executive Director of the Northern Virginia Transportation Alliance Post written by Grafton deButts, VP of Membership & Government Affairs. Learn more about the Chamber’s Public Policy initiative by clicking here.  Join us at our upcoming PolicyMaker Series event, The State of Loudoun’s Towns, on March 13, 2019. Register Here At the February […]

3 things to watch for in 2019: Loudoun County Board of Supervisors

by Andrea Winey

This blog post has been written by Grafton deButts, Vice President of Membership & Government Affairs. Learn more about the Public Policy initiative, by clicking here. On January 2nd, after working for the Loudoun Chamber for the past 11 years, it was strange feeling to walk into the same office, the same desk, but be faced […]

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3 Things to Watch for in Richmond This Session

by Andrea Winey

Post written by Grafton deButts, Vice President of Membership & Government Affairs To learn more about the Loudoun Chamber’s 2019 Public Policy Positions, click here. Each year, thousands of bills are reviewed and voted on in the Virginia General Assembly.  Many of these bills will never reach your inbox, nor will they ever affect your […]

EYE ON LOUDOUN: What Is Your Special Interest?

by Andrea Winey

I was going to open this blog post with a joke, but it seems that lobbyists and interest groups are so misunderstood that no one has bothered creating jokes about them. Either that or they are masters at erasing bad press – I will let you decide. I have long been confused as to why […]