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    Chamber Newsletter: January 2021
    Thursday, January 14, 2021
    Chamber Newsletter: January 2021

    Find out how lots of our members are stepping up to the plate with donations, Crater Planning offers legislative updates, and what Building Bridges with Book is all about in our January Newsletter. Read more here.

    Second Chances Comprehensive Services...
    Monday, January 11, 2021
    Second Chances Comprehensive Services acquired by Seaside Healthcare

    Via The Independent Messenger:SHREVEPORT, LA:  Second Chances Comprehensive Services, a Hopewell, Virginia headquartered mental health and substance use treatment service provider with five locations in Virginia, has become part of Seaside Healthcare, a behavioral healthcare service corporation headquartered in Shreveport, Louisiana. With the completion of the acquisition in early December, 2020, Second Chances joins the growing Seaside Healthcare family of behavioral health and substance use programs that

    Pamplin Park named in VAM’s Top 10 En...
    Monday, January 11, 2021
    Pamplin Park named in VAM’s Top 10 Endangered Artifacts program

    Via Augusta Free Press: Pamplin Historical Park and The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier has been named an Honoree in the Virginia Association of Museums’ Virginia’s Top 10 Endangered Artifacts program. The Park’s “Album Quilt Created by Ladies of Dinwiddie” from 1850 has been selected as a finalist in this annual online conservation contest, for funding to preserve artifacts, for future generations. Read more...

    Touchstone Bank names Mr. C. Sean Lin...
    Thursday, January 07, 2021
    Touchstone Bank names Mr. C. Sean Link as Chief Lending Officer

    December 28, 2020, Prince George, Virginia, Touchstone Bank (OTC Pink: TSBA) is pleased to announce Mr. C. Sean Link as its new Chief Lending Officer. Mr. Link has over 10 years of senior executive banking experience with a focus in commercial banking, most recently as Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking at BB&T Bank in Richmond, Virginia. Link also served as Senior Vice-President of Commercial Banking and Senior Vice President/Senior Commercial Banker at South State Bank, and at Union Bank and

    Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott gifts ...
    Tuesday, December 15, 2020
    Philanthropist Mackenzie Scott gifts Virginia State University its largest ever donation

    MacKenzie Scott, the multi-billionaire philanthropist, has given Virginia State University a $30 million gift, the largest single gift in the 138-year history of the historically Black university.Read More

    Hopewell, Va., to Expand Internet Acc...
    Tuesday, December 01, 2020
    Hopewell, Va., to Expand Internet Access to Underserved Areas

    Thanks to a $3.95 million grant from the state, city officials are hoping to launch a public Wi-Fi project that will expand citywide broadband access, especially in public and affordable housing. Read the full story here: https://www.govtech.com/network/Hopewell-Va-to-Expand-Internet-Access-to-Underserved-Areas.html

    Rolls-Royce settles discrimination al...
    Tuesday, December 01, 2020
    Rolls-Royce settles discrimination allegation at Prince George plant

    PRINCE GEORGE — Rolls-Royce North America has agreed to pay 26 women over allegations of gender-based hiring discrimination at a Prince George County plant while the company denies the charges. The company agreed to pay $135,000 in back wages and interest to women, four of whom were also given job opportunities by Rolls-Royce, who applied for operator positions at the plant and then weren’t hired. Read the full story here.

    The Hopewell Downtown Partnership Rec...
    Monday, November 23, 2020
    The Hopewell Downtown Partnership Receives Virginia Tourism Corporation Recovery Marketing Leverage

    The Hopewell Downtown Partnership (HDP) has received $4,648.50 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s (VTC) Recovery Marketing Leverage Program (RMLP), designed to help local and regional tourism entities attract more visitors by leveraging limited local marketing dollars through a local match of the state grants funds. More than $1.9 million in matching grant funds were awarded to 161 local tourism initiatives through this program. This funding cycle, local partners will provide more than $5.6 million

    Rolls-Royce to pay $135K to resolve h...
    Friday, November 20, 2020
    Rolls-Royce to pay $135K to resolve hiring discrimination dispute

    Rolls-Royce to pay $135K to resolve hiring discrimination disputeFemale applicants weren't selected for machine operator jobs at Prince George facility   From Virginia Business: PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 17, 2020BY SYDNEY LAKE Reston-based Rolls-Royce North America Holdings Inc. has agreed to pay $135,000 in back wages and interest to 26 female applicants who were not selected for machine operator positions at its Prince George County aircraft component manufacturing facility. The payments were the result

    Small Business Saturday from the HPG ...
    Thursday, November 12, 2020
    Small Business Saturday from the HPG Chamber and Hopewell Downtown Partnership

                                                                       MEDIA RELEASE Media Contact: Heather Lyne,                                                                       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Executive Director                                                                                          Tuesday, November 10th, 2020heather@hopewelldowntown.com PH: (804)571-1068    The Hopewell Downtown Partnership and Hopewell-Prince George Chamber of Commerce Partner for Small Business

    City of Hopewell Announces COViD-19 S...
    Friday, November 06, 2020
    City of Hopewell Announces COViD-19 Small Business Marketing Program

    City of Hopewell Announces COVID-19 Small Business Marketing Program HOPEWELL, VA - The City of Hopewell is excited to announce the Hopewell Small Business Marketing Program. Utilizing funding provided by the CARES Act, the Hopewell Small Business Marketing  program  has  been  established  by the City of Hopewell in partnership with the Hopewell Downtown Partnership. This program will provide small business owners THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY access to free marketing assistance to aid in overcoming the

    Artist Allie Lull paints 'Patriotic R...
    Friday, October 30, 2020
    Artist Allie Lull paints 'Patriotic Rescue', Hopewell firefighters saving the American flag

    From the Progress-Index: HOPEWELL - An artist used her God-given talent to create a painting after watching the incredible video of the American flag being rescued during the raging fire that destroyed the iconic, decades-old Hopewell Moose Lodge on February 28, 2019.  The viral video captured a heroic act of patriotism. During the blazing inferno, Hopewell Fire and Rescue Chief Donny Hunter was lowering the flag with firefighter Timmy Cibula’s assistance while firefighter Jamie Bridgeman was off to the

    Harrison Walton Elementary Receive Purple Star Designation for Excellence in Supporting Military Fam
    Thursday, October 22, 2020
    Harrison Walton Elementary Receive Purple Star Designation for Excellence in Supporting Military Fam

    Harrison, Walton Elementary Receive Purple Star Designation For Excellence in Supporting Military Families  Four PGCPS Schools Now VDOE-Recognized Purple Star Award Winners  PRINCE GEORGE, Va. - Prince George County Public Schools’ David A. Harrison and William A. Walton Elementary Schools have been selected to receive the 2020 Virginia Purple Star Designation from the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) and the Virginia Council on the Interstate Compact on the Educational Opportunity of Military

    Prince George County Board of Supervi...
    Thursday, October 08, 2020
    Prince George County Board of Supervisors approves solar energy facility at meeting

    PRINCE GEORGE, Va -- A solar energy facility set to be located in the Blackwater Magisterial District was approved by the board of supervisors on Sept. 22 during a regular board meeting.Read the story from the Prince George Journal in full here: https://www.theprincegeorgejournal.com/news/bos-approves-solar-energy-facility-at-meeting/article_9bb06c06-04af-11eb-9f20-5ffe433349ae.html 

    Hopewell Prince George Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Launches New Tourism Website
    Thursday, August 13, 2020
    Hopewell Prince George Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center Launches New Tourism Website

    The Hopewell Prince George Chamber of Commerce has officially launched the new Hopewell Prince George tourism website. The website was funded by a grant from Virginia Tourism Corporation and created by Prince George County native, Bryce Hipps Creative. This website serves as a stand-alone website promoting the areas tourism assets and eliminates confusion about the the Chamber of Commerce and it's role as the official destination marketing organization for Prince George County and the City of Hopewell. This

    Hopewell/Prince George Chamber of Com...
    Thursday, July 23, 2020
    Hopewell/Prince George Chamber of Commerce Receives VTC Wanderlove Grant

    Hopewell/Prince George Chamber and Visitor Center Receives Virginia Tourism Corporation DMO WanderLove Recovery Grant for Tourism MarketingHPG Chamber and Visitor Welcome Center has received $9934 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) DMO WanderLove Recovery Grant Program, a new grant made available to Virginia’s Destination Marketing Organizations (DMOs) across the Commonwealth that have been heavily impacted by the novel coronavirus pandemic to fund recovery marketing initiatives. $866,504 in

    Prince George County Launches CARES A...
    Tuesday, July 14, 2020
    Prince George County Launches CARES Act Program

    For Immediate Release July 14, 2020 For further information contact: Percy C. Ashcraft – (804) 722-8600 Email: pashcraft@princegeorgecountyva.gov    Prince George County launches Prince George CARES Small Business Grant ProgramPRINCE GEORGE, VA - At the direction of the Board of Supervisors, Prince George County, in partnership with the Prince George Industrial Development Authority, is launching the “Prince George CARES Small Business Grant” program to support small businesses negatively affected by

    Colonial Heights leaves Petersburg Ar...
    Thursday, July 09, 2020
    Colonial Heights leaves Petersburg Area Regional Tourism for Greater Richmond Regional Tourism

    In a controversial move, Colonial Heights pulled out of Petersburg Area Regional Tourism (PART). PART is a Destination Marketing Organization funded by several localities, including Hopewell, Prince George County, Petersburg, and Dinwiddie County. On July 1st, Colonial Heights officially joined Richmond Regional Tourism, shifting their tourism dollars to that entity. This comes on the heals of Chesterfield County also pulling out of PART earlier this year.    For more information, read this article from

    April is National Internship Awareness Month: Richard Bland College Student, TeeAnn Allison
    Thursday, April 16, 2020
    April is National Internship Awareness Month: Richard Bland College Student, TeeAnn Allison

    April is National Internship Awareness Month College:  Richard Bland College of William and Mary Feature:  TeeAnn Allison Internship Site:  Hopewell/Prince George Chamber of Commerce   Special thanks to Celia Brockway for helping to identify and recruit our first Richard Bland College Intern.  TeeAnn will complete her associate’s degree this spring and she is applying to Virginia universities to continue her education. TeeAnn immediately demonstrated an understanding of workplace expectations which

    Chamber Working with City/County and ...
    Wednesday, March 25, 2020
    Chamber Working with City/County and Virginia's Gateway Region During COVID-19

    On March 24th, Chamber staff participated in a conference call organized by Keith Boswell, CEO of Virginia's Gateway Region (VGR), a regional economic development organization. The purpose of this call was to establish an emergency response task force comprised of regional economic development organizations, including VGR, Prince George County Economic Development, Hopewell City Economic Development, the Virginia Unemployment Office, local reps from the Small Business Administration and Small Business

    Gordmans Ribbon Cutting Cancelled, Store Opening
    Monday, March 16, 2020
    Gordmans Ribbon Cutting Cancelled, Store Opening

    New Gordmans Stores to Open as Planned; Ribbon-Cutting Ceremonies Cancelled  HOUSTON (March 16, 2020) – Gordmans today announced that it is moving forward as planned with its previously announced March 17th new store openings. However, to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and as part of an ongoing effort to comply with recommendations from state, local and national officials to keep its guests, associates, partners and facilities safe, the Company is cancelling its previously announced

    Governor Northam Announces Amazon to ...
    Monday, March 02, 2020
    Governor Northam Announces Amazon to Launch Fulfillment Center in Prince George County

    RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Amazon will open a new fulfillment center for its Amazon Basics line in Prince George County. The company will lease the former 798,000-square-foot Ace Hardware Corporation facility, adding up to 150 new jobs to Amazon’s existing workforce of more than 10,000 full-time employees in the Commonwealth. “This investment expands Amazon’s footprint in Virginia and is a strong testament to our competitive business climate, prime East Coast location, and

    H/PG Chamber Recognizes Marks & Harrison Founder, the Author of the HPG Chamber 100 Years Ago
    Monday, March 02, 2020
    H/PG Chamber Recognizes Marks & Harrison Founder, the Author of the HPG Chamber 100 Years Ago

    Hopewell/Prince George, Va. – The Hopewell/Prince George Chamber of Commerce hosted a program at John Tyler Community College’s William H. Talley Workforce Center for the purpose of celebrating the Chamber’s 100th Anniversary and honoring current members that were around when the Chamber was founded.  The “Legacy” organizations are:  Ashland (formerly Hercules, Inc.), DuPont (currently DuPont Teijin Films – Hopewell Site); AdvanSix (Allied Chemical); WestRock (Hummel-Ross Fibre Corp.), J. W. Enochs, Inc.,

    Hopewell/Prince George Futures Initiative Underway
    Thursday, September 27, 2018
    Hopewell/Prince George Futures Initiative Underway

    Hopewell/Prince George Futures Initiative UnderwayHopewell/Prince George, Va. – In the fall of 2017 the H/PG Chamber Board of Directors determined a course of action in preparation for the 100th Anniversary of the Chamber’s incorporation September 2020.  The Futures Initiative was formed. This team is working to ensure that the Chamber is on the right course.  Incremental changes have been underway since 2017 which include granting our ex officio board members a vote.  This change signals the importance of

    6 area teens win scholarships at 6th annual ITAC Manufacturing Tech Summer Camp
    Friday, August 10, 2018
    6 area teens win scholarships at 6th annual ITAC Manufacturing Tech Summer Camp

    6 area teens win scholarships at 6th annual ITAC Manufacturing Tech Summer CampCutline: Members of the winning team Noah Craft from Prince George High School, Justin Halder from NB Clements Jr. High in Prince George, Heather Coletti from Colonial Heights High School, Brody Fisher from Dinwiddie High School, Omari Duncan from Hopewell High School, T’Angelo Munoz from Prince George High School.  This team known as the Blue Team captured the win!Hopewell/Prince George, VA – A multi-jurisdiction team of six

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