 | 04/24/2008 WCBA holds April 2008 meeting
The WCBA held its April Meeting on the 22nd highlighting the redevelopment plans of the Chesterfield Towne.
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| 04/24/2008 Get your Beer Mugs Out
Capital Ale House Opened
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| 02/25/2008 27th Annual Midlothian Festival and Craft Fair
The '27th Annual Midlothian Festival and Craft Fair' will be on Oct 18, 2008.
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| 02/21/2008 Sprinkler Systems
Legislation that I introduced this year dealing with the requirement for sprinklers in high rise residential buildings, Senate Bill 363, has been carried over and sent to the Virginia Housing Commission for further consideration.
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| 02/19/2008 The Budget At Crossover-Where Do We Go From Here?
I have grave concerns over the projections that have been used in terms of state revenues for fiscal years 2009-2010.
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| 02/07/2008 John Watkins Talks About Health Care
I want to focus today on what I think is one of the most pressing problems in Virginia, and indeed, in this country-health care. The purpose of Senate Bill 578, my "VirginiaShare" legislation, is to meet the growing need of providing health
insurance access to a growing segment of the population who can't afford health insurance or even find health insurance.
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| 01/31/2008 John Watkins Talks About His Education Bills
This week I would like to tell you about two bills I introduced concerning education.
The first will designate Virginia Commonwealth University status consistent with the authority granted two years ago to Virginia Tech, University of Virginia
and The College of William and Mary.
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| 01/24/2008 Wine and Impact Fees
This week I want to talk about two bills I have introduced in this 2008 Session.
I have, again this year, introduced a wine distribution bill. This legislation would allow farm wineries to self-distribute Virginia wines
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| 01/16/2008 2008 Session of the VA General Assermbly
Senator Watkins' message on the 2008 General assembly discusses some of the issues that will receive attention in this session, including the budget, transportation, and immigration.
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| 01/09/2008 WCBA Reports on 2007
The WCBA is delighted to report on progress in 2007 and looks forward to expand it's role in serving the local business community in 2008.
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| 12/30/2007 Members! Register at the WCBA Web Site
Registration is easy, and you get the benefit of your own web page at the WCBA website. click here to register
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| 12/11/2007 WCBA holds December 2007 meeting
The WCBA held its December 2007 meeting at the Winfree Memorial Baptist
Church featuring a General Assembly wrap up with Senator John Watkins and
Delegate Lee Ware.
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| 04/24/2007 WCBA holds April 2007 meeting
Dave Anderson, with the Timmons Group presented the Roseland Development plan, which is bringing in the concept of a self contained subdivision to Western Chesterfield. Find out more on
http://www.roselandva.com
The Republican candidates for the House of Delegates primary, Manoli Loupassi, and William Shewmake gave short presentations on their positions and took members questions following the meeting.
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 | 02/27/2007 WCBA holds February 2007 meeting
Tom Garner, managing partner of Tak Tent L.P., gave a presentation on the new development "The Greens at Midlothian", and there were interesting references to the history of Midlothian.
Sandy Bowen, an attorney with Coats and Davenport, gave an
informative talk on small business disaster preparedness, with information on resources to help businesses survive disasters successfully. Please see their website here http://www.coateslaw.com.
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| 02/07/2007 John Watkins Talks About His Bills
Although it seems like the General Assembly session just started, we are actually approaching "crossover," the mid-point in the session. That is the day bills in the Virginia Senate must be acted on so that they "crossover" and the House of
Delegates has time to consider the Senate bills.
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| 12/12/2006 WCBA holds December 2006 meeting
The winter meeting of the WCBA met today at the Winfree Memorial Baptist Church. A great crowd was on hand to network before and after the meeting and to hear Delegate Lee Ware and Senator John Watkins give a review of the 2006 General Assembly and
a preview of the 2007 session.
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| 10/03/2006 Chesterfield County Business Watch Program
The Chesterfield County Police Department offers various programs and services to the Chesterfield County business community. The Crime Prevention Section is committed to reaching out to businesses by consulting with them on security measures and by
providing crime prevention training.
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 | 07/27/2006 WCBA holds July 2006 meeting
Our summer meeting was a resounding success with an attendance of 51. Full-size photographs from the meeting may be downloaded here.
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| 07/13/2006 Midlo Faces - Brett Sheffield
The saying that "leaders are made, not born" may be true, but some people seem to be naturals. They possess an effortless charisma and energy that works magic on motivating their peers. Meet Brett Sheffield.
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| 05/01/2006 Celebrate Chesterfield Business!
Every May, the Commonwealth of Virginia celebrates Business Appreciation Week, a statewide effort to thank businesses of all sizes and industries in the Commonwealth for their many contributions to our quality of life. Governor Kaine has designated
the
week of May 14-20, 2006, as Business Appreciation Week for 2006.
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| 04/20/2006 Golf Invite Sunday 30 April 2006
The WCBA has been asked to help promote the Alpha Delta Kappa golf tournament, as some of the members are Midlothian residents and business owners. It is for a worthy cause and your support will be appreciated
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