News for Chamber Members

CALIBRE Systems, Inc. (CALIBRE) has announced that it will be formally recognized at the 2013 Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium (VETS) on June 11, 2013, in Reno, Nevada, for going above and beyond to make their acquisitions process-friendly for Veterans and taking significant actions to increase contracting or subcontracting opportunities for Veterans. VETS2013, hosted by the National ...read more

Max Muscle Sports Nutrition is expanding to the Springfield area. This well known franchise, currently located in Manassas, Falls Church and Fairfax makes its new home at Brookfield Plaza in the heart of Springfield. Max Muscle is known for their high quality supplements and knowledgeable staff. Come in for a free nutrition assessment, a body fat test or try one of 50 different shakes from our ...read more

4 More Travel of Springfield recently formed a partnership with one of the largest bridal shop organization in the country to be their preferred travel agency in the area. “We are happy to partner with David’s Bridal to help their clients plan & design their destination weddings and/or honeymoons anywhere in the USA or world,” said co-owner Patrick Barney. Susan ...read more

On Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Hope For The Warriors ® will honor combat wounded service members, their families, and families of the fallen at the Got Heart, Give Hope® Gala at The Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Washington, D.C. The guest speakers for the evening will be Karen Kelly, spouse of General John F. Kelly, USMC and Deborah Mullen, spouse of retired Admiral Michael Mullen, former ...read more

Francis Scott Key Middle School held Career Day for its students on January 16, 2013. Key Middle is the only school in the state of Virginia to receive the Virginia Department of Education Governor's Competence to Excellence Award. For the second consecutive year in a row, Halt, Buzas & Powell participated in Career Day. Staff Accountant II’s, Mike Rafferty and Jon Adcock, and ...read more

The law office of Jamie A. Mastandrea, P.C. is pleased to announce that Christine S. Ramapuram, Esq. has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Ms. Ramapuram has 8 years of civil litigation experience and is admitted to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. She will concentrate her practice in general civil litigation, family law, business law and traffic ...read more

Dogtopia, a leading national dog daycare and spa franchise, announced today its first multi-unit franchisee, Amber Sutton. Amber will be opening her second Dogtopia in Springfield, Va. to complement her successful Woodbridge, Va. location. This new development is part of Dogtopia’s aggressive growth campaign to expand its brand to more than 400 locations across the U.S. and Canada over the ...read more

Rebecca Jex has been promoted to Supervisor. Ms. Jex has been with the firm for over 7 years. She has experience planning and performing audits for our not-for-profit clients. She is well acquainted with performing financial and compliance audits of nonprofit organizations in accordance with GAAS, GAGAS and OMB Circular A-133. She is involved in planning and control of the engagement, ...read more

HCSNV hosts fundraiser race and family fun run on 11/24 at Burke Lake Park The Drumstix Dash 8K is a challenging post-Thanksgiving charity race held at Springfield, Virginia’s scenic Burke Lake Park each year on the Saturday following Thanksgiving. The annual community event, which also includes a family fun run and walk, benefits Housing and Community Services of Northern Virginia (HCSNV), ...read more

A Northern Virginia restaurant premier for its LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council is a newcomer whose dedication to the environment, community and neighborhood history are ever present throughout the concept and its Local Craft American cuisine. The location of Walker’s Grille is historic in monumental proportion. Known ...read more