Virtual Meeting | Registration Required

Thursday, April 8 | 7:45-9:00 a.m. | Virtual Event

Make sure to register for the Breakfast Connection: Spring Home: Residential Real Estate, which will focus on empowering businesses connected to the residential real estate space by providing access to a wide range of important players in all associated fields. Whether you work in real estate, banking, mortgage lending, construction, or another related area – or if you’re hoping to target any of these groups – this is the perfect event for you.

Join us this Thursday and promote your business before the workday even begins. The format of the Breakfast Connection gives attendees a chance to bring their business to the table with roundtable networking breakout rooms. Register now to connect and network with businesses involved and interested in residential real estate in the area.

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The Chamber has been advocating for continued support for small business at the federal level. The Chamber joined with other chambers of commerce and business organizations from across the country to call on Congress to extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Through the Chamber and others' efforts, the PPP Extension Act will now keep applications open until May 31. In this extension, the SBA has until June 30 to approve them.

The Chamber also wrote a letter of support for the federal Gyms Mitigation and Survival Act (GYMS Act) to provide grants to eligible fitness businesses. Local gyms and fitness studios. This bill has not come up for a vote.

The deadline for Arlington Best Business Awards nominations has been extended to April 12. We are looking for businesses who have a strong connection to Arlington County and who have demonstrated a long record of successful management, expertise and business skills.

These awards are given to businesses that fall into the following categories: nonprofit organizations, businesses under 50 full-time employees in retail, service, technology, home-based businesses, and businesses with more than 50 full-time employees. We encourage you to nominate your organization for the 35th Annual Best Business Awards.

The Arlington Chamber has extended invitations to all candidates running for Governor or Lieutenant Governor to speak with the committee and take questions. On Wednesday, April 7, we will welcome the second group of five candidates who have accepted our invitation: Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy (Democrat for Governor), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (Democrat for Governor), Glenn Youngkin (Republican for Governor), Del. Hala Ayala (Democrat for Lt. Governor), and Sean Perryman (Democrat for Lt. Governor).

Governor Ralph Northam announced last week that all individuals in Virginia age 16 and older will be eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine starting on Sunday, April 18. He also announced that nearly every Virginian in the highest risk groups who has pre-registered for a vaccination appointment has received one, and those still on the pre-registration list will receive appointment invitations within the next two weeks. Based on the supply projected by the federal government, all local health districts will have enough vaccine to open appointments to the general public by April 18.