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PLANNING FOR A BETTER TOMORROW The Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce is forging strong partnerships. By Ben Swenson A chamber of commerce usually conjures thoughts of golf outings and Christmas parades, but when your jurisdiction includes a major shipyard, two national research facilities, four large military installations and 14,000 businesses, Chamber leaders have to be more hands-on than that. Michael Kuhns is president and CEO of the Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce (VPCC), which represents private and public organizations in Newport News and four adjacent localities. He believes that a community of this dynamic demands a proactive and varied approach to nurturing growth. "Our focus is to connect business with opportunities," he says. "We do that through the facilitation of relationships - bringing parties together to improve the business environment or their bottom line." VPCC employs several tactics to make those Below: results possible. Educational initiatives such as exVirginia ecutive leadership roundtables and entrepreneur's Peninsula Chamber of academies are a top priority. So are frequent conCommerce versations with member businesses and civic and local leaders to give VPCC a sense of issues that affect business leaders. constituents. This helps the Chamber bridge divides - city lines or different branches of the military, for instance - that stand in the way of free enterprise. "These are all things that fall under no one else's purview," Kuhns says. VPCC plans for long-term prosperity, Virginia Peninsula too, joining businesses with the workforce Chamber of Commerce through aggressive outreach, as with leadership programs in the public schools. 21 Enterprise Pkwy. "That strategy works: VPCC's memSte. 100 Hampton, VA bership rate is growing by 5 percent 757.262.2000 annually," Kuhns says. "We program for info@vpcc.org today. We invest for the future." PHOTO COURTESY OF BOB HARPER/VPCC usairwaysmag.com AUGUST 2014 139 http://www.usairwaysmag.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of US Airways - August 2014

Table of Contents
Perspective: CEO Letter
Did You Know?
Hot Spots: Best Cultural Sites
Great Escapes: RIU Hotels and Resorts
Style Spotlight: Beach Wear
Golf: Wyndham Championship
Diversions: Stargazing
Connections: Everybody's Business
Gear Up: Stay Cool
Travel Feature: Vancouver
Great Tastes: Bonefish Grill
Special Section: Orange County, California
University Spotlight: Salisbury University
Special Section: Celebrate Opera
To Your Health: Lumiday and Luminite
Special Section: Newport News, Virginia
Best of Health: Miami Foot & Ankle Surgery
Great Dates: Las Vegas Marathon
Special Section: Women's College Coalition
Puzzles
Readers Resource Index
Your US Airways Guide
Audio Entertainment
Video Entertainment
U.S. and Caribbean Service Map
International Service Map
Airport Terminal Maps
oneworld alliance
Passenger Info/Contact US Airways
US Airways MarketPlaceĀ®
US Airways Fleet/Customs & Immigration
Window or Aisle?

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