Thanks to WTKR NewsChannel 3 for its coverage of a recent student field trip that Rubin Communications Group coordinated to educate young people on the region’s future with wind energy.
Category: Media Coverage
Because her mother was incarcerated, Shaquita Outlaw was raised by her grandmother on Cedar Street in Suffolk, never imagining that she would eventually live directly across the road in a home of her own, thanks to her strong work ethic and Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads.
We are proud to have landed prime media coverage for our client, Mantra Inspired Furniture, and its founder, Susan Pilato. The article appeared March 5, 2022 in The Virginian-Pilot.
In late January 2022, we were pleased to work with Inside Business to coordinate an interview with Joe Harrow, Virginia president of Towne Insurance, regarding a new law for minimum car insurance coverage.
The law went into effect on January 1.
OUTLET: 13News Now
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Celebrating 60 years, Chesapeake and state leaders cut the ribbon on the start of a big expansion project in South Norfolk.
“Because you are in the South Norfolk tiff, the tax increment financing district with this investment, [the] investment you make here will make way for further investment, capital investment,” said Del. Cliff Hayes.
Plasser American Corporation is an industrial equipment supplier. The company provides railway inspection and railway repair vehicle services. Plasser American also has a first-of-its-kind training program that enables apprentices to gain hands-on experience while studying at Tidewater Community College. (more…)
OUTLET: The Virginian-Pilot
Karla Robinson doesn’t have to advocate verbally for her company Seasonal Roots.
Her actions speak louder.
Robinson, a director of teams for the Richmond-based produce delivery service, began her relationship with the company as a consumer. She found a promo code online and became a member with the company.
“I signed up thinking it would be fun to support local,” she said. “And maybe get my family to eat some more veggies.” (more…)
OUTLET: Inside Business
VIRGINIA BEACH — Some people refer to Wednesday as Hump Day but around Virginia Beach, many have gotten wind that it’s now referred to as WINDSday.
“We don’t get a new industry in this region very often,” Joel Rubin, CEO of Rubin Communications, said. “Here’s one that’s coming that I think we really need to understand, appreciate, take advantage of and let it really drive our culture.”
Well-versed in the market for 45 years, Rubin helped create the WINDSdays campaign to build awareness and enthusiasm for the power of wind, clean energy and a green environment in Virginia Beach and all of Hampton Roads. Rubin is part of the Virginia Beach Mayor’s Commission on Offshore Wind and Clean Energy, where the campaign originated, and was hired by Dominion Energy to help promote offshore wind in the region. (more…)
OUTLET: The Virginian-Pilot
Frank Hruska worked his job as usual Tuesday.
As executive director of Habitat for Humanity South Hampton Roads, he responded to emails and wrote thank yous for donors.
But whenever he needed something, such as the mail, he used a rudimentary pulley system with a bucket to get it from staff. And when anyone wanted to talk face to face, they walked up temporary stairs built into scaffolding.
Hruska, 56, has been camped out on the building’s roof since Sunday.
He’s on a weeklong journey to raise money for the nonprofit to install solar panels on the roof. (more…)
OUTLET: WAVY
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Hampton Roads is home to one of the biggest and busiest seaports in the country, and one way to move all the product that comes and goes is by railroad. Maintaining the rail itself can be complicated and time-consuming. That’s where Plasser American comes in. Plasser American builds trains… trains that repair and maintain safe rails for all trains.
OUTLET: WTKR
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. – When you eat seasonally, you’re eating whatever grows in your local area during each season. In summer, we enjoy a bounty of summer produce, like fresh ripe tomatoes, berries, peaches, sweet corn, bell peppers, eggplant, watermelon, and herbs like basil. Karla D. Robinson joins us to explain how eating seasonally can benefit your health and ways you can enjoy seasonal produce without added hassle!
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