Category: Press Releases

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Virginia Beach, Va. – Pender & Coward is pleased to announce that the following shareholders have been elected to the 2016 Executive/Management Committee:

Richard H. Matthews, Chief Executive Officer – Richard H. Matthews focuses his practice in the areas of Banking, Business, Employment Law and Civil Litigation. He graduated from the University of Richmond with a Bachelor of Arts in 1974 and received his Juris Doctor in 1976 from the same institution. He has served as Pender & Coward’s CEO since 1999. (more…)

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RICHMOND (January 19, 2016) – A recreation center filled with people coming and going and in the middle of it all…a dental chair?

That’s right. On Friday, January 29 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., the Virginia Dental Association (VDA) will bring a portable dental chair to the Audrey Moore RECenter in Annandale (8100 Braddock Road) and the Spring Hill RECenter in McLean (1239 Spring Hill Road). At each location, VDA member dentists will provide screenings for oral cancer. ***The media is invited to either location for photos, videos and interviews with dentists and people who receive the screenings.*** (more…)

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Virginia Beach, Va. – Pender & Coward is pleased to announce the addition of Mancha Stanton as the director of marketing and client services. Stanton brings nearly 20 years of marketing experience to the firm, where she is responsible for enhancing the firm’s marketing, public relations and brand awareness and implementing business development and client service initiatives. (more…)

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Virginia Beach, VA – Addie Thomason, CEO and president of the Virginia Beach Community Development Corporation (VBCDC) and Second Act Communities, was selected by Inside Business, the Hampton Roads Business Journal, as a “2015 Women in Business” honoree.

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RICHMOND – The Virginia Dental Association (VDA) applauds the recommendation of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that doctors apply a fluoride varnish on the teeth of children ages six months to five years. The AAP contends, and the VDA agrees, that the varnish can help reduce cavities, the top chronic disease affecting young children.

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Virginia Beach, Va. – The 20th annual India Fest, hosted by the Asian Indians of Hampton Roads (AIHR), will take place at the Virginia Beach Convention Center on Saturday, Nov. 14 from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. The event is expected to draw 10,000 or more attendees.

Admission and parking at India Fest is free and includes Bollywood dance performances, fashion shows, and an Indian bazaar with clothing, jewelry and other vendors. Children can participate in essay writing, poetry, art and science competitions; more information about these contests can be found at www.aihr.org. The AIHR will also be raffling off four iPads at the event. (more…)

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VIRGINIA BEACH (October 12, 2015) – A ribbon and oversized scissors to celebrate a grand opening? Been there, done that. How about a group of Marathon Consulting employees collectively running a marathon to celebrate their new office and the fact that all the miles add up to 26.2 (distance of a marathon)? (more…)

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Virginia Beach, Va. – The following five Pender & Coward attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for outstanding work in their individual practice areas. (more…)

MIDLOTHIAN, VA – On Thursday, Sept. 17, the Roc Solid Foundation and volunteers from Keller Williams Midlothian will surprise (almost) 2-year-old Clair Drennan and her family with a brand new playset in their backyard. Clair is currently battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond.

Volunteers will gather at Clair’s house (13610 Velvet Antler Run, Midlothian, VA 23112) in the morning while she and her family are taken by limo to breakfast and an activity of Clair’s choice. When the family returns home at 12:30 p.m., they will be surprised with a new custom playset and will join the group of volunteers from Roc Solid and Keller Williams Midlothian for a backyard picnic. (more…)

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MISSISSAUGA, ON – August 18, 2015 – Each year, Cintas recognizes businesses that understand that there is a direct correlation between how a public restroom is cleaned, maintained and well-stocked and the impact this has on customer service and repeat business. “We received a wide variety of nominations this year, making our decision difficult.” said Leslie Molin, Cintas Canada’s Senior Marketing Manager. “It is exciting to see more and more businesses getting behind the message we strive to convey.” The Cintas survey editors have reviewed the nominations, and narrowed it down to the Final Five. Now it’s time for the public to decide which will be crowned “Canada’s Best Restroom.”

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