By Stephanie Heinatz “Dad, can you tell me the story again of how you and Mom met?” I’m not sure what sparked young William Heinatz to pipe up from the back seat of our family mobile recently while driving home at the end of a productive work-school-camp summer day. But…
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With nearly three-quarters of the Middle Peninsula workforce commuting to and from work on a daily basis, the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission saw a need in improving the region’s transportation experience and is seeking feedback from daily commuters to do so. The feedback is being collected by Consociate Media…
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Virginia economic developers have a great story to tell. Period. But with an increasingly diverse media ecosystem – from mass media to social media, bloggers to influencers – where should economic developers focus their efforts? Media relations – that is, developing relationships and harnessing the power of mass media (newspapers,…
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“Is CONSOCIATE a real word?” Oh, the number of times we have been asked that very question! And we love it…because it means we get to highlight the power that comes with bringing us all together, to bring into association, to partner, to come together for fellowship! That’s what we’re…
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Gloucester County businesswoman Stephanie Heinatz has been appointed to the Mary Ball Washington Regional Council of the Virginia Initiative for Growth and Opportunity (GO Virginia). GO Virginia is a bipartisan, business-led economic development initiative that aims to fundamentally change the way Virginia’s regions collaborate on economic and workforce development activities….
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