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The
Alliance for Performance Excellence is a nonprofit network of international, national, state, and local
Baldrige-based award programs. Members of The Allicance contribute
over $30 million annually to economic competitiveness by assisting
organizations in all industries on their journey to excellence. |
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The
Virginia Hospital & Healthcare
Association, established in 1926, represents the institutions that
serve as the cornerstones of healthcare. It includes rural and
urban hospitals, integrated health care delivery systems and their
long-term care facilities and services, ambulatory care sites,
home health services, insurance subsidiaries, and other health
system-related entities. VHHA's activities focus on four areas:
representation and advocacy, education, communication and healthcare
data. |
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The Virginia
Municipal League is a
statewide, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of city, town and
county governments established in 1905 to improve and assist local
governments through legislative advocacy, research, education and
other services. The membership includes all 39 cities in the state,
154 towns and 14 urban counties. |
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The
Virginia Manufacturers Association develops
constructive policies and activities on behalf of industry by serving
as an advocate in legislative, regulatory, taxation, environmental,
workplace, business law, insurance, technology issues and as an
aggregator of business services for its Members. |
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The
Virginia Chamber of Commerce is the largest,
most influential general business organization, representing all
business sectors in every region of the Commonwealth, including
small business enterprises and Fortune 500 companies. Membership
also includes local chambers of commerce and statewide business
and trade associations. |
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The
Virginia Association of School Superintendents is a professional organization dedicated to the
mission of providing leadership and advocacy for public school
education throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia. Founded in 1885,
VASS has provided educational leadership in Virginia for more than
a century and will continue to be a prominent leader on issues
which affect educators across the state. Over 300 education leaders
currently receive a variety of benefits from their membership in
VASS. |
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Virginia
Business Excellence Consortium (VBEC) is a membership-based
group of Virginia businesses and manufacturers that share best
practices and network with one another to become more competitive. |
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The Northern
Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) is the membership association for the technology community
in Northern Virginia. NVTC membership includes companies from all
sectors of the technology industry and the service providers that
support these companies, as well as universities, foreign embassies,
non-profit organizations and governmental agencies. NVTC is a leader
in providing its technology community with networking and educational
events, specialized services and benefits, public policy advocacy,
branding of its region as a major global technology center, and
the promotion of Virginia’s economic development. |
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The
Virginia Forestry Association (VFA)
promotes stewardship and wise use of the Commonwealth’s forest
resources for the economic and environmental benefits of all Virginians.
VFA membership consists of forest landowners, foresters, forest
product businesses, loggers, forestry consultants, and a variety
of individuals and groups who are concerned about the future well-being
of Virginia’s forest resources. A not-for-profit organization,
VFA is dedicated to sustaining, developing, protecting, and promoting
the forests and related resources of Virginia. VFA seeks to maintain
a political and economic climate favorable for forest ownership
and forest industry in the state and to enhance the public’s
perception of forestry through effective outreach and communications. |
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