Chesterfield official details success in luring Amazon

Richmond Times Dispatch

Heidi Abbott, counsel and member of the firm's state government relations team, was quoted in the Business section of the Richmond Times Dispatch on the priorities of the Richmond Chamber of Commerce for 2012. During a recent meeting of the Chamber's Chesterfield Business Council, she said that the Chamber is trying to look at advocacy strategically, and that the organization would focus on transportation, workforce development and early childhood education this year. Abbott is a member of the Chamber's government affairs committee. At the beginning of the meeting, she was honored as the Chamber's volunteer of the month for her work with children. Abbott's practice focuses on civic engagement, government relations, external affairs and community relations.