Association Hosts Annual HR Roundtable

Earlier this month, more than 30 human resources professionals from VMDAEC member cooperatives came together for the annual HR Roundtable. The two-day meeting began with a discussion about compliance, employment laws and regulations led by Betsy Davis with Whiteford,...

Gallagher Names MEC a Best-In-Class Employer

Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative was recently named a 2022 Best-in-Class Employer by Gallagher for its strong efforts to continuously improve employee and organizational well-being. MEC scored in the top quartile of midsize employers (100-999 full-time...

2023 Session Recap

After almost two months of negotiation and debate, legislators adjourned the 2023 Virginia General Assembly Session on Saturday without a budget. While some business of the Commonwealth is left unfinished, Virginia’s electric cooperatives had resounding victories and...

VMD Co-ops Play Key Role in NRECA Regional Meeting

NRECA held its Regions 1&4 meeting on Sept. 6-8 in Indianapolis. Reported attendance was more than 1,200 participants, which was twice as much as the 2021 meeting at National Harbor, Md. The VMD cooperatives were well represented. John C. Lee Jr., president and...