May Business Connection After Hours at The Daily Press Media Group

The Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce (VPCC) is pleased to announce the fifth Business Connection After Hours of 2015 will be hosted by The Daily Press Media Group in Newport News Thursday, May 28 from 5 to 7 p.m.

The event is free and open to the Peninsula business community. Both VPCC members and non-members are encouraged to attend and create new business opportunities.

The Daily Press Media Group is located at 703 Mariners Row in Newport News.

Register to attend the event at www.VaPeninsulaChamber.com.

The Daily Press Media Group is a diversified company engaged in gathering, packaging and distributing news, information and advertising on the Virginia Peninsula, located in the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia, and in surrounding communities.

Headquartered in Newport News and a subsidiary of Tribune Publishing, the company publishes the Daily Press newspaper seven days a week, the twice-weekly Virginia Gazette in Williamsburg, the weekly Tidewater Review serving the greater West Point area, and several special interest publications.

The Daily Press Media Group also distributes news, advertising and other information through various multimedia channels, including its online affiliates (dailypress.com, hrtownsquare.com, hrvarsity.com, hrmilitary.com and others), radio, television, mobile, direct mail, event marketing, promotions and social media. It is the local affiliate of several national classified websites, including CareerBuilder.com, Cars.com and Homefinder.com.

For more information on The Daily Press Media Group, visit http://www.dailypress.com.

For any questions about this connections event, or to sign up to hold another event for VPCC this year, contact Suzy Johnson, Vice President, Finance and Operations of the VPCC, at sjohnson@vpcc.org.

ABOUT THE VIRGINIA PENINSULA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:

The Virginia Peninsula Chamber of Commerce (VPCC) serves the Cities of Newport News, Hampton and Poquoson; and James City County and York County.

VPCC is a business association that "Connects Business with Opportunity" through Facilitation, Advocacy, Communication and Education.

In addition to helping lead the business community on public policy impacting the Virginia Peninsula workforce, the VPCC hosts a series of programs, including the annual State of the City events for Newport News, Hampton and Poquoson; the Peninsula Executive Leadership Forum; Military Day, Job Fair and Recognition Luncheon; Young Entrepreneurs Academy; Pink Bag Lunches; and Business Connections, in addition to numerous business roundtables. As of 2013, YEA! Has graduated 1,394 students who have started over 1,000 businesses and social movements.

The VPCC is located at 21 Enterprise Parkway, Suite 100 in Hampton. For more information, call 757.262.2000 or email info@vpcc.org.

Connect to the VPCC online at www.vapeninsulachamber.com and via LinkedIn, Facebook and Google+.