The Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce has joined six other chambers of commerce in requesting a meeting with state Transportation Secretary Pierce R. Homer to discuss a $1.5 million study of the U.S. 29 corridor.

Martin Horn Inc., a longtime local general contracting company, on Thursday received the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce’s highest award for corporate citizenship.

Virginia’s business community must demand that students are taught more relevant job skills and that the state allocate more cash for schools, according to the chairman of a board seeking to enhance Virginia’s workforce.

Charlottesville resident Timothy Hulbert travels about 4 miles to his workplace in the city. Hulbert is one of 11,230 people who both live and work in Charlottesville, according to data compiled by his group, the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce.