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04/09/2024

Shared solar is expanding in Virginia!

The Governor of Virginia signed Sen. Majority Leader Scott A. Surovell and Del. Rip Sullivan's bills to create a 50MW shared solar program for Appalachian Power customers and expand Dominion's program by 200MW. Both bills incentivize development on rooftops, brownfields, and landfills and direct the SCC to recalculate the minimum bill to make it more affordable for more Virginians.

These bills will provide billions of dollars in benefits to the grid and deliver direct dollar savings for subscribers. Solar developers, get those applications ready!

Gentry Locke Consulting is a full-service public affairs, strategic communications, and marketing firm located in Richmond, Virginia.

01/17/2024

Congratulations to Zach LeMaster and Patrice Lewis who have been promoted to Government Affairs Director, and Abigail Thompson who has been promoted to Government Affairs Manager. Read more about them here: https://gentrylocke.consulting/gentry-locke-consulting-announces-promotions-for-zach-lemaster-patrice-lewis-and-abigail-thompson/

Gentry Locke Consulting is a full-service public affairs, strategic communications, and marketing firm located in Richmond, Virginia.

11/28/2023

What I've learned over the past two years. Zach LeMaster tells his brief story of how he came to be a Government Affairs Manager with Gentry Locke Consulting and the tips he has for those thinking about pursuing a career in lobbying. Read more here:

Gentry Locke Consulting is a full-service public affairs, strategic communications, and marketing firm located in Richmond, Virginia.

11/16/2023

Gentry Locke Consulting's Government Affairs Manager Zach LeMaster sums up his Virginia Post Election Report where he breaks down who won key races, analysis of what this could mean for the 2024 General Assembly, and more. Read the report here: https://gentrylocke.consulting/virginias-post-election-report/

Gentry Locke Consulting is a full-service public affairs, strategic communications, and marketing firm located in Richmond, Virginia.

09/20/2023

Gentry Locke Consulting's Government Affairs Manager Zach LeMaster dives into his Virginia Pre-Election Report where he breaks down important topics leading into this year's General Assembly. Take a look at essential races, paths to victory for both Republicans and Democrats in the House and Senate, deep dives into each candidate and district, and more.

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Gentry Locke Consulting is a full-service public affairs, strategic communications, and marketing firm located in Richmond, Virginia.

08/09/2022

Dimension Renewable Energy and Community Housing Partners are teaming up to subscribe thousands of low- to moderate-income Virginians to low-cost, clean energy through Virginia's shared solar program.

"Not everyone owns their roof or can afford the upfront cost of a solar array, and this partnership will make renewable energy possible for thousands of Virginia families for whom it would otherwise be out of reach," said Senator Scott A. Surovell (D-Fairfax), who carried the bill that created the shared solar program.

Dimension's entire portfolio will bring over $20 million in savings for subscribers over the lifetime of their projects. Through its partnership with CHP, Dimension is making sure these savings will bring direct economic relief to those most impacted by inflation.

"The Dimension team is proud to lead the way for shared solar in Virginia," said Sam Youneszadeh, Dimension's Co-Founder and Chief Development Officer. "We believe in shared solar. Our projects will result in the creation of hundreds of jobs and decades of sustainable energy savings to Virginia families who need it most."

/PRNewswire/ -- Dimension Renewable Energy ("Dimension") is proud to announce its partnership with Community Housing Partners ("CHP"), a leading Virginia-based...

12/13/2021

Gentry Locke Consulting is pleased to announce the addition of Zachary LeMaster to our team.

“Zach’s experience with the Virginia General Assembly will be a tremendous asset to our clients,” said President of Gentry Locke Consulting, Greg Habeeb. “Zach’s experiences have given him deep insight into the Virginia economy, and he looks forward to guiding businesses as we enter a new era in Virginia.”

Gentry Locke Consulting is now the only firm than can offer clients the capabilities of two former legislators, one Democrat and one Republican, and senior House and Senate staff members from both parties, to help clients achieve their goals.

Most recently, LeMaster served as legislative aide to Virginia Senate Minority Leader Thomas K. Norment, Jr. Since 2012, he has worked on numerous political campaigns in the Commonwealth. He earned his B.S. from James Madison University.

Gentry Locke Consulting is a full-service public affairs, strategic communications, and marketing firm located in Richmond, Virginia.

11/10/2021

Join Greg Habeeb and Patrice Lewis at CannaCon Virginia Beach on November 19-20 for a discussion on the future of the Control Act.

While legalization isn’t going anywhere, the nature of Virginia’s multi-billion dollar commercial cannabis industry is yet to be determined. Greg and Patrice will provide clarification on some complex and often contradictory points in the Cannabis Control Act, help business owners strategize before license applications go live, and reveal a host of potential amendments to the law that could change everything.

https://cannacon.org/seminars/virginias-new-state-flower-legalizing-cannabis-in-the-commonwealth/

11/01/2021

Virginia Business: "State-level legalization of ma*****na has broader implications for businesses stretching far beyond license holders.

“You have a hard time finding a business that can’t be directly or indirectly affected,” Greg Habeeb says. “We were having a hard time coming up with one that couldn’t find a way to be involved with cannabis. Transportation, technology, security, everything — there was always a way, if they wanted to, to be involved in this industry.”"

A dusty floor, lumber piles and strewn tools mark the signs of active construction in the future showroom of Pure Shenandoah LLC. CEO Tanner Johnson stands in the front room of the historic, renovated Casey Jones building in Elkton and describes the experience of a future customer. “You’ll come ...

09/08/2021

“Since the legalization of ma*****na, we have everything that you would need to literally grow,” says Peaks View Hydro owner Melissa Witt. That is, except for seeds.

“It’s not unprecedented for a state to have this sort of limbo between legalization and commercialization, but it is a very awkward time,” notes Greg Habeeb, adding this phase can make it confusing for the public to thoroughly understand the laws. (WDBJ7)

Gentry Locke Consulting is working closely with our clients to creative innovative, flexible business models that can adapt as Virginia's market heads towards commercialization.

The owners say this is the first store geared toward ma*****na growers in a 40-mile radius.

09/01/2021

joined to discuss the challenge of reenacting the Control Act. With the November election looming, "We not only have to predict what this General Assembly could pass next year, we have to predict who is going to be in the General Assembly next year."

The results of the November election could put a new party in the Governor's office and flip the House. Should that be the case, the bill that was passed on party lines last year faces an unclear fate. What is clear however is that interested cannabis licensees need to be prepared for every outcome.

is here to deliver up-to-date information to prepare your business for the cannabis licensure process. Reach out to us today to find out what you need to be doing to prepare before applications go live.

Les Sinclair speaks with Greg Habeeb about the future of cannabis