Executive profiles

Published April 30, 2020 by Staff Reports

We asked leaders in Virginia’s maritime and logistics industry for their thoughts on the Port of Virginia expansion and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on shipping. Click to expand photos. Interviews follow. VB: How will the Port of Virginia expansion impact Virginia’s economy? Adams: The Central Chapter encompasses the area around Richmond and is…

A woman of science

Miss America Camille Schrier promotes STEM education, opioid prevention

Published March 29, 2020 by Sydney Lake

Beakers and chemicals. Sparkles and high heels. An uncommon pairing for most is Miss America’s reality— something she’s working to normalize for young women. When Miss America 2020 Camille Schrier jumped back into the pageant world last year, she was initially stumped as to what she could do for the talent competition. A month before…

Where the action is

Danville’s Telly Tucker moves to Arlington Economic Development

Published March 1, 2020 by Kate Andrews

In the wake of Amazon.com Inc.’s late 2018 announcement that its $2.5 billion HQ2 East Coast headquarters would locate in Arlington County, there’s been a game of musical chairs taking place among Northern Virginia’s economic development offices. Last July, Victor Hoskins, Arlington’s economic development director, left to head up the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority.…

Workforce in progress

Amazon exec is laying the groundwork to hire 25,000 workers for HQ2

Published January 31, 2020 by Richard Foster

After a long, successful tech career working as an executive for companies such as Hewlett-Packard and Intel Corp., Ardine Williams was entitled to rest on her laurels. It didn’t last long. Five months into her 2014 retirement, Williams was recruited by Amazon.com Inc. to run global talent acquisition for Amazon Web Services, overseeing the hiring…