Cover Story
Eight over 80
These proven business leaders are still going strong
What keeps a person working at an age when most of us are happy to let others take care of business? These overachieving Virginians, all over age 80, have remained
Interview
Calling the shots
Virginia’s vaccine czar sees light at end of the tunnel
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When the COVID-19 crisis began in early 2020, Dr. Danny Avula was the joint director of the Henrico County and Richmond health departments, a big job placing him in charge
Opinion
Better times ahead
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Back in the early 1980s, a co-worker of mine and his wife became first-time homeowners. They felt pretty good about getting their new house and signing a mortgage note at
From This Issue
Aging office parks embrace multifamily
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A weekday lunch hour is relatively quiet on the grounds of the Boulders office park, south of Richmond, except for a few people chatting during a walk around a lake
Arguing the case for diversity
Law firms focus on inclusion in recruitment and retention
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Like many industries, law firms are taking a fresh look at hiring and retaining a new generation of employees who better reflect the racial, ethnic and gender diversity of today’s
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Brothers build Shenandoah hemp empire
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Tanner Johnson, CEO of Pure Shenandoah LLC, says that his Elkton-based company is trying to bring hemp back to its Shenandoah Valley roots. After all, he explains, “back in the
Aquaculture proves big catch for region
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A Russell County native and a Singapore-based asset management firm are about to turn a corner of Virginia’s coalfields into an aquaculture center. Jake Musick’s Riverbound Trout Farms is building
Amazon’s Helix gets green thumbs-up
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What is now a quiet, achromatic area of Arlington, the National Landing neighborhood in a few years’ time will be a bustling urban area with distinctive office buildings and large
April For The Record
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Roanoke/New River Valley Strasburg-based First National Corp. (the bank holding company of First Bank) announced in February it will acquire The Bank of Fincastle. Financial terms of the transaction were
A growing legacy
Exiting Radford president bolstered finances, enrollment
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Since his selection as president of Radford University five years ago, Brian Hemphill has fulfilled the mission he set when he was hired: to increase fundraising and open channels to
A bend in the river
Danville’s economy rushes from trickle to flow
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An out-of-town trip to visit colleges with her daughter gave Christie Wall an idea that several years later she hopes will benefit her and her hometown. For fun, Wall and
April In & about
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Saving the day
Developers breathe new life into tired shopping mall properties
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Running from police, an unremarkable bad guy with sandy hair suddenly grabs a little girl and dangles the young hostage from the third floor of a mall atrium. As a
