August 2014

Cover Story

Interview

Opinion

From This Issue

Hotel brokerage

‘Every deal is different’ for CBRE’s award-winning Doug Henkel

‘Every deal is different’ for CBRE’s award-winning Doug Henkel.

Representing Uncle Sam

Mett Miller is the frontman for the U.S. General Services Administration

Mett Miller is the frontman for the U.S. General Services Administration.

Ready-made for retail

Connie Nielsen’s persistence pays off with Wegmans and other clients

Connie Nielsen’s persistence pays off with Wegmans and other clients.

An industry ‘pioneer’

International business represents 30 percent of Optical Cable’s sales

Roanoke-based Optical Cable Corp. manufactures a broad range of fiber-optic and copper-data cabling and connectivity products.

Still growing strong

Despite a new regulatory environment, some community banks are thriving

Passage of the federal Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2012 in response to housing and financial crises has hit smaller, local financial institutions hard.

A rough year

Danville superintendent resigns after short tenure

Newsome resigns as superintendent; to receive $160,000 in compensation

Weathering a crisis

Coal ash spill overshadowed major changes in city’s River District

A mishap last winter resulted in coal ash spilling into the Dan River at a time when Danville is making the river a focus of its downtown redevelopment initiative.