Cover Story
The business of beer
The rapid growth of craft breweries is changing Virginia’s vibe.
More than 90 licensed craft breweries operate in Virginia.
Interview
Serving ‘one master instead of two’
At ODEC, the rural customers are the shareholders
Published
Interview with Jackson E. Reasor
President/CEO
Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
Glen Allen
Opinion
From This Issue
Ransom thrives on change at rapidly growing company
Published
Small private companies:
Robin A. Ransom, CPA
Commonwealth Commercial Partners LLC, Glen Allen
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CPA helped law firm grow in a turbulent environment
Published
Large private companies:
Joseph D. Cheely, CPA, LeClairRyan, Richmond
Financial management helped company soar
Published
Publicly traded companies
Mark Thomson,
Measurement Specialties Inc., Hampton
An industry ‘pioneer’
International business represents 30 percent of Optical Cable’s sales
Published
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
Published
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
Published
Newsome resigns as superintendent; to receive $160,000 in compensation
Weathering a crisis
Coal ash spill overshadowed major changes in city’s River District
Published
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.
Could a coal-ash spill happen in Virginia?
Regulators, utilities brace for new federal regulations in December
Published
A coal-ash spill in Virginia is “very unlikely,” says Ed Baine, vice president of Dominion’s Power Generation System Operations.
Tuition break
Colleges still weighing the effect of decision involving ‘DREAMer’ college students
Published
DREAMers are eligible for in-state tuition rates.
