Cover Story
Getting from here to there
Virginia’s energy industry looks to natural gas and more renewables as it responds to tougher federal limits on carbon emissions
Interview
Trekking on
Turnaround CEO retiring but will remain chairman of Trex
Interview with Ron Kaplan, Chairman, president and CEO, Trex Co. Inc., Winchester
Opinion
Washington and Lincoln offer better lessons on leadership
Letter to the Editor – August 2015
Vote ‘Yes’ for growth
Our View
From This Issue
Adapting to change
CFOs recount adjustments they have made since the Great Recession
2015 Virginia CFO Awards: CFOs recount adjustments they have made since the Great Recession
Seed fund attracts personalized therapy firm
Panacea BioMatx Inc., a biotech company that develops and manufactures personalized therapies, received a $250,000 seed-fund investment from The Launch Place, which helped them expand their business to Danville.
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Continuous learner willing to stretch his comfort zone
Small nonprofit
organizations
George P. Kite III
Call Federal Credit Union
Richmond
Revolutionizing private securities
After winning Steve Case investment, WealthForge looks to expand
Projects keep Branch Group workforce growing
The Branch Group’s diverse portfolio of projects keeps the Roanoke-based company on an upward trajectory.
University official cut costs but increased its financial aid
large nonprofit
organizations
Steven G. McAllister
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
August 2015 Out & About
Out & About August 2015
Lidl announcement boosts Arlington, Spotsylvania
Germany-based discount supermarket chain Lidl is opening a U.S. headquarters in Arlington and expects to begin opening stores in the U.S. in 2018.
‘Making people feel good’ is executive’s primary goal
Small private
companies
Lori J. Overholt, CPA
VSA Resorts
Virginia Beach
Waiting and wondering
Bankers say a rise in short-term interest rates, implemented at the right speed, could boost their profitability
For more than six years, short-term interest rates have hovered near zero, but that could change soon.