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(Re)open season
Virginia companies seek paths to reopening amid pandemic
RELATED STORY: Busch Gardens set to reopen Aug. 6. Reclining against the Williamsburg greenery, the 180-foot-tall steel serpent awaits anyone brave enough to test their mettle against it. Measuring 3,300
Opinion
The Mailroom
Letters to the editor
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Refreshing straight talk Mr. Niemeier, I want to thank you for your column, “It’s time to speak up,” in the July 2020 edition of Virginia Business. Your straight talk phrase,
What’s normal?
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When things get back to normal. How many times have you heard that? How many times have you said that? What’s normal? Sometimes there’s a qualifier, like what’s the “new”
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2020 Legal Elite: Legal Services/Pro Bono
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Lars Eric Anderson Odin, Feldman & Pittleman PC Reston Arlene K. Beckerman Fairfax Law Foundation Fairfax L. Lee Byrd Sands Anderson PC Richmond Tara Casey University of
Pipeline to progress?
Natural gas is key component of Dominion’s carbon-free plan
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Although Dominion Energy Inc. has pulled the plug on its $8 billion-plus Atlantic Coast Pipeline, natural gas remains a linchpin in the Richmond-based utility’s plan to shift from coal to
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August 2020 – For the Record
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EASTERN VIRGINIA The Breeden Co. has plans for a new 240-unit apartment complex at the former Farm Fresh building at the heart of Virginia Beach’s Laskin Road Gateway. The initial
Tech talent factory
Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus will partner with industry to create tomorrow’s tech workforce
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Lance R. Collins was hired to lead Virginia Tech’s $1 billion Innovation Campus in one world, but he begins work Aug. 1 in another. But the Innovation Campus’ new vice
Creating space for startups to bring products to fruition
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South Boston’s town manager, Tom Raab, was elated when Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corp. announced in early summer its plan for a Southern Virginia Tech Hub adjacent to its Southern Virginia
Paw patrol guides seabirds to safer nesting area
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As construction work was set to begin on the $3.8 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion, the Virginia Department of Transportation noticed a roadblock — thousands of royal terns and other nesting
Pandemic delays Virginia Business College opening
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The new Virginia Business College in Bristol won’t open as planned for its first semester this August due to the coronavirus crisis. VBC President Gene Couch issued a statement June
Richmond oversees Confederacy’s second fall
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In early July, J.E.B. Stuart was lowered onto a flatbed truck, along with the horse he rode in on. Following a summer of nationwide protests over racial injustice, Richmond removed
Radford faces budget cuts, tough decisions
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Due to the pandemic, Radford University is faced with an unprecedented strain on its budget, which is likely to cause faculty and staff layoffs. Because of state budget cuts, the
The VirginiaBusiness.com Top Five
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The top trending stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from June 16 to July 15 were led by a surprise announcement from Dominion Energy Inc., which also disclosed a $9.7 billion deal to