December 2016

Cover Story

A steady hand at the helm

Reinhart guides turnaround at the Port of Virginia

Virginia Business Person of the Year: John F. Reinhart, CEO and executive director Port of Virginia

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From This Issue

Gift is designed to boost the quality of child care

A $1 million gift from Ben and Betty Davenport will establish the Davenport Institute for Early Childhood Development.

Tracking the turning points

Legal Elite attorneys see the effects of a changing economy

2016 Virginia Legal Elite

Daleville shared-services center takes shape

Virginia Community College System (VCCS) will lease space in a new shared-services center in Daleville.

Study shows effect of copper-infused products

Norfolk-based EOS Surfaces LLC and Richmond-based Cupron Inc. are the focus of the world’s largest clinical trial on the effectiveness of copper against hospital-acquired infections.

Inova partners with U.Va. on research institute

The University of Virginia and Falls Church-based Inova Health System have formed a partnership that will include a $112 million research institute and a regional medical school campus in Northern Virginia.

Genworth agrees to be sold to Chinese firm

Henrico County-based Genworth Financial Inc. has agreed to be acquired by Beijing-based China Oceanwide for $2.7 billion, or $5.43 per share, in cash.

Exceptions in a buyer’s market

Auto and cyber insurance rates are rising

This year has been a buyer’s market for commercial insurance, with competition among insurers helping to keep most rates down. Nonetheless, two types of coverage — auto and cyber — saw rate increases in 2016, a pattern that may continue next year.