Cover Story
Lessons from Homer’s ‘Iliad’
Model workplaces stress innovative training and a balance between work and life
2014 Virginia Business Best Places to Work
Interview
The true bottom line
JMU dean says companies that care will prosper
Interview with Mary Gowan, dean, James Madison University College of Business, Harrisonburg
Opinion
Star Scientific receives warning from the FDA
Feedback & Followups
Best places
Our View
From This Issue
The verdict on legal technology
Virginia law firms are using new tools to gain a competitive edge
Virginia law firms are using new tools to gain a competitive edge.
Barrier to growth?
Small banks say regulations may force more mergers
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Looking elsewhere
SHOP marketplace isn’t attracting much interest in Virginia
For a variety of reasons, most small employers in Virginia appear to be waiting until next year to take advantage of the Small Business Health Options Program, or SHOP, a tool the Obama administration designed to help companies with fewer than 50 full-time-equivalent employees buy more affordable health insurance.
The state of construction
Best sectors in 2014: Multifamily, medical, higher education see new projects
In a nutshell, the outlook for construction in Virginia in 2014 can be summed up in three words: not too bad.
Far more than peanuts
Fast-growing Suffolk is attracting high-tech businesses
Suffolk Community Profile
Dissecting information
Companies using big data to guide decisions
Northern Virginia’s technology corridor contains some of the nation’s biggest players in big data.
In for the long haul
Location near port helps draw Chinese manufacturer to Suffolk
Global/Local view:
Happy unbirthday to you
Companies find creative ways for employees to let off steam
Companies find creative ways for employees to let off steam.
Building a cybersecurity community
Defense Point has more than doubled its staff since 2012
Virginia Business Best Places to Work: TOP SMALL EMPLOYER Defense Point Security in Alexandria
Big ambitions
Knight Point conquers another category as it pursues growth goals
Virginia Business Best Places to Work: TOP MIDSIZE EMPLOYER – Knight Point Systems LLC, Reston