Cover Story
A talent tug of war?
Model workplaces prepare for competition with Amazon
Questions persist about the effect Amazon’s arrival will have on existing employers.
Interview
A dedication to service
Bland seeks opportunities for others through business and community efforts
FEBRUARY INTERVIEW with Gilbert T. Bland, chairman, The GilJoy Group, Virginia Beach
Opinion
From This Issue
Acting like owners
Pay structure ‘empowers employees to do their best at work’
2019 Virginia Business Best Places to Work
top small employer
Notes on napkins
Founders’ dinner discussions led to IT firm’s credo
2019 Virginia Business Best Places to Work
Top Midsize Employer
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Integrity and the Golden Rule
Firm aims to ‘treat people with kindness, fun and laughter’
2019 Virginia Business Best Places to Work – Top Large Employer
Chamber grapples with rebranding the region
Rebranding the Hampton Roads region
$10.3 million project will add 61 jobs to plant’s staff
Continental AG, the parent company of O’Sullivan Films in Winchester, chose the Shenandoah Valley plant over a company facility in Mexico for a $10.3 million expansion.
Company plans to create hundreds of Danville jobs
Norfolk-based PRA Group Inc. is investing $15.1 million in bringing 500 jobs to 119 Cane Creek Blvd.
Statue to honor Southwest Virginia businesswoman
A Smyth County entrepreneur, Laura Lu Scherer Copenhaver, has earned a spot on a new monument honoring the accomplishments of Virginia women.
Lodge and its general manager recognized for turnaround
Mountain Lake Lodge
Finding an affordable home
HQ2 project makes a persistent problem a hot topic
An opportunity for ‘creative solutions’
Pilot mediation programs begin in Virginia’s appellate courts