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The front line
Health care workers confront fear, sorrow and coronavirus
Before the pandemic, disaster meant something different to most people — even hospital workers. “It’s preparing for worst-case scenarios,” says Dr. Sandy Simons, an emergency room physician at Bon Secours
Opinion
OurView: It’s time to speak up
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Whenever there is injustice, business pays the price. Can you say his name? George Floyd. The Confederate generals have taken multiple beatings in Virginia and elsewhere. Is it time for
From This Issue
Legislative Briefing
A summary of legislative actions taken during the 2020 General Assembly session
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Virginia lawmakers considered an array of bills impacting businesses and the state economy. Here’s a look at some key actions taken during the 2020 session: Casinos Virginia lawmakers passed legislation
The Top Five
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The top five trending stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from May 1 to June 15 show that readers were largely focused on getting back to business following the pandemic shutdown: Phase Three
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The Generous Virginians Project
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Despite record-breaking gifts to universities and nonprofit organizations in 2019 and early 2020 — including a $68 million gift to the Darden School of Business and $50 million gifts to Virginia
Gifts of healing
Virginians counter COVID-19, racial injustice via philanthropy
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When tech entrepreneur Pete Snyder and his wife, Burson, returned home to Charlottesville from taking their 5-year-old daughter to Walt Disney World this spring, they came home to a business
Donations by companies and corporate foundations
A sample of donations of at least $100,000 made to Virginia nonprofits in 2019.
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A session to remember
2020 General Assembly saw protests and pandemic
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In the six weeks between the Virginia General Assembly’s March 12 adjournment and its April 22 veto session, the world changed. The dramatic societal shifts brought on by the coronavirus
Colonial Williamsburg begins gradually reopening
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After a rough spring, Colonial Williamsburg reopened June 14 on a limited basis, although visitors may notice modern reality intruding in the form of face masks and Plexiglas barriers. With nearly
Bristol’s State Street closes reopening gap
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As Blackbird Bakery owner Randall Perkins watched businesses on the Tennessee side of Bristol’s State Street reopen after mandatory coronavirus shutdowns in April, he wondered why Virginia’s state government didn’t
The 50 largest Virginia charities
A list of the commonwealth’s major charities as ranked by GuideStar USA Inc.
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Donations by independent foundations and groups
A sample of gifts, grants or pledges of $100,000 or more made or announced to Virginia nonprofits in 2019.
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