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Taking the reins
42 women execs who set the standard for leadership
To quote the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. … It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”
Opinion
Higher gas prices are needed
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The U.S. inflation rate, which reached 8.6% in May, is at its highest point in 40 years. In 1982, it was just over 6%. Since then, the U.S. inflation rate
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Training’s in the cards for Hard Rock Bristol
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Mike Pauley started learning poker from his grandfather around age 8 and traveled around the nation playing competitively during his early 20s. When he learned that the Hard Rock Hotel
MARCIA CONSTON
President, Tidewater Community College, Norfolk
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TCC president since 2020, Marcia Conston strives to be both a role model and a mentor. “I wanted to be an administrator where I could make the most difference in
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Silver lining
Metro extension leads to development boom
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As the long-delayed phase two opening of Metro’s Silver Line extension is set for later this year in western Fairfax and Loudoun counties, a development boom is following on the
Need a job? Fairfax wants you
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In the past two years, despite the pandemic, the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority attracted more than 5,000 people to eight career fairs. The website for the workforce initiative —
A new outlook
GMU business dean plans lower cost, big impact
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When Ajay Vinzé takes over as dean of George Mason University’s School of Business on July 1, he will carry with him a lifetime of experience in higher education. He
TRACY GREGORIO
CEO, G2 Ops Inc., Virginia Beach
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Nine years ago, Tracy Gregorio and two business partners realized the military needed better technology to protect its communications systems from cyberattacks. G2 Ops was among the first small businesses
LATITIA McCANE
Director of education, The Apprentice School at Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News
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Growing up in Alabama, Latitia McCane was inspired by the work of her father, a mechanic at Ciba Geigy Chemical Corp. (now BASF), and her uncle, an electrician at Ingalls.
Raytheon moving global HQ to Arlington
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Raytheon Technologies Corp. announced June 7 that it will relocate its global headquarters from Massachusetts to Arlington in the third quarter of this year, a move that will make four
DIANNE JEWELL
President and CEO, Sheltering Arms, Richmond
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Dianne Jewell’s work as a physical therapist and administrator has not just been about helping patients but also her colleagues. In 2011, Jewell founded the Rehab Intelligence Network, which helps
CECILIA HODGES
Regional president for Virginia and Greater Washington, M&T Bank Corp., Vienna
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Outside of her three-decade career in banking, in which she currently manages more than 60 branches, Cecilia Hodges enjoys volunteering for community organizations and charities. “I can see in the
