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Gift of a lifetime
Doctor’s $104 million VCU donation aids liver research
For Dr. Todd Stravitz, February was an opportune time to make the largest gift in the history of Virginia Commonwealth University — a $104 million donation to support liver research.
Opinion
Interesting times
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History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes, according to an apt but apocryphal quote frequently misattributed to Mark Twain. We’re certainly seeing that dynamic writ large in the 2020s,
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JESSICA BUTTERWORTH
Director of engineering services, REMS and Government Solutions Group, Colliers International Virginia, Richmond
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There are male-dominated industries, and then there’s Jessica Butterworth’s office, where she is in charge of 145 engineering workers for Colliers’ Real Estate Management Services (REMS). Every last one is
Home improvement
U.Va. aims to tackle area affordable housing
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Affordable housing isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the University of Virginia. But it’s top of mind for U.Va. officials who have pledged to
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Running on empty
Health care professionals struggle with stress, burnout
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First, doctors say they’re sorry for calling. Dr. Allison Cotton, a psychiatrist in Reno, Nevada, co-founded the national Physician Support Line in March 2020 to provide peer mental health support
Back to work
Charlottesville bucks lagging office space trend
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Although the nation’s commercial real estate market is still lagging for the most part, that isn’t the case in Charlottesville, where fresh new multiuse projects have perked up interest in
E&H course demystifies blockchain for businesses
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Business professionals will join Emory & Henry College students this summer for a course that will suggest how blockchain technology can help entrepreneurs, ultimately aiding development in Southwest Virginia. A
‘The world is behind them’
Virginia companies aid Ukraine relief efforts
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In late March, Stanislas Vilgrain drove in a convoy of eight trucks from France to Ukraine for 26 hours through a snowstorm, keeping an ear to the radio for news
Ad agency spotlights historic editor, businessman
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The life of 19th century Richmond Planet newspaper editor John Mitchell Jr. — who fearlessly railed against lynching and segregation — will be showcased in a documentary debuting at the
Top Five stories, June 2022
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The top trending major business stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from April 15 to May 14 were led by news of the merger of Roanoke-based Woods Rogers PLC and Norfolk-based Vandeventer Black
Hershey plant unionization effort continues
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Despite a resounding defeat, organizers are still fighting to unionize The Hershey Co. plant in Stuarts Draft. In late March, about 79% of the plant’s workers voted against unionizing at
Boeing will move global HQ to Arlington
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The Boeing Co., the world’s third-largest defense contractor, is moving its global headquarters from Chicago to Arlington, the company announced May 5. With more than 141,500 employees worldwide and operations in
