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The great transformation
After the pandemic, what will Virginia’s economic recovery look like?
It’s been a year since Virginia recorded its first COVID-19 case, and nearly all of us have embraced new ways of living — and working. But with each passing day,
Interview
‘As resilient as you get’
Victor Hoskins discusses regional cooperation and economic recovery
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After sealing the deal on Amazon.com Inc.’s $2.5 billion East Coast HQ2 headquarters as Arlington’s economic development director in late 2018, Victor Hoskins took his talents to the Fairfax County
Opinion
35 years of storytelling
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My favorite day every month comes when a new issue of Virginia Business lands on my desk. Each magazine tracks emerging economic trends and the ongoing evolution of business leadership
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What’s next?
Pandemic reveals strengths, vulnerabilities of state’s economy
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This time last year, Virginia’s fortunes seemed as high as Clemente Development Co. Inc.’s proposed 600-foot Iconic Tower. Part of Clemente’s long-planned, 3-million-square-foot The View at Tysons mixed development, the
Double play
Two casinos, just miles apart, will debut in Hampton Roads
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Hampton Roads will be home to two Las Vegas-style casino complexes after Norfolk and Portsmouth voters overwhelmingly approved November 2020 referendums greenlighting the projects in their cities. The referendums passed
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Moving forward
Tough year for some sectors, but region sees progress
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In a difficult year haunted by the coronavirus pandemic, the Central Virginia region persevered — and in some cases made economic progress. Henrico County led all other localities with a
A bright spot
Despite pandemic, tech ventures flourish
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The coronavirus pandemic divided Loudoun County into two worlds in 2020 — tech and touch, says Buddy Rizer, the county’s executive director for economic development. While the pandemic devastated in-person
Legal challenges
Virginia’s law firms go virtual amid pandemic
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In any other year, the merger that formed Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP would have gotten top billing in the year’s legal news. But 2020 wasn’t like any other year
A turnaround in fortunes
Transportation, manufacturing drive valley’s recovery
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After taking a hit from the coronavirus, economic activity in the Shenandoah Valley recovered in the second half of 2020, powered by the transportation, manufacturing and food-processing sectors. “The valley
On the move
People taking on new leadership roles throughout Virginia
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Tom Afferton, president of cyber mission, Peraton Inc., Herndon John Coleman, president of global defense and security, Peraton Inc., Herndon Roger Mason, president of space and intelligence, Peraton Inc., Herndon
Pressing on
In a rocky year, Virginia’s biggest companies still landed major deals
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In spite of the global pandemic that shuttered many smaller businesses, Virginia’s largest companies still inked major deals and scored contracts worth billions of dollars in 2020. In July 2020,
Brick by brick
Construction industry stays busy during pandemic
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The continuing progress on Amazon.com Inc.’s massive East Coast headquarters in Arlington, along with the promise of four new casinos across the state, kept spirits buoyed in Virginia’s construction sector
The heart of the region
NOVA supplies in-demand tech, health care, military workers
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When the first class of Northern Virginia Community College’s cloud computing program graduated in spring 2020, its members may not have had the trappings of an in-person, pre-pandemic graduation, but
