May 2016

Cover Story

Interview

Removing politics

Layne applies business principles to Virginia’s transportation funding

Interview with Aubrey Layne, Secretary of Transportation, Commonwealth of Virginia

Opinion

From This Issue

More growth on tap

Craft brewery makes deal with beer giant Anheuser-Busch

MANUFACTURING
Devils Backbone Brewing Co.
Rockbridge County

Calling all bidders

Property auctions bring the market to sellers

Property auctions bring the market to sellers.

Fan home with a personality

Shaka Smart’s former Richmond home sells for $1.26 million

Shaka Smart’s former Richmond home sells for $1.26 million.

‘Bingo won’t do it anymore’

Facilities’ amenities multiply in a fierce competition for retirees

Many independent-living communities around the commonwealth offer amenities and services that were once considered luxurious but are now fairly commonplace.

Spotting the trends

This ‘real estate nerd’ enjoys digging into data to see what’s shaping the market

Scott Homa says he’s been a real estate nerd since childhood.

Wait till next year

Long-planned projects due to blossom in 2017

Long-planned projects in Hampton Roads due to blossom in 2017

State of the industry

Hospitality and tourism executives discuss the challenges they face

Hospitality roundtable: Hospitality and tourism executives discuss the challenges they face

Importing Orlando magic

New head of economic development group brings record of achievement in Florida

Rick L. Weddle, the new head of the Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance brings record of achievement in Florida