Cover Story
Wanted: distinctive local experiences
Convention planners say clients want a venue that offers more than the basics
In 2018 Virginia’s meeting and convention planners say that venues offering easy access, flexible space and high connectivity are in big demand.
Interview
A businessman’s perspective
Former McKinsey executive believes Federal Reserve has a ‘noble mission’
May Interview with Thomas I. Barkin, president and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Opinion
Retirement plan makes Virginia a national leader
InsideView from the Editor
Journalism matters
OurView from the Publisher
From This Issue
Transforming Tysons
Will it become America’s next great city?
By 2050, Tysons is expected to be a bustling, cosmopolitan metropolis of more than 100,000 residents living, working and playing beneath an urban skyline of spires and towers.
Not just for humans
Veterinary school uses new technology to treat cancers in dogs
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Third-generation leader
Wendy Drucker leads Drucker + Falk in new directions
Real Estate Profile of Wendy Drucker, managing director, Drucker + Falk, Newport News
Company produces bullet-resistant clothing line
Abbas Haider and Robert Davis collaborated on a college class project that was the prototype of Aspetto’s ballistic garments.
‘We try to be awesome’
Generous benefits enable company to attract employees it needs
Highest revenue growth: B.E.S. Technology Inc.
Military reunions sustain Norfolk meeting planning firm
Husband and wife Ted and Molly Dey have built their Norfolk-based company, Armed Forces Reunions Inc., into the largest military reunion company in the U.S.
Growing in a crowded field
Brewery perseveres in the face of increasing competition
MANUFACTURING: O’Connor Brewing Co.
Labor shortage spurs training for truck drivers
A tractor-trailer simulator at Lord Fairfax Community College can imitate a variety of driving conditions.
Promotional principles
Owner wants to change customers’ buying experience
Retail/Wholesale: Brandito