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The Prophet
MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor preaches the bitcoin gospel. Will his $2.2 billion gambit reap a heavenly reward?
When Michael Saylor was a younger man, his good looks and cocky attitude drew comparisons to Tom Cruise. And like Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, Cruise’s flying ace of “Top Gun”
Opinion
The future is now
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One of the biggest and yet to be fully felt impacts of the global pandemic is the way it has accelerated trends, many of which were less apparent before the
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Roanoke County, Va. Tech team up for strategic plan
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In a first for the locality, Roanoke County has partnered with Virginia Tech to develop a five-year county economic development strategic plan. “We want to benchmark where we are today
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Banking on bitcoin
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While MicroStrategy may be hogging the bitcoin limelight lately, two other Virginia companies recently made their entrances onto the cryptocurrency stage. On Feb. 3, Charlottesville-based Blue Ridge Bankshares Inc., the
Regional leaders wish upon Starlink
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After a pilot program successfully connected 45 Wise County households with SpaceX’s Starlink high-speed satellite internet, regional efforts are underway to broaden access to the service spearheaded by billionaire Elon
Danville renders unto Caesars new zoning rules
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Danville officials plan to create a new zoning district for the Caesars Virginia casino and resort, an option likely to speed up construction. Designated as an industrial manufacturing zone, the
Raising the bar
Businesses worry as state increases minimum wage
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On May 1, Virginia’s minimum hourly wage will rise to $9.50 for most non-farm jobs, and for many business owners, that won’t be too disruptive. But the state’s upcoming Jan.
Casino competitors roll the dice in Richmond
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Two operators are battling it out to build a casino in Richmond, the final city where a casino can be built in Virginia under current state law. Later in May,
Moving out
Construction projects shift to suburbs, rural areas
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More than a year after the pandemic began, signs point to people moving away from densely populated city centers, says Anirban Basu, chief economist for Associated Builders and Contractors, an
For The Record May 2021
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Roanoke/New River Valley A proposal under consideration by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget could redefine Blacksburg and the New River Valley area from a federal metropolitan statistical area
Work to begin next year on GMU’s $168M Arlington campus expansion
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Move over, Silicon Valley. Northern Virginia is poised to become the next super hub for tech talent. The charge is being led in part by George Mason University, which is
