Cover Story
On cloud nine
Virginia is world’s data center capital, reaping billions
In 2007 — the same year that Apple unveiled the iPhone and Netflix introduced the idea of “streaming” movies — Buddy Rizer started aggressively targeting an industry that many of
Interview
Hokie-hatted host
CNBC ‘Last Call’ anchor is Va. Tech alum from Winchester
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You can “take the boy out of Winchester, but I don’t think you can take Winchester out of me,” says Brian Sullivan, the anchor of CNBC’s new evening business and
Opinion
Our new AI overlords
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A worker who never tires — who never needs to take a coffee break, who doesn’t get sick, who doesn’t disagree and who doesn’t have a messy home life or
From This Issue
Under the radar
Charlottesville defense sector has stealthy presence, big impact
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Considering that four of the world’s five largest defense contractors are headquartered in Northern Virginia and that Hampton Roads is home to the world’s largest naval base, it isn’t surprising
Rural leadership institute aims to build local capacity
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Virginia Rural Center Executive Director Kristie Proctor has long heard that the state’s rural areas were losing population and having difficulty cultivating local community leaders. To address the gap in
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Regional TIDs generate tourism marketing bucks
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Tourism improvement districts are new to Virginia, but they’ve been in place elsewhere for two decades. Designated areas that raise funds for tourism marketing through hotel assessments, TIDs were passed
Out & About May 2023
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1. David Evans and his daughter, Averett University freshman Isobel Evans, reunited on the airstrip at Averett’s George J. Falk Flight Center at Danville Regional Airport on March 17 during
OBITUARY: Remembering P. Wesley Foster Jr.
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P. Wesley Foster Jr., who co-founded Chantilly-based Long & Foster Real Estate Cos., building it into one of the nation’s largest real estate brokerages, died March 17 at his Alexandria
May 2023 For the Record
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Central Virginia More than 340 union workers went on strike at the AdvanSix Inc. chemical plant in Hopewell on April 6 over contract wage negotiations. The International Chemical Workers Union
Betting on biotech
U.Va. institute may lead to research boom
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Virginians have often sought experimental medical treatments outside the state — traveling to North Carolina, Boston or one of the Mayo Clinic’s locations. However, the Paul and Diane Manning Institute
Farmer Focus hatches $17.8 million expansion
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Harrisonburg-based Farmer Focus is undertaking a $17.8 million expansion to boost capacity at its 78,000-square foot processing facility on Acorn Drive. The organic poultry producer, which marked its ninth anniversary
Old Town Business league to upgrade or dissolve
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Carla Clarke credits Old Town Business (OTB) league with arranging events that bring new faces into Today’s Cargo, the jewelry and gift shop she co-owns on Alexandria’s King Street. “It’s
Chesterfield’s new tech park already generating buzz
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Chesterfield County Economic Director Garrett Hart received an inquiry about Upper Magnolia Green a week after the county announced in 2020 that it had purchased the property with the intent
