Cover Story
A cautious outlook
Virginia CPAs remain wary of economic hurdles
Interview
NoVa’s ‘visionary’ developer
At his company’s 50th anniversary, Milt Peterson celebrates with a succession plan and projects in the pipeline.
Interview with Milton V. Peterson, Founder and chairman of The Peterson Cos. in Fairfax
Opinion
Shooting didn’t break community’s strong bonds
Letter to the Editor
Making public education a business investment
Inside View
From This Issue
‘A vital role to play’
Longwood and its president have strong regional ties
University Profile: Longwood University
Chip plant expansion will benefit potato farmers
Route 11 Potato Chips will invest more than $1.2 million in an expansion and create 13 jobs in Mount Jackson.
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Growing momentum
Kaléo’s Evzio device is part of effort to provide prompt overdose treatment
Opower software encourages energy savings
Arlington-based Opower’s cloud-based software enables utilities to communicate with customers and drive energy savings.
Data dig
Claims information expected to reveal the effectiveness of medical treatments
Media General weighs its fate in two deals
Media General received an unsolicited $4.1 billion takeover offer from Irving, Texas-based Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc. after it announced plans to acquire Des Moines, Iowa-based Meredith Corp. for $3.1 billion.
Out & About – Virginia Living Museum 50th anniversary kick-off celebration and Cityworks (X)po
Out and about – November 2015
Recruiting tool
Schools use merit scholarships to woo top students
Merit scholarships — based on ability rather than financial need — are powerful recruiting tools.
Solving a math problem
Sweet Briar still must ‘get students and get funds’ to survive
Sweet Briar must increase its enrollment to about 800 students in the next few years.
Cracking the code?
Initiatives’ aim: to increase the number of workers with digital skills
A recent forum at Capital One Digital Labs in Vienna, addressed the need for workers with digital skills.