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Hemp industry takes another step forward
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The co-founders of South Boston-based Golden Piedmont Labs want to give the county a boost by processing hemp from local farmers. “We were looking for a way to give back,” says Rick Gregory, who started Golden Piedmont Labs with Sterling Edmunds Jr. Both are Halifax County natives with extensive backgrounds in real estate and finance.
A taxing time
Amid pandemic, CPAs are concerned about health, safety
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In early March, Ryan Losi just arrived home after traveling around the world for 10 of the past 13 weeks. He probably won’t be doing that again for a while. The executive vice president of Piascik, a Henrico County CPA firm with global clients, Losi had been paying attention to reports of a new virus
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New physical rehab hospital uses innovative tech
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Michael Lowery pushed off gingerly at first and then gained confidence as he walked upright with the assistance of Andago, a mobile robot in the rehab gym of Central Virginia’s newest hospital. Strapped into the machine by a harness, Lowery, a 38-year-old Martinsville native suffering from paralysis, made his way around the track at Sheltering
Building a stronger club
CFO brings construction experience to finance role
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Large Nonprofit | Julie Brown, CFO Farmington Country Club, Charlottesville Julie Brown uses her construction industry experience to inform investments in capital projects at Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville. Before her time at the club, Brown served for five years as controller and CFO of Charlottesville-based construction company Martin Horn Inc. And she brought that
Physician, heal thyself
Health care providers write prescriptions for business recovery
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After the pandemic locked down businesses in mid-March, Dr. Frank Iuorno and his seven employees at West End Orthodontics in Glen Allen busied themselves with what he calls “housekeeping stuff.” Like most dental and medical primary care practices, West End Orthodontics faced many challenges due to the pandemic, ranging from securing funding to stay afloat
Lending a hand
Small businesses, community banks mutually benefited from PPP loans
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There were days during the past six months that some employees at F&M Bank in Timberville worked through the night. At 3 a.m., they were uploading loan applications for clients onto the U.S. Small Business Administration’s online portal. During the day, the site was overloaded with others applying for loans through the Paycheck Protection Program,
A whole new ball game in Va. Beach
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Attention, athletic leagues: The $68 million, 285,000-square-foot Virginia Beach Sports Center is open for business. “We’re ready to get this party started,” says Nancy Helman, the city’s director of sports marketing, who celebrated the facility’s Oct. 1 debut with Mayor Bobby Dyer and other city officials. The cavernous structure has 12 basketball courts, 24 volleyball
Reagan National’s $660M expansion nearly ready for takeoff
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The journey is nearing its end at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, which started work in 2017 on a new concourse and two additional security checkpoints. Known collectively as “Project Journey,” the nearly $660 million expansion is expected to be finished by the third quarter of 2021. Overseen by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA),
Amid pandemic, Floyd holds on to musical roots
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The town of Floyd has long been known for its musical offerings, particularly Friday night jamborees at the Floyd Country Store and the annual world folk music-focused FloydFest. So, what happens when public events are called off by the coronavirus pandemic? Dylan Locke, co-owner of the Floyd Country Store, has hosted online streaming of old-time
Virginia Tech’s proof-of-concept grants
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It’s about gaps. Gaps between the uncertainties that exist and the uncertainties investors are willing to accept. Gaps between a working prototype and a mass-produced model. Gaps between what researchers produce and what the market wants to buy. Virginia tech’s proof-of-concept (POC) grants aim to help university researchers bridge those obstacles to commercializing their research.
