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Stairway to heaven
CEO compensation continues climbing skyward
Nationally, CEO pay in 2021 reached historic highs for the second year in a row, and Virginia was no exception to this trend. The CEOs of Virginia’s largest publicly traded
Opinion
A ‘quiet’ place?
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With Halloween fast approaching, I thought I’d regale you with a spooky tale of the corporate world’s favorite new boogeyman: quiet quitting. Like many scary things for people over age
From This Issue
Zebox opens U.S. incubator in Arlington
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ElectroTempo Inc. CEO and co-founder Ann Xu wants her company’s software to reach 70% of the United States by 2027. Founded in 2020, Electro Tempo provides analytics and tools to
Upward mobility
ODU plots path to bigger, more inclusive future
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Last year, when Old Dominion University was searching for its new president, the executive search firm contracted by the university also provided a bit of business intelligence about how the
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StartVirginia: Oct. 2022 Heard around Virginia
October startups news from around the state
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When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, Astraea Inc., a geospatial analytics startup based in Charlottesville, spearheaded an effort to provide free satellite imagery that could be used by Ukraine’s Ministry
September 2022 Top Five
Most-read news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Aug. 15 to Sept. 14, 2022
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The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Aug. 15 to Sept. 14 included two items focusing on TowneBank, the No. 1 bank in Hampton Roads by market
D.C. sues bitcoin whale Michael Saylor for tax fraud
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MicroStrategy Inc. founder Michael Saylor was sued in August by the city of Washington, D.C., which alleges that he defrauded the nation’s capital of more than $25 million in income
Fighting back
Small businesses get creative battling inflation
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Inflation and supply chain problems have pushed up the price of citric acid by 200%. That’s a problem for Crystal Wellman because citric acid is a primary ingredient in bath
Virginia 500 Spotlight: Mark C. Lowham
CEO and managing partner, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty, Washington, D.C.
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BEST ADVICE FOR OTHERS: You never learn anything when you are talking. FIRST JOB: Analyst for Kidder, Peabody & Co. in New York WHAT I WAS LIKE IN HIGH SCHOOL:
For The Record: October 2022
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CENTRAL VIRGINIA Fortune 500 used car online retailer Carvana Co. is more than halfway to its 400-employee hiring goal for its $25 million, 191,000-square-foot Chesterfield County inspection center, General Manager
Surf’s up for Chesterfield’s The Lake
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It took a lot to make The Lake happen. Developer Brett Burkhart had to nail down $323 million in financing, obtain a slew of permits and get Chesterfield County to
Out and About Virginia 500 2022 Power List Edition
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On Sept. 14, Virginia Business held its Power Up networking reception, recognizing the executives named to the 2022 edition of the Virginia 500. During the event, which was held at
