Cover Story
A wave of larger ships
Post-Panamax vessels are already here, and they’re changing the maritime industry
Interview
Speaking up
Senator says Congress should vote on the use of force
Published
Interview with Sen. Timothy Kaine
Opinion
From This Issue
No easy path
Picking a health plan just got more complicated
Published
Starting in January the Affordable Care Act will require more businesses to offer insurance coverage to their employees.
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International presence
University joins conglomerate of schools in South Korea
Published
George Mason University joins conglomerate of schools in South Korea
An ‘extroverted campus’
GMU is eager to be connected with Northern Virginia
Published
George Mason University’s goal is to be not only a “comprehensive research university” but also “an innovative and inclusive academic community committed to creating a more just, free and prosperous world” — with emphasis, perhaps, on the “prosperous.”
Knockout performances
GMU venues host boxers and ballerinas
Published
George Mason University’s Center for the Arts hosted five days of boxing matches on its flagship Fairfax campus this summer.
Old and new mix in Alexandria
A new waterfront plan and major projects spur development
Published
Alexandria is planning commercial and residential development.
A moment on the world stage
Cycling races will focus international attention on city
Published
Richmond is host city to the 2015 Road World Cycling Championships.
The endless at-bat over ballpark
Baseball team told it can go anywhere but home
Published
Richmond’s effort to replace a 30-year-old baseball stadium — The Diamond, home of the Flying Squirrels — remains unclear.
From mapping brains to modeling diseases
Virginia’s bioscience industry hopes to grow through increased collaboration
Published
The Virginia Biosciences Health Research Corp. encourages cooperative biotech projects involving researchers from different Virginia universities and partner them with industry.
Fewer players in the game
The marketplace effects of proposed insurance mergers are still unclear
Published
Big mergers by major insurance companies, announced in July and driven in part by the impact of the Affordable Care Act, are remaking the industry in ways that aren’t yet clear.
