Cover Story
Moving the needle
After summer protests, businesses wrestle with equity and inclusion
A few years ago, Nadine Marsh-Carter and the staff of the small adoption agency she runs decided that to better represent the children they worked with, they needed board leadership
Interview
A sense of possibility
Commonwealth Cyber Initiative’s first executive director aims high
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Luiz DaSilva became the inaugural executive director of Virginia’s Commonwealth Cyber Initiative (CCI) in March, returning to Virginia Tech after two years in Ireland, where he served as the director
Opinion
The Mailroom
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More balance needed After reading Carol Hazard’s “Blurred Lines” article in the August 2020 issue, I noted the full-page ads from United Bank, Atlantic Union Bank, PNC Bank and TowneBank.
Antitrust matters
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On a bright spring day in May 2009, I was on the campus of Hampden-Sydney College near Farmville for my son’s graduation — obviously a proud moment for any parent.
From This Issue
The VirginiaBusiness.com Top Five
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State Sen. Amanda Chase, the only announced GOP candidate for the 2021 gubernatorial race, appeared in two of the top trending stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from July 16 to Aug. 15.
Hail to the … what now?
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Under pressure from FedEx and other big sponsors, the Washington Redskins management announced in July that the NFL team will retire its name and mascot and rebrand itself away from
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Staying strong
Hospitality struggles, but other sectors continue growth
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No one could have predicted 2020 would bring such dramatic changes. Civil unrest after the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, coupled with a once-in-a-century pandemic, is accelerating social
Testing the waters
VCU goes back to school during the pandemic
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At colleges across Virginia and the nation, this will be a fall semester like no other. The coronavirus is turning campuses into petri dishes for experimentation. One of the state’s
Virginia Tech stakes claim on data science territory
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Collecting and interpreting data has always been important in science, but Tom Woteki is at the start of a process that will teach Virginia Tech students how to make better
A tale of two authorities
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The town of Front Royal is moving forward with its own economic development authority independent from its cooperative EDA with Warren County, which is still reeling under the weight of
Parking lot hot spots succeed at PHCC
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Administrators at Patrick Henry Community College hustled to install Wi-Fi hot spots in its parking lots in March when the college closed due to the coronavirus. Since many of the
September 2020 — For the Record
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SOUTHERN VIRGINIA Danville voters will weigh in on a local casino in November, after a circuit judge ordered a referendum to appear on the ballot. Caesars Virginia, a subsidiary of
Sailing for the horizon
Despite pandemic disruptions, the Port of Virginia looks to the future
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Tariff wars and the COVID-19 pandemic delivered a one-two punch to the Port of Virginia, but officials are focusing on the positive as expansions are completed at the port’s two
Kings Dominion closure brings economic woes
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For the first time in its 45-year history, Kings Dominion has halted its roller coasters for an entire season, thanks to COVID-19. But beyond being disappointing for fans of the
