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Here to stay
The future of work is hybrid, say employers and HR execs
Rachel Miller spent half of her undergraduate studies and then a portion of graduate school learning remotely behind a computer screen. Even the first job she took that aligned with
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Change management
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Hands down, the most unintentionally funny of the alarmist stories about remote work must be the June “news” articles warning that by 2100, teleworking would result in a generation of
The Mailroom October 2023
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Don’t say ‘Don’t Say Gay?’ I am disappointed in your June 2023 workforce article, “Pride in their work.” In it, you perpetuate misinformation that the left-leaning press has been pushing
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StartVirginia: September 2023 Heard Around Virginia
Startups news from around the state
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McLean-based Affect Therapeutics, a substance addiction therapy startup, raised $16 million in a Series A funding round to expand its operations and further develop its mobile app. The company delivers
Talking telework
Executives discuss remote, in-person and hybrid work decisions
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SHAWN AVERY President and CEO, Hampton Roads Workforce Council, Norfolk Prior to the pandemic, did Hampton Roads Workforce Council allow hybrid or remote work? We allowed employees to occasionally work remotely
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Growth industry
Agriculture powers valley jobs, investment
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Prompted by shifts in consumer buying trends, Shenandoah Valley farmers are investing heavily in automated systems and cutting-edge growing processes to position themselves for the long haul in an industry
Hazelwood Farms is set to become industrial park
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A 328-acre former James City County farm is set to become the largest speculative industrial project along the Interstate 64 corridor between the Port of Virginia and Richmond. Hazelwood Farms
Gathering power
Energy-related startups benefit from renewables push
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While working on a cellular tower a few years back, Kyle Mullins got what he describes as the “call of a lifetime” — an invitation to work on the first
Amazon plans Spotsylvania data centers
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A game changer. That’s how Spotsylvania Board of Supervisors Chair David Ross describes the annual tax revenue the county could see from data centers, including a slate of proposed Amazon.com
Winchester shopping center sale could revitalize area
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During his time on Winchester City Council, Jeff Buettner recalls, plans to revitalize Ward Plaza shopping center were a frequent topic of conversation at every council retreat, going back as
For the Record September 2023
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CENTRAL VIRGINIA Richmond-based convenience store giant Arko’s revenue for the second quarter fell 3%, $2.47 billion from last year’s total, despite a 21% jump in total gallons of gasoline and
Support system
JMU builds on first-gen student outreach efforts
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James Madison University is where Angela Reddix says she found “my tribe, the godmothers of my children” — and also her future husband, Carl, whom she met on her first
