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The 2022-23 Power List
Who are Virginia’s most powerful and influential leaders in business, government, politics and education this year? Find out in the third annual edition of the Virginia 500: The 2022-23 Power
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No myth
Virginia companies share their journeys from startups to unicorns
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Last year, Lori Stacy found herself leading a unicorn. The CEO of Norfolk-based Trader Interactive, an online marketplace for boats, recreational vehicles, motorcycles and other niche vehicles, Stacy helped shepherd
Creating community vibes
Placemaking focuses on people and design
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In Virginia Beach, most tourists flock to the Oceanfront. But just a couple blocks west, you’ll find an area that feels a little more artsy and a lot more local.
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Taking the reins
42 women execs who set the standard for leadership
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To quote the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, “Women belong in all places where decisions are being made. … It shouldn’t be that women are the exception.”
Gift of a lifetime
Doctor’s $104 million VCU donation aids liver research
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For Dr. Todd Stravitz, February was an opportune time to make the largest gift in the history of Virginia Commonwealth University — a $104 million donation to support liver research.
Setting a course
Businesses, port seek paths around supply chain backlogs and logjams
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Each week, MDV SpartanNash LLC, the nation’s leading supplier for overseas U.S. military commissaries and exchanges, loads 100 to 200 containers filled with everything from peanut butter to clothing aboard
Cyberwar zone
Biden, experts warn businesses attacks are coming
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Earlier this year, Kwabena Konadu received a call from one of the small businesses he advises on IT and cybersecurity. The company’s chief financial officer had received an email from
Hitting a brick wall
Climbing housing costs pose workforce challenges
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Casey Renner has worked in four states over the course of her teaching career, and she’s never liked a school more than Arlington County’s Wakefield High School, where she teaches
‘Behind the eight ball’
Officials rush to correct looming site shortage
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David Manley had a good feeling. The site visit was going well. During their spring 2021 tour of the Progress Park industrial site in Wytheville, the leaders of a manufacturer
The Visionary
Superstar Pharrell Williams has a dream for Virginia
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The online version of this article includes additional material from Virginia Business’ interview with Pharrell Williams. Pharrell Williams is a 13-time Grammy winner, an Oscar nominee, a fashion designer, a