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Port of call
Deep-water harbor drives local economy
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Hampton Roads’ deep-water port continued to be a dominant factor in attracting companies to the region in 2019, especially cold storage and warehousing and logistics firms. “As we try to
The Hail Mary
Danville and Pittsylvania land van manufacturer
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Football isn’t the only occupation in which a wild, slim-chance pass can deliver a win. Last fall, the Virginia Economic Development Partnership and Danville and Pittsylvania County officials launched a
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Subsea cable country
Henrico makes a play for data center dominance
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The scheduled 2020 arrival in Henrico County of a third connection to ultra-high-speed internet subsea cables should give the Richmond region bragging rights as a destination for data centers. In
Rethinking big
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Once upon a time, I worked for a big company. Not for a short time, but a decades-long time. Somewhat unfortunately, I remember those years perhaps too well. Thousands of
Feeling stronger
Big health care systems expand, launch fundraisers
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In the year since Bon Secours Health System merged with Mercy Health, the Cincinnati-based hospital group has expanded its holdings in Virginia, where it now owns and operates 12 hospitals.
On the move
People making a name for themselves throughout Virginia
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Mark Blanks, director, Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership, Blacksburg As more drones take to the skies, Blanks leads MAAP, which has built a partnership with Google parent company Alphabet to
Mergers and acquisitions
Big banks consolidate, benefiting Virginia-based institutions
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In 2019, banks continued to merge and consolidate, and some closed branches in Virginia’s rural counties and small towns, a trend expected to continue well into the 2020s. The big
Where the action is
Danville’s Telly Tucker moves to Arlington Economic Development
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In the wake of Amazon.com Inc.’s late 2018 announcement that its $2.5 billion HQ2 East Coast headquarters would locate in Arlington County, there’s been a game of musical chairs taking
The arena of politics
The hotly debated $1.5 billion Navy Hill plan dies
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A historic vote on the biggest economic development proposal in the city of Richmond’s history — the potentially transformative $1.5 billion Navy Hill downtown redevelopment plan that would have included
Revisionist history
Virginia tourism draws emphasize state’s multifaceted heritage
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Virginia’s tourism industry has long banked on its history — but this time there’s more context and acknowledgement of different facets of the commonwealth’s heritage. Last year, the commonwealth held