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100 People to Meet in 2022: Innovators
Representing industries ranging from retail and fitness to tech and biosciences, these creative, visionary trendsetters and entrepreneurs keep the Old Dominion new and relevant. Lisa Alcindor Program element monitor, U.S. Air Force Alexandria Lisa Alcindor starts rapping in the middle of the Pentagon’s courtyard: “Prepped my plane, call it Rocket Ship. I’m outer space, [&helli[...]
100 People to Meet in 2022: Builders
From architecture to construction, these are the professionals who are building Virginia’s future and leaving legacies in steel, brick and glass. Corey Clayborne Executive vice president, American Institute of Architects Virginia Richmond Corey Clayborne confesses that he did not make all A’s in his architecture design studio as a college student at Virginia […]
100 People to Meet in 2022: Educators
Ranked as CNBC’s Top State for Business for two consecutive years, Virginia earned the distinction in part for its “wealth of colleges and universities.” These are some of the educators and leaders who are helping to grow that national reputation for academic excellence. Suzanne Bergmeister Executive director, Gilliam Center for Entrepreneurship at James Madison […]
100 People to Meet in 2022: Go-Getters
High achievers all, these Virginians are well-rounded leaders in their fields and their communities, sharing their expertise and moving the needle for growth and progress. Buffy Barefoot President Virginia Beach, TowneBank Virginia Beach Born and raised in Hampton Roads, Buffy Barefoot hasn’t strayed far from the ZIP code she grew up in. After attending […]
100 People to Meet in 2022: Public Faces
From helping the Washington Football Team rebrand itself to safeguarding the legacy of a beloved painter for a new generation to launching a $1 billion university campus, these are the people who lend their faces and voices to high-profile endeavors. Franki Fitterer Director of communications and marketing, Virginia Tech Innovation Campus Alexandria Franki Fitterer […]
100 People to Meet in 2022: Hosts
These are Virginians who feed and delight us, nourishing body and soul through arts and entertainment, media, food, hospitality and tourism. Jamelle Bouie Opinion columnist, The New York Times Charlottesville Growing up in Virginia Beach, Jamelle Bouie didn’t dream of being the next Carl Bernstein. “I came very late to this,” explains Bouie, who […]
Amazon HQ2 budget, square footage are growing
Nearly three years after Amazon.com Inc. tapped Arlington as the home for its multibillion-dollar East Coast headquarters, construction is well underway, with the global e-tailer already hiring more than 3,000 Amazon HQ2 employees. Since the project was announced, three numbers have stood out: 25,000 jobs, 4 million square feet of office space and a price […]
Va. Tech complex to house biz programs
Fall visitors to Virginia Tech are likely to spot laborers hard at work on the university’s Data and Decision Sciences building, the first of four buildings that will make up the university’s Global Business and Analytics Complex (GBAC) — classroom and living spaces centered around using data to address problems facing businesses and society. “We’ve […]
Damascus sees hike in trail tourism
On a September afternoon, Stuart Wright was trying to persuade a tourist to bring her son back to visit the town of Damascus in Washington County. “Bring that little boy down here and he can play in the river, he can hike, he can bike the trail,” Wright coaxed. “Bring him where he’s got something […]
Building up
Over the next several years, the Hampton Roads area will need about 8,000 more people ready to take skilled jobs in the maritime industry, officials at the Maritime Industrial Base Ecosystem estimate. Leaders from higher education and other organizations across the Hampton Roads area are stepping up to make sure those positions don’t go unfilled. […]
