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Education: Getting their money’s worth
The past year brought more big donations to Virginia’s universities, as well as the installation of a few new presidents, while students and families remained focused on finances and return on investment. In Virginia Business’ August 2023 cover story, “Money machine,” the magazine examined the soaring costs of a four-year degree over the past decades, […]
Economic Development: Keep on keeping on
In 2023, Virginia racked up another year of economic development wins in the manufacturing sector. Meanwhile, Gov. Glenn Youngkin continued his push toward producing more shovel-ready industrial sites in the state, one of his key priorities since taking office in January 2022. In November 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy announced that the Southern Virginia […]
2024 Big Book intro: Invasion of the bots!
If it feels like robots took over our lives this past year, that’s because they have. Many of us have used ChatGPT to write an email, created an idealized self-portrait with Midjourney or seen a deepfake on X. Everyone has at least read marketing texts or emails created by a generative AI tool. To different […]
Slowly bot surely
From health care to real estate and law, artificial intelligence is becoming an increasingly bigger part of many industries, with executives rolling out new tools and updating policies. Like other businesses, banks and credit unions too have been exploring this electronic frontier, although they’re pairing technological progress with caution. Even if you’re new to the […]
Saving grace
When Del. Don L. Scott Jr., D-Portsmouth, was sworn in on Jan. 10 as the first Black speaker of the house in the Virginia legislature’s 405-year history, he also was likely the first leader of that illustrious body to have served time in federal prison. Reminiscent of the literary trials of Jean Valjean, Scott’s is […]
Virginia’s Top Doctors
There are certainly many professionals who help people through personal or family crises, but no other provides direct aid to us from cradle to grave in the same way as medical doctors. Whether it’s to deliver your first child or treat a loved one with cancer, choosing a doctor can be a monumental decision. And […]
The 24th edition of the Virginia Business Legal Elite
Launched in cooperation with the Virginia Bar Association in 2000, Virginia Business’ Legal Elite polls lawyers licensed to practice in Virginia each year, asking them to identify which of their peers are the top attorneys across 21 categories of legal specialties. In compiling the Legal Elite, Virginia Business contacted more than 14,000 attorneys and more […]
Warner condemns FBI HQ site selection as ‘corrupt’
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner said Nov. 9 that the General Services Administration’s selection of Greenbelt, Maryland, instead of Fairfax County for the new FBI headquarters was a “corrupt” process, and that he expected better from the Biden administration. Warner’s comments followed an email that day from FBI Director Christopher Wray to the agency’s entire workforce, […]
Pot of gold
Placing aside the morality of marijuana use, let’s consider how much money Virginia is currently leaving on the table without a regulated, taxed recreational cannabis market. In 2020, directed by the Virginia General Assembly, which was then under Democratic control, the Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission conducted a study on legalizing marijuana in Virginia. […]
No dice: Casino referendum fails again
Richmond’s do-over casino referendum failed at the ballot box Nov. 7 by a much larger margin than the city’s first casino referendum did in 2021, as roughly 61% of Richmond voters rejected the proposed $562 million Richmond Grand Resort & Casino. Leading up to the election, the casino’s corporate backers, Urban One and Churchill Downs, […]
