Recent Articles from Virginia Business
Andrew Genova joins Avison Young
He is a principal in the firm’s Tysons office.
SAIC appoints chief human resources officer
Michelle A. O’Hara has worked at the Reston-based company for 10 years.
Architectural firm names new chairman
Burt Pinnock is a principal at Richmond-based Baskervill.
Breaking ground
September interview with Dr. Ruth Coles Harris, distinguished professor emeritus, Virginia Union University, Richmond
Groups partner to build world-class workforce
After forming the Southeastern Virginia Regional Workforce Collaborative last fall, the Hampton Roads Workforce Council and the Greater Peninsula Workforce Board funded a report this year on the region’s workforce demographics, the supply-demand gap in work skills and a workforce strategy to improve the talent pipeline.
Hershey boot camp gives new workers taste of success
Richard Woods was hired after completing the boot camp conceived by Debby Hopkins with the Shenandoah Valley Workforce Development Board.
Danville grapples with Ikea plant closure
Ikea is closing its Danville plant at the end of the year.
Casting a wider net
An expanding Port of Virginia considers new revenue opportunities
A historic challenge
Colonial Williamsburg’s exiting CEO faced deficits, declining visitors
Hitting a wall
Immigration changes create obstacles for hiring legal foreign workers