Recent Articles from Virginia Business
Festival’s aim is to encourage innovation
Charlottesville is gearing up for the Tom Tom Founders Festival
JMU sustainability efforts take many forms
Harrisonburg-based James Madison University, the largest university in the Shenandoah Valley and one of its biggest employers, has various green initiatives and programs.
JTI aids city’s River District development
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) has donated $400,000 for a fountain to be built in Danville’s River District, a project aimed at revitalizing Danville’s downtown.
Stewards of the land
About two miles east of Harrisonburg, an underground pipeline channels methane gas from the nearby Rockingham County landfill to the new Rockingham Memorial Hospital (RMH).
Family farm continues a 239-year-old legacy
When Lynda Stuart took over Stuart Land & Cattle Co. after her husband’s death in 2008, she would ask herself a question: “What would Zan do?”
Roll up your sleeves
These days, convention delegates could find themselves picking up trash along the Chesapeake Bay, feeding the homeless or cutting grass at a local youth shelter. Community service projects ― as well as the chance to inspire team building through cooking classes, wine-tasting seminars and outdoor recreational activities ― are part of a growing trend at meetings and conventions.
Offshore wind: gaining momentum
Hampton Roads would emerge as the main link in a U.S.-based supply chain for the offshore wind industry.
You’ve got to be green
The corporate world often defines successful sustainability efforts with the mantra, “businesses doing well by doing good.”
Alternative materials gain Trex recognition
Alternative materials gain Trex recognition
Road bill raises tax for casual car sales
RICHMOND People who make purchases from automobile dealers aren't the only car buyers who stand to pay higher transaction taxes under Virginia's road funding bill.