American Diabetes Assoc. chair tackles disease’s workforce impact
More than 780,000 adults in Virginia have diabetes. The indirect cost from lost productivity due to the disease in 2017 in this state alone was a whopping $2.3 billion, according to the American Diabetes Association. That’s why Rhodes Ritenour, national chairman of the ADA’s board and vice president for external and regulatory affairs with Bon […]
Out and about
Virginia Business held its 17th annual Virginia CFO Awards banquet at The Jefferson Hotel in Richmond on June 16. Sponsored by Truist and Brown Edwards, the event honored 51 CFOs from around the commonwealth, nominated in four award categories, representing a variety of for-profit businesses, nonprofits and government agencies. (See Pages 59-64 for the full […]
Diversity Leadership Series: Ron Carey and Brian Robertson
Brought to you by Virginia Business and Bank of America, join us every other month for the Diversity Leadership Series — virtual fireside chats with a diverse group of Virginia business leaders sharing their insights and thoughts on leadership, their career paths, and diversity and equity. Our series kicked off on July 20 with Brian […]
What stays and what goes
With renewed hopes stemming from vaccine distribution, economists and business leaders are looking ahead toward recovery, including pandemic-induced changes that will stay and ways we’ll return to “normalcy.” While it’s evident that the technology sector’s upward trend will continue, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin isn’t sure that telew[...]