2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: IRIS JAMETTE LUNDY
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2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: RUDENE MERCER HAYNES
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2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: WILLIAM E. HARRELL
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Bridging the workplace soft-skills gap across generations
An editor’s take on Gen Z soft skills, mentorship at work and Virginia Business marking 40 years covering the commonwealth’s business community.
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2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: DENISE COUNCE
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2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: MONICA BACKMON
CEO | NORTHERN VIRGINIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FAIRFAX COUNTY
2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards: ROLSTON AUDAIN
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Why Virginia’s one-term limit for governors deserves a second look
As Virginia prepares to swear in its first woman governor, it’s worth reexamining whether the commonwealth’s one-term limit on governors serves the state’s long-term economic and leadership interests.





















