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Executive Director Summer Sage and board President Joshua Hale say a decreasing number of patients led to The Free Clinic’s closure.
Nov 29, 2020

After 30 years, The Free Clinic will shut its doors

Harrisonburg’s The Free Clinic will go out of business at the end of December after providing medical care to low-income, uninsured adults for more than 30 years. “We’ve taken care of patients. We’ve made our community a healthier place, and we’re happy about that,” says Joshua Hale, president of the clinic’s board[...]

The Central Virginia Training Center closed this year after more than a century. The site is now available for development.
Nov 29, 2020

Amherst aims to redevelop training center campus

Amherst County regional stakeholders are drafting a plan to improve the campus of the former Central Virginia Training Center to attract potential developers. The state-owned facility, which housed Virginians with disabilities for more than a century, shut down this year in accordance with a 2012 agreement between the state and [...]

Nov 29, 2020

100 People to Meet: Hosts

In a tough year for restaurants, hotels and amusement parks, these professionals rose to the occasion to provide nourishment for our bodies, minds and souls through dining, lodging, spirits, tourism and entertainment. Read about the rest of our 100 People to Meet in 2021. Shoham Amin Founder and principal, Excel Group Arlington In 2011, Shoham […]

Nov 29, 2020

2020 Legal Elite: Health Law

Brian Abbott Odin Feldman & Pittleman PC Reston   Jeremy A. Ball Williams Mullen Richmond   Wyatt S. Beazley IV Williams Mullen Richmond   Mark Sheridan Brennan Sr. Vandeventer Black LLP Richmond   Christen C. Church Gentry Locke Attorneys Roanoke   James M. Daniel Jr. Hancock, Daniel & Johnson PC Richmond   Jason R. Davis […]

“Hearth,” William & Mary’s memorial to African Americans enslaved by the university, is scheduled for groundbreaking in early 2021 and will be completed in fall 2021.
Nov 29, 2020

The road to reconciliation

William & Mary’s first African American dean is seeking to transform the university’s law school in ways both fundamental and symbolic. Introducing a 12-part action plan titled “Why We Can’t Wait — An Agenda for Equity and Justice,” A. Benjamin Spencer says he intends to train a generation of lawyers who will foc[...]

Nov 29, 2020

2020 Legal Elite: Labor/Employment Law

Faith A. Alejandro Sands Anderson PC Richmond   Earl Baggett Williams Mullen Richmond   Robert J. Barry Kaufman & Canoles PC Norfolk   Ryan M. Bates Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Washington, D.C.   Paul G. Beers Glenn Feldmann Darby and Goodlatte Roanoke   Sarah A. Belger Quarles & Brady LLP Washington, D.C.   Lisa A. […]

Nov 29, 2020

100 People to Meet: Builders

From real estate to global construction projects to major business expansions, these are the professionals who are building Virginia’s future and constructing legacies. Read about the rest of our 100 People to Meet in 2021. Craig Albert President and chief operating officer, Bechtel Corp. Reston In September, Craig Albert stepped up to fill the gap […]

Will Pearson, owner of Sportlanes in Martinsville, says he’s still seen activity at his bowling alley from NASCAR fans in town for races.
Nov 29, 2020

Pandemic puts Martinsville Speedway on slower track

Over Halloween weekend, Martinsville Speedway welcomed fans back to NASCAR Cup Series races for the first time since the pandemic began. However, occupancy was limited to 1,000 people for a race series that normally attracts more than 40,000 fans. And for some area businesses that depend on race fan dollars, the limited-attendan[...]

Jim Theobald, Hirschler’s past chairman and president, and Courtney Moates Paulk, the firm’s current president, cite Hirschler’s adaptive nature and client-centered business philosophy as key factors in its success.
Nov 29, 2020

Built on a solid foundation

As a lawyer at a title insurance company in 1980, Jim Theobald had assisted a variety of law firms handling commercial real estate transactions all over Virginia. However, after several years there, he was ready for a change. Eager to join a law firm, he liked what he saw at Hirschler, Fleischer, Weinberg, Cox & […]

Nov 29, 2020

2020 Legal Elite: Family Law/ Domestic Relations

Luis A. Abreu Luis A. Abreu PLLC Danville   Alice N. Ahearn Feldesman Tucker Leifer Fidell LLP Fairfax   Debra C. Albiston Kaufman & Canoles PC Virginia Beach   Regina F. Amick Wolcott Rivers Gates Virginia Beach   Allison W. Anders Parks Zeigler PLLC Virginia Beach   Susan C. Armstrong Armstrong Law Firm PLLC Richmond […]

Nov 29, 2020

100 People to Meet: Public Faces

From educating Virginians about the offshore wind industry to shepherding $400 million casino resorts across the finish line, these are the people who add to the commonwealth’s conversation and lend a face to ambitious undertakings. Read about the rest of our 100 People to Meet in 2021.   B. Hayes Framme Senior manager, government relations […]

Nov 29, 2020

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