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Why your best employees are quietly losing their edge
Jaime Raul Zepeda explores why top employees lose their edge between burnout and boreout and the need for supported stretch in work.
Virginia’s new pay law requires a number — not the truth
Virginia’s new pay transparency law requires employers to post salary ranges but may not ensure those numbers reflect realistic pay for applicants.
“AI won’t take your job” and other things CEOs say before the layoffs
Gartner reports 80% of billion-dollar companies deploying AI have cut headcount, but these reductions did not improve financial returns.
One in a trillion: Musk’s milestone
Elon Musk became history's first trillionaire following the successful SpaceX IPO, marking a new wealth milestone with significant economic impact.
Could Virginia’s data center fight scare off other industries?
In 2024, following the unsuccessful effort to bring a sports arena to Alexandria, I wrote in Virginia Business that the Commonwealth would continue to find success recruiting investment and jobs because “the fundamentals of the commonwealth’s business case remain unbelievably strong and make us the envy of most other sta[...]
Commentary: Entrepreneurs, think creatively
Bill Crutchfield, founder of Crutchfield Corp. in Charlottesville, shares how unconventional thinking drove his company's success.
Are your best people leaving over money — or this?
COVID did something to us that a decade of wellness programs never could. It forced us to look directly at our own mortality and ask with unusual honesty, is this how I want to spend my time? That question did not stay at the dinner table. It followed people into their offices, their Zoom calls […]
Maritime and logistics can lift the commonwealth
Virginia Maritime Association's executive director on state's maritime industry
No one’s indispensable — and that’s a good thing
Cross-training is a key strategy used by 68% of Virginia’s 2026 Best Places to Work to ensure operational continuity and employee engagement.
The choice we’re making about AI
AI can improve productivity if implemented with training and human connection. Poor rollouts cause frustration and workplace loneliness, warns Best Companies Group.
Virginia’s economic competitiveness depends on civic infrastructure
Virginia’s economic competitiveness will not be determined by incentives alone, writes Volunteer Fairfax CEO.
Making the business case for InternshipsVA
InternshipsVA establishes a framework that encourages Virginia employers to start or expand high-quality, paid internship programs.
