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Getting meta
Twenty years ago, artificial intelligence seemed like the stuff of sci-fi films such as “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “The Matrix.” Today, it‘s so ubiquitous as to be virtually unremarkable and unnoticeable — integrated into everything from GPS traffic navigation apps on our phones to smart devices in our homes to [...]
Return on investment
Christina Fleming embarked upon a career in marketing with the goal of getting an executive MBA degree, but other commitments kept getting in the way. She got married, had two children and moved up the corporate ladder for 26 years, rising to chief marketing officer at Blackboard Inc., a global education technology company that [...]
Virginia Society of CPAs’ 2023 Interviews
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA Tara E. Adams, CPA Partner | Adams & Delp PC | Wytheville What are the benefits of living and working in Southwest Virginia? I love the mountain scenery, access to so many outdoor activities and most of all the sense of community you get in the smaller cities and towns. How is the […]
StartVirginia: Nov. 2022 Heard around Virginia
Virginia Tech‘s Apex Center for Entrepreneurs has received a $500,000 donation from Apex Systems co-founder Win Sheridan. A 1994 Tech graduate, Sheridan made the donation to help the Apex Center engage with student entrepreneurs through programming, networking and funding. Launched in 2014, the Apex Center is named in recognition of a $5 million commitment from […]
A step up the ladder
Internships often help college students learn what they want to do as a profession by expanding their horizons, providing on-the-job experience or helping them change paths to follow a new passion. For instance, an internship helped Virginia Commonwealth University student Oscar Kemp discover that his interest in domestic social[...]
Artificial intelligence gets real
Technology being developed in a nondescript office building in Reston could change how Army soldiers train for and operate in combat thousands of miles away. The Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) runs on a pair of Microsoft goggles and links to a microsized drone that flies autonomously and collects video[...]
Virginia 500 Spotlight
Maurice Jones CEO, OneTen Coalition Inc., Norfolk BEST ADVICE FOR OTHERS: Find a mentor. FIRST JOB: Farmer who I ADMIRE: My grandparents, because of their resiliency and selflessness WHAT I’VE LEARNED: There is talent and genius everywhere, but true opportunity does not exist everywhere. WHAT MAKES ME PASSIONATE ABOU[...]
Out and About November 2022
1. State Sen. Creigh Deeds speaks at the Sept. 30 dedication ceremony for inpatient psychiatric care at the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters’ Children’s Pavilion. Photo courtesy CHKD 2. Former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich delivers keynote speech at Liberty University’s Networking the Nations CEO Summit on Oct. 6. Photo by Eva […]
ABC license spikes biz in Norton
Participants in Southwest Virginia’s fourth High Knob Outdoor Fest rode mountain bikes, hiked nature trails and floated down the Clinch River, but many also sipped beer and wine in Norton’s new Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area (DORA). The DORA designation from the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority lets[...]
October 2022 Top Five
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Sept. 14 to Oct. 14 included an announcement of a major agricultural operation in Chesterfield County expected to begin operation in late 2023 or early 2024. 1 | Lowe’s to open distribution facility in Suffolk The North Carolina-based home improvem[...]
Belabored shortages
Faced with a shortage of drivers, Trevor Dunlap had to find a new way to recruit interested candidates for his Chesapeake-based trucking and warehousing companies, Givens Transportation Inc. and Givens Inc. “It‘s very challenging to find qualified people and then be able to retain them,” he says, “and the wages we[...]
