Shattering the glass ceiling
30 women leaders who stand out in Virginia’s corporate world
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The COVID-19 pandemic has been unusually difficult for professional women, especially those with young children or other responsibilities, such as caring for older family members. Many had to leave work
The best of times?
Year of pandemic and civil strife also saw transformative giving
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The past year or so in America has often seemed a dark time, with headlines dominated by COVID-19, the tumult surrounding social justice issues and our deeply politically divided nation.
Eight over 80
These proven business leaders are still going strong
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What keeps a person working at an age when most of us are happy to let others take care of business? These overachieving Virginians, all over age 80, have remained
Heavy hitters
The 2021 list of business leaders shaping Virginia
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Just as Zoom conferences and cloud computing have transformed our pandemic-era work lives, so too is technology changing the nature of influence. That evolution is perhaps best evidenced by the
Off and running
An updated look at this year’s gubernatorial race
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Updated Jan. 29, 2021 Conventional wisdom used to hold that all politics is local, but that’s not really the case anymore. The extreme polarization on display during the recent presidential
Thicker than water
Family-run businesses focus on longevity, legacy and loyalty
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“It isn’t personal. It’s just business.” Those phrases are too often used in the commercial world, but they just don’t apply when talking about most family-run enterprises. The business of
The mentor
New Mason president hopes to inspire students, faculty
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Gregory Washington, the new president of George Mason, “embodies our university,” says Thomas M. Davis, rector of the school’s governing Board of Visitors. How? In just about every way possible,
High-rise horizon
Arlington readies for birth of National Landing
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The numbers are mind-boggling. During the next decade, Amazon.com Inc. plans to develop about 6 million square feet of office space in Arlington County’s Crystal City, Pentagon City and Potomac
Planting the flag
As a new decade dawns, Amazon scales up for HQ2
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• Amazon’s twin towers coming in 2023 • HQ2 “base camp” office opened in September • 400+ workers hired; 24,500+ to go In November 2018, Virginia won big —
Approaching equality
2020 marks a record year for female legislators in Virginia
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Women may make up more than half of Virginia’s population, but their presence in the statehouse has always fallen far short of parity. This year’s election brought a seismic change,