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I’m sure we’ve all heard the statement … if you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there. Leaders and managers want and need clear and sound strategies to identify business direction. The business environment is competitive, challenging and constantly changing. Our entire society is impacted by the strategic choices made…
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Since his arrival at VCU last April, coach Shaka Smart has spoke over and over again about the importance of leadership and how much of a role it plays in the success of a team. Smart had to be pleased with exactly that trait on Saturday afternoon as the upperclassmen of the Black & Gold…
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The polls are now open in the Wildlife Center of Virginia’s campaign to name a red-tailed hawk – a non-releasable hawk that will soon be visiting schools as one of the Center’s environmental ambassadors. The Center is taking online votes in this Name-the-Hawk contest through Monday, Feb. 21, and everyone is encouraged to participate. To…
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Redevelopment team members for the Mill at South River in Waynesboro announced today that the project has successfully completed a $5.5 million voluntary remediation and site preparation phase of the property redevelopment. It is the largest known voluntary Brownfield investment by an individual in Virginia and ranks in the top 7 percent in size of…
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The General Assembly continues to push through a large docket of bills for the 46-day session. Our days are long now, often beginning at 7:00 a.m. and ending at 10:00 p.m. Much of the controversy over the last week has focused on a number of proposed constitutional amendments. For a constitutional amendment to take effect…
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Bridgewater native and James Madison University graduate student Julia Stutzman will be heading to the Galapagos Islands Feb. 7 to research the plant genus Cordia. Stutzman, who will receive her master’s degree in biology this spring, is trying to determine how many species of Cordia grow in the archipelago, located about 600 miles west of…
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U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner, D-Va., and Tom Coburn, R-Okla., today introduced the “STOP the OverPrinting Act” (S. 210), the Senate version of House legislation requiring the Government Printing Office to post legislative bills and resolutions online instead of automatically printing and distributing them to each congressional office. The senators estimate that the legislation should…
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I often describe the General Assembly session as being like a roller coaster ride. It starts off slowly but accelerates in speed as the bottom seems to drop out. There are many ups and downs along the way. The session is scheduled to adjourn February 26. In the meantime about 3,000 bills and resolutions will…
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A coalition of conservation and smart-growth groups are saying today that they oppose Gov. Bob McDonnell’s $4 billion transportation plan on financing and spending grounds. “The plan is anything but conservative on two counts. It involves too much borrowing and debt reminiscent of what got our households and nation into trouble over the last decade,…
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The Staunton Creative Community Fund, a provider of loans and assistance to empower small businesses, is launching a new outreach campaign targeting emerging businesses with the potential to spawn new industries in the Shenandoah Valley and beyond. With Virginia’s unemployment rate in November remaining at nearly 7 percent for the third consecutive month with traditional…
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