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VirginiaBusiness.com OCTOBER 2016
No. 10 VIRGINIA BUSINESS PUBLICATIONS LLC
President & Publisher Bernard A. Niemeier Editor Robert C. Powell III
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Contributing Writers Elizabeth Cooper Greg Edwards Richard Foster Garry Kranz Martha Steger Joan Tupponce
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62 Shakeup at Virginia Economic Development
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS 56 Business
imperative? Changing workforce creates more demand for parental leave. by M.J. McAteer
COMMUNITY PROFILE: NEWPORT NEWS
74 Revitalization
and innovation Newport News seeks opportunities as the city continues to change. by Elizabeth Cooper
COLLEGE PROFILE: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE
Partnership Restructuring ‘to keep up with the times’ takes effect while the search for new CEO continues.
by Paula C. Squires and Jessica Sabbath
POLITICS
66 Political dominoes
A Clinton-Kaine win could create a chain reaction in Virginia.
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68 CEO payday 2015 brought raises for some, but the average for total packages was flat. by Garry Kranz
departments 6 Followups 7 Events calendar 9 Our View
11 Out & About 14 Regional Views 84 Index
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80 Mountain grown
College seeks to rebuild Southwest Virginia’s economy.
by Greg Edwards
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