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Using the full RTI dataset, Chmura has developed a model to predict what new RTI volume would be for each week of 2020 under a scenario where the COVID-19 pandemic had never occurred – what we call...

This article was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on December 12, 2020. The spread of the coronavirus has hurt almost all businesses. Of the 12 major sectors that the Bureau of Labor...

  The Problem   In 2013, the Virginia General Assembly established the American Evolution 2019 Commemoration to mark the 400th anniversary of several landmark events in Virginia’s history, including:...

This article was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on November 9, 2020. Real gross domestic product grew by a historically large 33.1% annualized rate in the third quarter after contracting at...

This article was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on October 12, 2020   The official kickoff to the holiday selling season starts next month, but Christmas trees have already started showing...

This article was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on September 7, 2020   This Labor Day is unlike any other we have experienced in our lifetime. Millions of Americans remain out of work...

This article was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on August 3, 2020     Employment figures for regions and localities across Virginia for June came out last week, showing that the economy is...

This article was published in the Richmond Times Dispatch on July 8, 2020.     Working from home was already becoming more common, but the COVID-19 crisis forced many employers to quickly alter...

As state governments began to shut down schools this past March due to COVID-19, colleges and universities across the United States were forced to quickly transition and adopt remote education...