Author Archives: matt ohern

This Week's Columns

Posted on June 9, 2016 by matt ohern

[metaslider id=6245] Save Virginia’s Collateral Source Rule   By Burton J. Rubin    You’re driving south on Interstate 95 when you are suddenly rear-ended by a drunk driver. Your hospital bills will be high, your new car is totaled and it … Continue reading →

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Let's Prepare for the Next Uber Revolution

Posted on June 9, 2016 by matt ohern

Uber and Lyft, known mainly for providing taxi-like services, may find sprawling Sun-Belt cities to be the most hospitable markets for their new car-pooling services. That’s one of the conclusions arising from a new Morgan Stanley report on the proliferation … Continue reading →

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Richmond's Economic Changes Over The Past 30 years

Posted on June 9, 2016 by matt ohern

Thirty years ago this month, the first issue of Metro Business was published. Times were certainly different back then. The region is now larger geographically and by the number of people employed. And the type of firms driving the economy … Continue reading →

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Justices Question EPA and Army Corps of Engineers

Posted on June 9, 2016 by matt ohern

The Clean Water Act (CWA) “…continues to raise troubling questions regarding the Government’s power to cast doubt on the full use and enjoyment of private property throughout the Nation.” Justices Kennedy, Thomas, and Alito made this point in a Supreme … Continue reading →

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Time for Road Tunnels

Posted on June 9, 2016 by matt ohern

The Wall Street Journal‘s recent special report, “The Future of Cities,” included an article on large road tunnels (“Boring Has Never Been So Exciting,” by Daniel Michaels). It celebrated the great improvement in cost-effective tunneling made possible by the invention … Continue reading →

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