Business and Financial Writing ( Non-Daily Group 4)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: InsideNoVa/Prince William Entry Title: Manassas Airport, Beanstalk, Brewery Entry Credit: Cameron Delean Judge Comment: Detailed analysis of Manassas Regional Airport and the push to land commercial flights with good quotes from those agencies/folks involved. Nice led for Beanstalk Farms second facility moving into town and great local angle on couple starting up brewery.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Loudoun Times-Mirror Entry Title: Turner calls for on-site power generation for data centers – Hearing examiner recommends denying Greenway toll increase – Kuhn’s ‘not a data center application’ gets icy reception Entry Credit: Coy Ferrell Judge Comment: Nice wrap-up of need for on-site power for data centers with good quotes and supported figures. Good follow on Greenway toll increase with solid analysis for ‘this is not a data center’ story.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Loudoun Times-Mirror Entry Title: After landmark vote, Board of Supervisors will reconsider Belmont data center proposal – Officials, industry reps discuss affordable housing – Chantilly resident buys Dulles Town Center mall for $46M Entry Credit: Jess Kirby Judge Comment: Nice story on push to deny/hear an appeal on data center. Great details with lots of facts and figures on whether the center is needed. Great dip too into affordable housing issues and Dulles Town Center mall purchase.
