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Electra raises $115M to build ultra-short aircraft
Manassas-based aviation startup Electra.aero announced Monday it has secured $115 million in Series B funding to enter pre-production and certification phase of its EL9 model, a hybrid ultra-short aircraft that can take off and land in 150 feet. The round was led by Prysm Capital, a New Jersey-headquartered growth equity firm. Prysm’s co-founder and managing […]
Industries

Is slight rise in Virginia unemployment ‘calm before storm?’
Virginia’s unemployment rate numbers are on a slight rise, according to data from the state’s Department of Workforce Development and Advancement, also known as Virginia Works. The state agency reports that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March rose a tenth of a percentage point to 3.2 % compared to 3.1% in February and 2.8% […]
Real Estate

Largest industrial building in Richmond market holds groundbreaking
A massive 846,260 square-foot spec industrial facility under construction in southern Chesterfield County is expected to be ready for delivery before the end of the year. New York-based real estate developer PNK Group began construction on the building at 1640 Ashton Park Drive during the first quarter of this year and hosted a groundbreaking ceremony […]
Money

Big Tech’s ‘Magnificent Seven’ heads into earnings season reeling from Trump turbulence
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — As Big Tech kicks off its quarterly earnings season this week, the industry’s bellwether companies have been thrust into a cauldron of uncertainty and turmoil that they didn’t anticipate when Donald Trump re-entered the White House nearly 100 days ago. Since President Trump’s Jan. 20 inauguration, Big Tech stocks have been […]
Government

This 420, Virginians can possess marijuana but still can’t buy it
Rolling into a 420 weekend seems like a good time to do an overview of Virginia’s current marijuana landscape. In 2021, Virginia became the first state in the South to legalize marijuana. If you’re 21 years old or older, you can lawfully possess up to one ounce of weed and grow up to four marijuana […]
People

Savills announces new D.C.-region leaders
Amy Kaufman Brendler and Jon Glass have been appointed executive vice presidents and co-leads of commercial real estate brokerage Savills’ Washington, D.C., region, which includes the McLean office, the company announced Monday. Tom Fulcher, who was named mid-Atlantic region lead for Savills in 2021, will be stepping back from his regional leadership role, according to […]
Healthcare
- Roanoke jury finds ER doc wasn’t fired for whistleblowing
- U.Va. med school faculty, clinical leaders defend those who backed CEO’s resignation
- Roanoke ER doc seeks $20M in landmark whistleblower lawsuit
- Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing
- Health care systems are in their building era
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