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Virginia economy to slow in 2026, U.Va. experts forecast
Weldon Cooper forecast projects Virginia GDP slowing in 2026, unemployment rising and housing prices dipping before rebounding in 2027.
Virginia universities help entrepreneurs get started
Virginia universities like George Mason and Virginia Tech offer accelerators, grants, and resources to support local entrepreneurs and startups statewide.
Virginia universities faced federal probes over DEI in 2025
Virginia public universities, including UVA and George Mason, faced federal investigations in 2025 over diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives amid political pressure.
2026 Virginia Power 50 List: SCOTT BEARDSLEY
PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE
Out and About: March 2026
1. L to R: North Carolina-based Kymanox President Evan Edwards, University of Virginia Chief Innovation Officer Paul Cherukuri and U.Va. School of Engineering and Applied Science Dean Jennifer West attended the CvilleBioHub Device & Tech Expo Feb. 3 in Charlottesville. (Photo by The Smiths Photography; Photo courtesy CvilleBioHub) 2. Virginia Secretary of Transportation W. Sheppard […]
2026 Virginia Power 50 List: PAUL B. MANNING
CHAIRMAN AND CEO PBM CAPITAL GROUP CHARLOTTESVILLE
Top Five: February 2026
1 | Chesterfield Towne Center sells to New York, Swiss companies The largest enclosed mall in the Richmond area was sold to JRE Partners and Anastacia AG. (Dec. 12) 2 | U.Va. names next president, defying Spanberger The University of Virginia‘s board named Darden School of Business Dean Scott Beardsley as the university’s 10th president, […]
Spanberger appoints 27 university board members, including Northam
Gov. Abigail Spanberger wasted no time in naming 27 new members to the boards of George Mason University, Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia on her first day as governor.
5 U.Va. board members resign at Spanberger’s request
The New York Times reported Friday evening that three University of Virginia board members have resigned at the request of Abigail Spanberger, who will be sworn in Saturday as Virginia's Democratic governor.
‘This is war’: In texts, U.Va. board members plotted with Youngkin, decried DEI
As Republican leaders moved to root out what they have criticized as liberal ideology at the University of Virginia, some conservative appointees to its board texted privately about ending “chemical and surgical mutilation” for transgender youth at its hospitals and undoing “regimes of racial classification” in its classrooms, according to nearly 1,000 pages of text […]
U.Va. Darden names interim dean
Mike Lenox is serving as interim dean of the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business as the former dean assumes the university presidency.
Youngkin’s term as governor marked by economic wins, political division
Gov. Glenn Youngkin leaves office after four divisive years marked by economic wins, veto power and political losses as Virginia turns to Abigail Spanberger.
