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Top Five: February 2026
The most-read stories from VirginiaBusiness.com for Dec. 12, 2025, through Jan. 12, 2026
Top Five: February 2026
The most-read stories from VirginiaBusiness.com for Dec. 12, 2025, through Jan. 12, 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, disregarding calls from then-Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger to pause the process. (Dec. 19)
3 | Dominion wind farm among five projects paused by Trump
The Trump administration suspended leases for five large-scale offshore wind projects, including Dominion Energy‘s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind. (Dec. 22)
4 | AeroFarms to close Pittsylvania operations; 173 to lose jobs
After initially saying it would close its Ringgold facility, AeroFarms later said it had secured funding to keep the facility open into January. (Dec. 15)
5 | Avio USA picks Virginia for $500 million solid rocket motor factory
The Arlington County-based U.S. subsidiary of Italian rocket company Avio selected Virginia for a new factory. (Dec. 10)
