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In the Lead: Best Women-Owned Businesses
Meet 28 successful women-owned Virginia businesses, from tech startups to manufacturers, honored for leadership, resilience, and innovation.
Virginia Tech’s president defends NIH research funding
President Sands warns NIH cuts will harm research, national security, and Virginia Tech’s future as Trump-era policies challenge higher education.
HII, General Dynamics win up to $18.4B submarine contract modification
Huntington Ingalls and General Dynamics have been awarded Navy contract modifications worth up to a possible $18.4 billion to build two Virginia-class submarines, the Department of Defense announced.
A letter from the Maritime Guide’s editor
The 2025 Virginia Maritime Guide arrives during a period of uncertainty for the United States’ and Virginia’s economies — anxieties primarily driven by President Donald Trump’s slate of tariffs, as well as the impact of potential federal spending cuts impacting the maritime, supply chain, logistics, agriculture and defense sectors, among others. For the Port of […]
DOJ demands University of Virginia prove it’s dismantling DEI
The University of Virginia's president received a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division calling for the university to produce audio and video from a closed session of its board of visitors last month, as well as show evidence that every division of the university and its health system has dissolved and dismantled its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
QXO completes $11B purchase of Beacon Roofing Supply
Beacon Roofing Supply, a Herndon Fortune 500 roofing material and building supplies company, is now a subsidiary of Connecticut software and tech business QXO after the closing of its $11 billion purchase Tuesday, QXO announced.
Goldschmitt & Associates to lay off 217 employees
A Sterling-based business management firm, Goldschmitt and Associates, expects to lay off 217 employees beginning May 1, it said in a letter to the state's Department of Workforce Development & Advancement last week.
Connolly says this will be his last term in Congress
U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly announced Monday that he will be stepping back as ranking Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives' Oversight Committee and that this will be his final term in Congress, as his cancer has returned after a brief remission.
Virginia lieutenant governor candidate stays in race, defying Youngkin
In a video posted on X Friday, John Reid, Republican candidate for Virginia's lieutenant governor, called allegations that he posted nude images “a total fabricated internet lie," and defied calls to step down from the race by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
Averett names next president, to be installed May 1
Averett University announced Friday it will install its next president, Thomas H. Powell, on May 1, after the sudden resignation of its previous president April 11, who cited his wife's serious medical issue as his reason for stepping down.
