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Home>Kate Andrews

Kate Andrews

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Recent Articles from Kate Andrews

Hotels/Tourism January 26, 2023

Petersburg casino bill moves to Senate committee

A Virginia State Senate bill that would allow Petersburg residents to vote on allowing a casino in their city is still in play, following a 7-2 vote by the Senate gaming subcommittee Thursday. The bill will progress to a General Laws and Technology committee vote Wednesday. The bill from Sen. Joe Morrissey, D-Richmond, adds Petersburg […]

Energy/Green January 24, 2023

Framatome CEO retiring; CFO to be promoted

Framatome Inc. President and CEO Gary Mignogna will retire July 1, and Chief Financial Officer Katherine Williams will succeed him, the Lynchburg-based nuclear reactor and fuel company announced Tuesday. Mignogna will become chairman of Framatome Inc.’s board upon his retirement. Williams, who will continue to serve as CFO, has worked for Framatome, a French nuclear […]

Healthcare January 20, 2023

$100M donor gift to launch U.Va. biotech institute

The University of Virginia will build a biotechnology institute funded with a $100 million donation from Charlottesville investor Paul Manning and his wife, Diane, the university announced Friday. Along with the Mannings’ gift, U.Va. will contribute $150 million, and the state has allocated $50 million in initial investments for the institute in its 2022-24 budget, […]

During a June 15, 2022, news conference at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that the Lego Group plans to build a $1 billion toy factory in Chesterfield County. Cover rendering courtesy Lego Group; Youngkin photo by Shaban Athuman/AP Images
News January 17, 2023

Democrats call out Youngkin on Ford plant decision

Democratic state delegates excoriated Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday for taking Virginia out of the running for a $3.5 billion Ford Motor Co. battery manufacturing plant that would have created at least 2,500 jobs in Southern Virginia. The governor said last week that although Virginia was a finalist for the economic development project, he […]

News January 12, 2023

Barkin: Inflation improving but not yet low enough

With inflation decreasing but still not at its 2% target, the Federal Reserve still needs “to stay on the case,” Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin said Thursday at a conference hosted in Richmond by the Virginia Bankers Association and the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Inflation continued to slow in December […]

Transportation January 11, 2023

Fourth generation is now driving Estes Express Lines

Richmond-based Estes Express Lines, now entering its 92nd year, has promoted Webb Estes to president and chief operating officer, while his father, former president Rob Estes, will continue as board chairman and CEO of North America’s largest privately owned freight carrier. Billy Hupp, another family member who previously was vice president and COO, has transitioned […]

People January 10, 2023

VW America CEO named Autos Drive America chair

Pablo Di Si, the Herndon-based president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, has been elected chairman of Autos Drive America, a trade association that represents 12 international automakers with presences in the United States, Volkswagen announced Tuesday. Previously executive chair of Volkswagen’s South America region, Di Si was named president and CEO of the […]

People January 10, 2023

VCU names medical school dean

Dr. Arturo P. Saavedra will be the next dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and executive vice president for medical affairs at VCU Health, the university announced Monday. His appointment is effective April 15. Saavedra is currently chair of the University of Virginia’s dermatology department and interim CEO of the U.Va. Physicians […]

Money January 6, 2023

Atlantic Union transferring stock listing to NYSE

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp., the Richmond-based holding company for Atlantic Union Bank, announced Friday it is transferring the listing of its common stock and depositary shares from the Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange. The bank’s first day of trading on the NYSE is Jan. 18. “We are excited to join the NYSE alongside […]

Technology January 4, 2023

$1.2B WillowTree purchase completed

Telus International Inc.’s $1.225 billion purchase of Charlottesville-based software company WillowTree Inc. has been completed, the Canadian tech company said Wednesday. The acquisition was announced in October 2022. The purchase included $210 million of assumed debt, of which $125 million was to be settled in Telus subordinate voting shares.  Approximately $160 million will be reinvested [...]

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