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U.S. port strike starts; Port of Va. stops cargo operations
Oct. 3 update: Strike is suspended About 45,000 International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) workers walked off the job midnight Tuesday at the Port of Virginia and every other major port along the East and Gulf coasts, launching the ILA’s first U.S. port strike in 47 years. Dockworkers hit the picket lines after the union reached an […]
Building out
Hampton Roads always has plenty going on, and in this issue of Hampton Roads Business, we’ll take you on a tour around the region to check in on some of the largest and most consequential projects that are under development. In our main feature, “Latest and greatest,” freelance writer Jim Morrison will bring you up […]
Sentara to cut 200 jobs across workforce
Sentara Health is cutting approximately 200 positions across its workforce, officials told employees this week. Most of the affected employees work for Sentara Health Plans and are based in Virginia, according to a statement issued Friday by the Hampton Roads-based health system. The cuts are related to the Medicaid redetermination process and associated decline in […]
Colbert leaves as CEO of Boeing’s defense, space sector
Theodore “Ted” Colbert III is no longer president and CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, the Arlington County aircraft and aerospace manufacturer reported in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing Friday evening, Sept. 20. The announcement comes weeks after NASA decided it was unsafe to send two U.S. astronauts back from the International Space […]
Judge approves LL Flooring’s sale of Sandston plant, assets
A Delaware Bankruptcy Court judge on Monday approved the sale of 219 LL Flooring stores to an entity connected to F9 Group, which is owned by Lumber Liquidators founder and former CEO Thomas Sullivan. The court also OK’d the $104.75 million sale of the bankrupt flooring company’s eastern Henrico County distribution center to an entity […]
OpTech expanding Loudoun satellite plant
Optimum Technologies, a Sterling space flight hardware designer and manufacturer, plans to expand its Loudoun County satellite manufacturing plant, a project expected to create 40 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. Known as OpTech, the company will invest $999,000 in the expansion, according to the governor’s office. OpTech was founded in Virginia in 2015 and […]
Navient faces $120M fine, ban over student loan abuse claims from consumer watchdog
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a proposed order Thursday to permanently ban Herndon-based Navient, formerly the nation’s largest student loan servicer, from servicing federal student loans and fine the company $120 million. “These bans would largely remove Navient from a market where it, among other illegal actions, steered numerous student loan borrowers into costly [&[...]
ATCC expanding presence in Prince William County
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday that American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) plans to expand its bioresource center campus in Prince William County, investing $54.7 million and creating an expected 75 jobs. The project will include a new biomanufacturing facility focused on global health. “ATCC is a world-class resource for scientists performing vital research to solve […]
Norfolk Council moves delayed casino forward
Updated Sept. 11, 2024 Norfolk will have a temporary casino open by next November and a permanent resort in 2027 if all goes to plan, as the Pamunkey Indian Tribe and casino giant Boyd Gaming, its new corporate partner, received a fresh start on the long-delayed project from Norfolk City Council on Tuesday. City Council […]
U.Va. president, board members stand up for UVA Health execs
The University of Virginia’s president and two UVA Health board members defended UVA Health CEO Dr. Craig Kent and U.Va. School of Medicine Dean Dr. Melina R. Kibbe on Monday, after 128 UVA Physicians Group-employed faculty signed a letter demanding their immediate removal late last week. The letter, which expresses “no confidence” in Kent and […]
