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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s eventful four-year term included a blackface scandal, the global COVID-19 pandemic and 2020’s racial justice protests. Photo by Associated Press/Andrew Harnik
Government December 31, 2021

A dramatic shift

Four years ago, no one would have guessed Gov. Ralph Northam would lead the most progressive Virginia administration in modern memory. A native of Onancock on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, as well as a pediatric neurologist and Army veteran, Virginia’s 73rd governor was eyed by some Democrats with suspicion after acknowledging he’d voted twice for President […]

News December 22, 2021

U.Va. alumni make $5M gift to fund professorship

University of Virginia alumni Donna and Richard Tadler made a gift of $5 million that will be used to create a professorship of entrepreneurship at their alma mater, U.Va. President Jim Ryan announced earlier this month. The gift will be matched with $5 million more from the university’s Bicentennial Professorship Fund, for a total investment […]

Former MUFG Americas head tapped as next Va. finance sec
News December 22, 2021

Former MUFG Americas head tapped as next Va. finance sec

Stephen Emery Cummings, who retired in March as the president and CEO of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) in the Americas, has been chosen as Virginia‘s next secretary of finance, Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. “Lowering taxes and restoring fiscal responsibility in Richmond is a primary focus of our Day One Game Plan, and Steve’s […]

News December 21, 2021

Virginia named top business climate in U.S. by Business Facilities

Business Facilities magazine, a trade publication that focuses on corporate site selection and economic development, has named Virginia first in the nation for its overall business climate, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The state joins fellow honorees Tennessee (recognized for best dealmaking) and Massachusetts, recognized for its workforce and educational system in Business FacilitiesR[...]

Plastics manufacturer to produce 300 jobs in Chesterfield
News December 21, 2021

Plastics manufacturer to produce 300 jobs in Chesterfield

Starplast USA, a subsidiary of Israel-based plastic manufacturer Starplast, plans to invest $17.7 million in a new facility in Chesterfield County, creating 300 jobs over the next five years, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. “Starplast chose Chesterfield County for its new manufacturing operation because the geographic location is very attractive, especially given its proximity to […[...]

Merrick named as state’s next commerce secretary
News December 21, 2021

Merrick named as state’s next commerce secretary

Caren Merrick, the CEO of Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin’s nonprofit Virginia Ready Initiative, has been chosen to serve as Virginia’s next secretary of commerce and trade, Youngkin’s campaign announced Tuesday. Before leading VA Ready, a role in which she managed $10 million in public and private funding to assist Virginians affected by the COVID-19 pandemic […]

Dominion orders 176 turbines from Siemens Gamesa
News December 20, 2021

Dominion orders 176 turbines from Siemens Gamesa

Dominion Energy Inc. has ordered 176 offshore wind turbines from Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A. for its 2.6-gigawatt, $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, the utility announced Monday. The Richmond-based Fortune 500 utility declined to release financial details of the contract. The SG 14-222 DD turbines — at more than 800 feet tall, the […]

Northam proposes $2.1B in tax cuts for ‘working people’
News December 14, 2021

Northam proposes $2.1B in tax cuts for ‘working people’

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, who leaves office next month, proposed four tax cuts Tuesday, including eliminating Virginia‘s 1.5% sales tax on groceries and providing an income tax cut for low- and middle-income Virginians. He also proposed one-time tax rebates — $250 for individuals and $500 for married couples — and ending “accelerated sales tax” payments […]

Qualtrics expansion expected to bring 400 jobs to Fairfax
News December 9, 2021

Qualtrics expansion expected to bring 400 jobs to Fairfax

Qualtrics, a data analytics and experience management software company based in Seattle and Provo, Utah, is expanding its presence in Fairfax County and expects to create 400 jobs in a new location in Reston, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The company will move from its former office in Reston to an 85,000-square-foot space at 1906 […]

Richmond Times-Dispatch building
News December 9, 2021

Lee Enterprises rejects Alden’s $144M purchase offer

Lee Enterprises Inc.’s board unanimously rejected Alden Global Capital‘s $144 million buyout offer made last month, saying it “grossly undervalues” the company and its newspapers, which include 31 publications in Virginia. “The Alden proposal grossly undervalues Lee and fails to recognize the strength of our business today, as the fastest-growing digital subscription plat[...]

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Top Stories

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Owens & Minor ends $1.36B deal to buy home-based care business

Owens & Minor canceled its $1.36B acquisition of Rotech, citing regulatory delays.

President Donald Trump talks to workers as he tours U.S. Steel Corporation's Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant, Friday, May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump’s promised steel and aluminum tariffs go into effect

U.S. President Donald Trump hiked nearly all steel and aluminum tariffs to 50% in a move that’s se[...]

Presenting the 2025 Virginia C-Suite Awards

Presenting the 2025 Virginia C-Suite Awards

Virginia Business is proud to present our inaugural Virginia C-Suite Awards, honoring 33 top executi[...]

Freddie Mac headquarters in McLean. Photo courtesy Freddie Mac

41 Virginia companies made the 2025 Fortune 1000

Forty-one companies headquartered in Virginia made the grade in Fortune magazine’s 71st annual For[...]

Newport News Shipbuilding hits milestone with dual Ford-class carrier builds

Newport News Shipbuilding to furlough 471 workers

Newport News Shipbuilding on Friday announced that it will furlough 471 shipbuilders for up to five [...]

Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches co-founder, CEO and President Hannah Pollack

Nightingale ice cream expansion to add 166 jobs

Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches is investing $5.8 million to move to a new facility in Richmond and[...]

People

Danny Deep. Photo courtesy General Dynamics

General Dynamics promotes EVP to global operations

5/6/2025

Rajeev Rai. Photo courtesy Groundworks

Virginia Beach-based Groundworks hires CTO

30/5/2025

BWX Technologies has appointed Gonzalo Cajade as its new chief human resources officer. Photo courtesy BWX Technologies

Lynchburg-based BWXT taps new CHRO

29/5/2025

Regions

A construction worker made of Lego bricks. Photo by Kira Jenkins/Virginia Business

Lego to build $366M Prince George County warehouse

Lego will invest $366 million in a new warehouse in Prince George County, creating an estimated 305 [...]

Companies sue over Valley medical marijuana permit

Companies sue over Valley medical marijuana permit

Seven businesses are suing Virginia over a disputed medical marijuana permit in the Shenandoah Valle[...]

Heard Around Virginia and the nation

Heard Around Virginia May 2025

A roundup of monthly business news from regions across Virginia including Central Virginia, Northern[...]

New law to reduce Appalachian Power rates

New law to reduce Appalachian Power rates

Virginia passes the APCo Rate Reduction Act, cutting electric bills for Appalachian Power customers [...]


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