Katherine Schulte, Author at Virginia Business

Understanding the Forces Guiding Bitcoin’s Price Movements

Northern Virginia March 25, 2026

Strategy buys $1.6B+ in bitcoin in two weeks

Tysons-based Strategy bought more than $1.6 billion worth of bitcoin over the last two weeks, sticking with its crypto strategy.

Dr. Robert Winn is leaving Virginia Commonwealth University's Massey Center in June. Photo courtesy VCU.

People March 24, 2026

Head of VCU Massey Center to depart

Dr. Robert Winn, director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, is leaving the center in June.

General Dynamics will construct two Columbia-class intercontinental ballistic missile submarines for the U.S. Navy, seen here in a rendering. Photo courtesy General Dynamics Corp.

Government March 23, 2026

General Dynamics subsidiary lands $15.4B submarine modification

General Dynamics Electric Boat has received a $15.38 billion Navy contract modification for work on Columbia-class submarines.

People March 13, 2026

Tysons Community Alliance CEO resigns

Tysons Community Alliance CEO Katie Cristol is resigning from the organization and expected Friday to be her last day.

An artist's depiction shows an E-7A in flight. Image courtesy U.S. Air Force

Boeing wins $2.4B in E-7A aircraft contract modifications

Arlington-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Boeing has won two Air Force E-7A contract modifications totaling $2.4 billion.

AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot and then-Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced the company’s planned $4.5 billion plants in October 2025. Photo by Kaitlyn DeHarde, Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin

Economic Development March 2, 2026

Preparation, pandemic helped Virginia land Big Pharma deals

Virginia attracted $12 billion in pharmaceutical manufacturing investments in 2025, leveraging site readiness, workforce training, and strong infrastructure.

In December 2025, Gov. Glenn Youngkin and LS Cable & System CEO Bon-kyu Koo announced LS Cable’s plans for a second major manufacturing campus in Chesapeake. Photo courtesy Hampton Roads Alliance

Economic Development March 1, 2026

LS Cable’s $689M Chesapeake campus doubles investment

LS Cable will invest $689 million in a new manufacturing campus in Chesapeake, creating 430 jobs and doubling its total investment in the region by 2027.