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Virginia 500 Spotlight: Tracy Fitzsimmons
What I enjoy about my career: There is nothing better than being there to witness students have a “light bulb moment” or land their dream first job. Most interesting place I’ve traveled: Bhutan. Their commitment to Gross National Happiness is fascinating and instructive. My thoughts on artificial intelligence: AI is coming either for our jobs […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: JENNIFER WAKEFIELD
What I was like in high school: A nerd involved in everything One thing I’d change about Virginia: More marketing dollars at the state level to increase and enhance perception among C-suite executives globally. Sadly, our competitors all outspend and out-market us. Where I see myself 10 years from now: In the same role, crushing […]
FOR THE RECORD NOVEMBER 2024
CENTRAL VIRGINIA Altria Group and Virginia Commonwealth University are discussing the possibility of the university buying the 450,000-square-foot Altria Center for Research and Technology in downtown Richmond, the two parties acknowledged in October. The East Leigh Street building is assessed at $275 million. If the deal comes to fruition, Altria plans to build a new […]
STARTVIRGINIA: HEARD AROUND VIRGINIA
Afton Scientific, a manufacturer of sterile injectable pharmaceuticals, plans to invest over $200 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Albemarle County, creating more than 200 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Oct. 2. In January, Arlington Capital Partners, a private investment firm specializing in government regulated industries and closing gaps in sectors like health care, […[...]
Top Five November 2024
1 | U.S. port strike stops cargo operations at Port of Va. About 45,000 union dockworkers walked off the job at every major port along the East and Gulf coasts until they ended the strike after reaching a tentative deal three days later. (Oct. 1) 2 | Three Va. universities have […]
Top Five October 2024
The top five daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Aug. 16 to Sept. 13 included news that LL Flooring is selling 219 stores and other assets to an entity connected to F9 Group, which is owned by Lumber Liquidators’ founder and former CEO, Tom Sullivan. 1 | Portsmouth business owner pleads guilty to $1.3 […]
October 2024 Out and About
1. Attending this summer’s Olympics games in Paris, (L to R) U.S. Sen. Mark Warner met with NBA basketball star Steph Curry, who won gold with the U.S. men’s national team, and Casey Wasserman, chair of LA28, the organizing committee for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Photo courtesy Office of U.S. Sen. Mark […]
Startup resources and local economic development offices
Entrepreneurship continues to grow across Hampton Roads, with many organizations dedicated to helping startups and small businesses expand and thrive. Here is a sample of the many resources available: Local startup resources 504 Capital 504capital.com 757 Accelerate 757accelerate.org 757 Angels 757angels.org 757 Startup Studios 757startupstudios.org 757 Makerspace 757makerspace.com Black BRAND bla[...]
