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Top Five May 2024
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from March 13 to April 12 were led by news that Altria would sell a large portion of its stake in Anheuser-Busch InBev. 1 | Altria plans to sell 35 million Anheuser-Busch InBev shares The Henrico County-based Fortune 500 tobacco manufacturer holds about 197 […]
Port of Virginia
The Port of Virginia’s economic impact rose significantly in fiscal 2022, the most recent year for which data is available, moving up from $100.1 billion in output sales in 2021 to $124.1 billion, according to a report prepared by William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business for the Virginia Port Authority. The port […]
April 2024 FOR THE RECORD
CENTRAL Charlottesville-based geospatial analytics firm Astraea was acquired by Nuview, a Florida-based company developing a satellite imaging constellation, the companies announced Feb. 27. Financial terms of the deal were not available. Founded as a for-profit benefit corporation in 2016, Astraea applies data science and artificial intelligence to analyze imaging and sensor data gathered from [...]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: TERRIE L. SUIT
FIRST JOB: Baskin-Robbins ice cream scooper HOBBY/PASSION: Cooking and gardening. A good fiction novel while sitting by the lake on a breezy sunny afternoon. MOST VALUED POSSESSION: My home TRAIT I ADMIRE: Attentiveness — being able to really pay attention to the person they are talking with in the moment and to give them their […]
StartVirginia: HEARD AROUND VIRGINIA
Arlington County awarded a total of $225,000 in grants to five local startups that are the first to receive grants — of $25,000 to $50,000 apiece — from the county’s Arlington Innovation Fund. The fund supports early-stage tech companies, particularly those owned by women, veterans and minorities, while pushing down office vacancy rates. The five companies are: Dispatchr Technologies, [...]
Top Five April 2024
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Feb. 14 to March 13 were led by news that Danish toymaker Lego will delay production at its Chesterfield County facility until 2027. 1 | Lego delays Chesterfield production start to 2027 Lego Group will begin production at its $1 billion manufacturing facility […]
The Power 50
Power can be measured by metrics such as wealth and how many people you lead, as well as what one does with that power. Is your company undertaking bold growth strategies? Are you the visionary executive leading huge initiatives? Are you bringing massive infrastructure projects to fruition or making seismically impactful philanthropic contributions? In previous […]
Chambers of commerce
STATEWIDE Asian American Chamber of Commerce Tysons | (571) 633-9754 asian-americanchamber.org Virginia Asian Chamber of Commerce Ashland | (804) 502-8081 aabac.org Virginia Black Chamber of Commerce Fredericksburg | (540) 216-0021 vablackchamberofcommerce.org Virginia Chamber of Commerce Richmond | (804) 644-1607 vachamber.com Virginia Hispanic Chamber North Chesterfield | (804) 378-4099 vahcc.co[...]
Out and About – March 2024
On Feb. 1, Virginia Business held a luncheon at the Boar’s Head Resort in Charlottesville for the magazine’s 14th annual Best Places to Work Awards, compiled in collaboration with Best Companies Group. The event honored winning companies across small, midsize and large business categories. Photos by Matthew R.O. Brown. 1. L to R: Sally Raderer, […]
