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Virginia Women in Leadership Awards 2025
In its fifth year, the Virginia Women in Leadership Awards celebrates 45 superstar executives. These leaders are all accomplished professionals with impressive career track records of industry success. Many have broken glass ceilings and continue forging pathways as mentors to younger women rising through the workforce. Hailing from public and private sector workplaces throughout Virginia, [&helli[...]
Women execs have tougher climb to top rung
We’ve written about glass ceilings and glass cliffs, but to quote the Beatles, let’s look through the glass onion. What’s the glass onion? Well, it’s a metaphor I’m using to describe the multilayered challenges facing women who aspire to be CEOs. The good news is, there are more female CEOs than in years before, including […]
Virginia Business wins two international journalism awards
Virginia Business won two journalism awards for breaking news coverage and explanatory journalism in the 2025 Alliance of Area Business Publishers awards.
In the Lead: Best Women-Owned Businesses
Meet 28 successful women-owned Virginia businesses, from tech startups to manufacturers, honored for leadership, resilience, and innovation.
Forty under 40: Celebrating the rising stars shaping Virginia’s future
Meet 40 young leaders transforming Virginia's business landscape. Honorees excel in fields like banking, health care, real estate and government.
Out and About Best Places To Work 2025
Virginia’s top workplaces shined at a disco-themed awards night celebrating the 15th annual Best Places to Work in Virginia
Virginia Business sales manager named sales professional of year
Virginia Business won 12 awards in the Virginia Press Association‘s 2024 News & Advertising Contest, and Sales Manager Toni McCracken was named Outstanding Sales Professional of the Year, the state organization announced during an awards banquet held Saturday at the Omni Richmond Hotel. “Toni’s career in Virginia media sales is remarkable. She is a mentor, a […]
Virginia Business announces inaugural C-Suite Awards winners
Virginia Business has selected its inaugural group of Virginia C-Suite Awards recipients. The Virginia C-Suite Awards celebrate top corporate executives who consistently demonstrate remarkable leadership skills, integrity, values, vision, commitment to excellence, company performance and community engagement. The honorees must have their primary work office in Virginia and hold a top corporate exe[...]
Best Places to Work in Virginia 2025
For the 15th year, Virginia Business is pleased to present the Best Places to Work in Virginia list, produced in collaboration with Pennsylvania-based Best Companies Group, a division of our mutual parent company, BridgeTower Media. This year, 147 companies were chosen for inclusion in the 2025 Best Places to Work in Virginia cohort, divided into […]
Virginia Best Places to Work 2025: Large Company Winners
# 1 LARGE COMPANY PATRIOT GROUPS INTERNATIONAL www.patgroupi.com Patriot Group International (PGI) stands out as a top employer due to its commitment to a flexible, team-oriented and mission-focused workplace. The company provides critical services to the U.S. government, with a strong emphasis on employee well-being, including mental health support for those in challenging environments. PGI [&h[...]
Virginia Best Places to Work 2025: Midsize Company Winners
# 1 MIDSIZE COMPANY THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY www.thundercattech.com ThunderCat Technology, a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), is recognized for its innovative approach to solving complex problems in the data center through services in data storage, networking, cyber security and cloud transformations. The company is committed to its purpose of improving the safety and well-bein[...]
Virginia Best Places To Work 2025: Small Company Winners
#1 SMALL BUSINESS SPURRIER GROUP www.spurriergroup.com Spurrier Group fosters a collaborative and supportive environment where employees thrive. The company unites a diverse group of women, from new college graduates to grandmothers, who work together to deliver best-in-class performance media campaigns. Spurrier Group’s unique approach ensures that employees feel valued and appreciated thro[...]
