New Kent, Cox announce $34M internet expansion
New Kent County and Cox Communications Inc. have announced a $34 million public-private partnership to bring internet access via a fiber-optic network to all county residents and businesses. Work on the first phase is scheduled to begin this month and includes building out service to support 3,000 county residents who don’t currently have broadband access, according […]
Axios to be sold to Cox Enterprises for $525M
Axios Media Inc., the Arlington-based digital media company and news outlet, announced Monday it will be sold to investor Cox Enterprises Inc. for $525 million in a deal reached Sunday. The company is expected to reach $100 million in revenue this year, it says. According to Axios, its three co-founders — CEO Jim VandeHei, President […]
Leadership lessons
Warren Thompson got his start as an entrepreneur at age 16, buying out his family’s hog business. It was a sideline enterprise his father had started at their home in the Blue Ridge Mountains to supplement his income as a teacher. Today, Thompson is the president and chairman of Reston-based Thompson Hospitality Corp., the nation’s […]