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Youngkin takes chairman role at Red Cell Partners
Former Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin joined Red Cell Partners as partner and chairman of the technology venture studio.
Southwest Virginia continues push for inland port
Virginia plans a second inland port in Washington County with $35 million funding, aiming to boost Southwest Virginia's economy despite workforce challenges.
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‘This is war’: In texts, U.Va. board members plotted with Youngkin, decried DEI
As Republican leaders moved to root out what they have criticized as liberal ideology at the University of Virginia, some conservative appointees to its board texted privately about ending “chemical and surgical mutilation” for transgender youth at its hospitals and undoing “regimes of racial classification” in its classrooms, according to nearly 1,000 pages of text […]
Virginia governor’s race will test Trump and Democrats nationally — and make history
Virginia voters choose between Abigail Spanberger and Winsome Earle-Sears in a historic governor’s race seen as a Trump-era test.
AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Merck commit $120M to Virginia pharma training
AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly and Merck committed $120 million to develop an advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing training center in Central Virginia.
Rocket Lab expands Virginia’s role in commercial space launch, exploration
Virginia opens Rocket Lab’s Neutron launch pad at Wallops Island, boosting aerospace growth and space exploration efforts.
Federal funding repeals could halt rural broadband expansion
The much-heralded broadband expansion efforts in Southwest Virginia may not come to fruition after all. Virginia lawmakers and broadband advocates are facing a wave of uncertainty in the wake of a repeal of federal funding meant to close the digital divide in underserved communities, including many of the rural counties in Southwest Virginia. The Trump […]
Virginia eyes nuclear to power booming data centers
Data centers devouring nearly a quarter of Virginia’s electricity, leaders push nuclear power, from SMRs to fusion, to meet rising demand.
Youngkin sets veto record as energy, AI fuel gridlock
Few observers of the Virginia General Assembly expected any groundbreaking legislation to emerge from this election year session, and for the most part, they were right. And Gov. Glenn Youngkin certainly did his part to keep that from happening as well. In the last full year of his term, the Republican firmly cemented his record […]
Virginia launches accelerator for $250M+ economic development projects
Virginia’s Made in Virginia Accelerator program announced May 8 accelerates large-scale projects with a $250M+ capital investment and 500+ jobs, offering expedited permitting and coordination among state agencies.
New $230M chocolate factory coming to Frederick County
Frederick County may not have won the golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory, but it may have snagged something even better — a chocolate facility of its own. Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday that Wisconsin chocolate manufacturer Clasen Quality Chocolate will invest $230 million to build a new production facility in Frederick County and […]
