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Rocovich sues Spanberger, seeks reinstatement on Virginia Tech board
Less than two weeks after being removed from the Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors, John Rocovich sued Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
Virginia Tech board names new rector following upheaval
Virginia Tech's Board of Visitors elected a new rector Tuesday and advanced the search for the university's next president.
Fired Va. Tech rector says he won’t attend June 2 board meeting
John Rocovich declined to resign from Virginia Tech Board of Visitors Thursday, but said Saturday he won't attend Tuesday board meeting.
TOP FIVE: May 2026
1 | Amazon’s HQ2 hiring stalled in 2025 Amazon.com didn’t add any jobs at its Arlington County HQ2 corporate headquarters in 2025 that qualified for Virginia’s workforce grant incentives. (April 1) 2 | Martinsville bank sells Justice family’s overdue loans to Omni Hotels entity Carter Bankshares sold more than $200 million in past-due loans taken […]
Kaine questions Virginia Tech president’s exit
Sen. Tim Kaine questions if Virginia Tech President Tim Sands was pushed out before Gov. Spanberger fills key board seats.
Potomac Yard-VT Metro station opens in Alexandria
In its heyday during World War II, Potomac Yard handled freight for six different railroads and employed 1,500 workers to keep trains moving, until it succumbed to economic pressures. On Friday, after decades of planning, the transformed former rail switching yard opened as Metro’s 98th station, serving the Yellow and Blue lines between the Braddock […]
Virginia Tech promotes VP of comms, marketing
Virginia Tech announced Tuesday it has promoted Tracy Vosburgh to be its inaugural vice president of communications and marketing. The university is also renaming its University Relations department to Communications and Marketing. Vosburgh has served as Virginia Tech‘s top communications administrator since 2015, when she joined the university as senior associate vice president for universi[...]
Va. Tech extends president’s contract through 2027
Metallica won’t be playing “Exit Sandman” anytime soon — Virginia Tech President Tim Sands will stay on as the university’s president though the 2027 academic year. The university’s board of visitors voted unanimously to extend Sands’ contract during a quarterly meeting Tuesday, according to a news release. Sands is Tech’s 16th president and has served [[...]
Boeing partners with Va. Tech on veterans’ center
When Virginia Tech‘s $1 billion Innovation Campus opens in Alexandria in 2024, it will include a hub to connect veterans and their families with career resources and employment opportunities. It will also carry the name of one of the commonwealth’s largest defense contractors, The Boeing Co. The Boeing Center for Veteran Transition and Military Families, […]
