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Top Five August 2024
The five most popular daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from June 12 to July 12 included news of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s appointees now holding a majority on the governing boards of Virginia’s state colleges and universities. 1 | Youngkin peppers university boards with GOP power players New members included some conservative movers […]
Top Five July 2024
1 | 39 Virginia companies make the 2024 Fortune 1000 Thirty-nine companies headquartered in Virginia are on Fortune magazine’s 70th annual Fortune 1000 list, with 24 Virginia companies again making the elite Fortune 500. (June 4) 2 | VDOT buys Owens & Minor’s Hanover headquarters for $33.5 million The Virginia Department of […]
Top Five June 2024
1 | Google investing $1 billion in Virginia data center campuses Google is expanding its Virginia data center campuses this year and is launching a $75 million Google.org AI opportunity fund. (April 26) 2 | Richmond-based attorneys win U.S. Supreme Court case After nine years and through three U.S. presidents, attorneys […]
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 […]
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 […]
Top Five February 2024
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Dec. 15, 2023, to Jan. 15 were led by the announcement that Fortune 500 IT company DXC Technology replaced its top executive. 1 | DXC Technology replaces Mike Salvino The Ashburn-based company replaced Salvino, its chairman, president and CEO, with interim President and […]
Top Five January 2024
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Nov. 16, 2023, to Dec. 14, 2023, included proposed state funding for a biotech research network between three Virginia universities. 1 | Pittsylvania site is top contender for $100 million battery project The Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill is the top contender […]
December 2023 Top Five
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Oct. 14 to Nov. 15 included news of the Spotsylvania County Kalahari Resort’s groundbreaking. It’s slated to open in 2026. 1 | Democrats sweep Virginia General Assembly Democrats regained control of the Virginia Senate and the House of Delegates in the Nov. 7 […]
November 2023 Top Five
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Sept. 15 to Oct. 13 included news about plans for a second Virginia Buc-ee’s mega-convenience center, this time in Rockingham County. 1 | 44 Virginia schools make U.S. News and World Report’s 2024 list The University of Virginia ranked No. 24 among national universities and […]
October 2023 Top Five
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Aug. 16 to Sept. 14, 2023, were led by the news that Bon Secours filed suit against Anthem in Henrico County Circuit Court. 1 | Bon Secours sues Anthem for $93 million The health system alleges that insurer Anthem Health Plans of Virginia owes unpaid […]
September 2023 Top Five stories
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from July 15 to Aug. 15 included news about Buc-ee’s planning to build a mega-convenience store in Rockingham County in 2025. It would be the chain’s second Virginia store, following a New Kent County store also slated to open in 2025. 1 | Plans revealed for […]
July 2023 Top Five
1 | 36 Virginia companies make 2023 Fortune 1000 Thirty-six Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 69th annual Fortune 1000 list, and 24 Virginia companies made the elite Fortune 500. (June 5) 2 | Amazon begins HQ2 move-in Amazon.com Inc. began moving employees into the first phase of HQ2, its $2.5 billion […]
