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Government shutdown continues to add to stress on air traffic controllers and disrupt flights
Flight delays spiked nationwide as the government shutdown forces unpaid air traffic controllers to work under mounting stress.
Union Pacific profit rises 7% as merger push continues
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific delivered 7% growth in its third-quarter earnings Thursday as its CEO continues to make the case for the potential benefits of acquiring one of the railroad’s eastern rivals. The Omaha, Nebraska-based railroad said it earned $1.79 billion, or $3.01 per share, in the quarter. That’s up from $1.67 billion, […]
Frontier Airlines launches flights from Richmond
Frontier Airlines begins nonstop flights from Richmond to Atlanta and Denver, offering introductory fares starting at $29.
Coalfields Expressway portion opens in Buchanan
A 2.74-mile portion of Corridor Q overlapping the proposed Coalfields Expressway opened in Buchanan County.
Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion nears final stages
The $3.9B Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion is on track for 2027, with 2,400 workers building tunnels, bridges and support facilities.
Transportation 2025: BANAS, RYAN
Banas oversees the $3.9 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion, the largest highway construction project in Virginia’s history and one of the largest infrastructure projects in the country. In May, the tunnel boring machine, nicknamed Mary, saw its mining operations pass the halfway point with nearly 60% of the more than 7,900-foot second tunnel excavated. As […]
Transportation 2025: BENNETT, P. DALE
Bennett adopted the love of trucking from his late father, a professional truck driver, and has advocated for the trucking industry for more than 40 years. The nation’s trucking industry has been hit hard in recent years by driver shortages, supply chain woes and high diesel prices. At the federal level last year, the VTA […]
Transportation 2025: CRUTCHFIELD, RANDALL
Crutchfield has been chairman and CEO of Colonna’s Shipyard — one of the nation’s largest private shipyards — since January 2024, succeeding Tom Godfrey, who retired at the end of 2023 after leading the company for decades. Founded in 1875 and headquartered in Norfolk, Colonna’s provides ship repair, marine and industrial machining, and steel fabrication. […]
Transportation 2025: EDWARDS, STEPHEN
The Virginia Port Authority runs the Port of Virginia, which is one of the state’s chief economic drivers. Annually, port-related business and activity account for more than 565,000 jobs, more than $124.1 billion in total spending and $5.8 billion in state and local tax revenues. Meanwhile, Edwards and other port leaders have stayed focused on […]
Transportation 2025: KUHN, CHARLES
At age 16, Kuhn founded JK Moving Services, now North America’s largest independently owned and operated moving company, with $225.5 million in fiscal 2024 revenue. It employs more than 1,300 workers. The company has moved presidents and their families in and out of the White House since George H.W. Bush’s administration, including moving the Trumps […]
Transportation 2025: LAYNE JR., AUBREY L.
Layne, a former state secretary of finance and secretary of transportation under two governors, has worked at Sentara, a 34,000-employee regional health system, since July 2021, overseeing several teams, including legislative affairs, real estate, construction, supply chain, security, compliance, internal audit and privacy. He also chairs the Virginia Port Authority board, which oversees the Port [...]
