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Virginia Tech

May 7, 2025

New Arlington hub to boost defense, energy startups

Virtus Innovation Center in Arlington will support 30+ startups in defense and energy, connecting them to talent, capital, and federal customers.

May 2, 2025

Virginia Tech’s president defends NIH research funding

President Sands warns NIH cuts will harm research, national security, and Virginia Tech’s future as Trump-era policies challenge higher education.

Apr 30, 2025

New River and Roanoke Valleys see strong economic growth

The New River and Roanoke valleys posted major GDP gains in 2023, with growth fueled by advanced manufacturing, tech innovation, and workforce expansion.

Mar 31, 2025

Out and About – April 2025

  1. On March 10, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner rode the Metro with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority CEO Randy Clarke to discuss the impact of government funding on the transit system and other topics. (Photo courtesy Sen. Warner’s office) 2. U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Virginia Tech President […]

Feb 25, 2025

Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus launches in Alexandria

Virginia Tech’s Walid Saad was used to traveling between the university’s locations in Arlington and Fairfax counties to meet students and teach classes. Saad, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, works at the intersection of wireless networking and artificial intelligence, including using quantum technology to bridge communication gaps between drones navigating complex [...]

Jan 21, 2025

Va. Tech Innovation Campus opens first academic building

The first academic building of Virginia Tech‘s Innovation Campus in Alexandria opened to students Tuesday as classes commenced. Virginia Tech started construction on the first academic building of the $1 billion campus in September 2021 and had planned to open the $302 million building in August 2024, but supply chain issues delayed the opening of the 300,000-square-foot, […]

Dec 31, 2024

Biz schools prep students for private equity careers

Explosive growth in private financing markets in recent years has opened new career opportunities, and several of Virginia‘s business schools are expanding curricula and extracurricular activities to help students land in-demand jobs at private equity and venture capital firms. Assets in the private market are projected to grow at more than double the rate of […]

Dec 31, 2024

This fast-growing medical specialty surged over past decade

A growing number of in-demand physicians are seeing patients without appointments, checking up on them multiple times a day and providing comprehensive care. But there’s a catch: You shouldn’t aspire to see these doctors because they exclusively care for hospitalized patients. Less than 30 years since the designation was coined, hospitalists have transformed medicine. Between […[...]

Dec 11, 2024

Directory of business schools in Virginia

(Editor’s note: Listings with logos and longer descriptions are paid listings from display advertisers.) PUBLIC COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES (nonprofit, based in Virginia) CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY Joseph W. Luter III School of Business Newport News cnu.edu/schoolofbusiness Business programs: Bachelor’s degrees in accounting, finance, management and marketing. Graduate: Master̵[...]

Dec 3, 2024

Dominion Energy COO Diane Leopold to retire after nearly three decades

Dominion Energy Chief Operating Officer Diane Leopold plans to retire from the Fortune 500 utility this summer after working for nearly four decades in the industry. Leopold, who will remain as COO and executive vice president until she steps down on June 1, 2025, oversees major construction projects such as Dominion’s $9.8 billion Coastal Virginia […]

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Oct 30, 2024

Construction begins on Carilion Taubman Cancer Center

Of the donors, health professionals and area leaders who turned out for Wednesday’s groundbreaking for the Carilion Taubman Cancer Center, Orion Moses, age 9, commanded the most attention.  Doctors diagnosed Moses, who lives in Elliston, with leukemia at age 5. After enduring three and a half years of chemotherapy, he is now cancer free.  “I […]

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