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2026 Virginia Power 50 List

The 2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards

Mar 2, 2026

2026 Virginia Power 50 List

Many of the 50 most powerful people in Virginia are here because they lead major corporations, such as Fortune 100 mainstays like General Dynamics and Freddie Mac, and the privately owned candy and pet care giant Mars, whose partial owner Jacqueline Mars lands on our list due to her personal wealth. Others are influential public[...]

Government Contractors | Technology 2025: ABOD, CRAIG P.

Mar 1, 2026

2026 Virginia Power 50 List: CRAIG P. ABOD

PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY RESTON

John Asbury, president and CEO of Atlantic Union. Photo courtesy Atlantic Union

Mar 1, 2026

2026 Virginia Power 50 List: JOHN C. ASBURY

CEO ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES HENRICO COUNTY

2025 Living Legends: ASTON JR., G. ROBERT

Mar 1, 2026

2026 Virginia Power 50 List: G. ROBERT ASTON JR.

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN TOWNEBANK SUFFOLK

Mar 1, 2026

2026 Virginia Power 50 List: PATRICK BAIN

PRESIDENT AND CEO THE LONG & FOSTER COS. FAIRFAX COUNTY

Mar 1, 2026

2026 Virginia Power 50 List: THOMAS I. BARKIN

PRESIDENT AND CEO FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF RICHMOND RICHMOND

Philanthropist Jane Batten. Photo courtesy William & Mary’s Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences

Mar 1, 2026

2026 Virginia Power 50 List: JANE BATTEN

PHILANTHROPIST VIRGINIA BEACH

U.Va. Darden School dean reappointed to third term

Mar 1, 2026

2026 Virginia Power 50 List: SCOTT BEARDSLEY

PRESIDENT UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE

Mar 1, 2026

2026 Virginia Power 50 List: EUGENE J. BREDOW

PRESIDENT AND CEO NVR RESTON

Mar 1, 2026

2026 Virginia Power 50 List: BRENDAN BECHTEL

CHAIRMAN AND CEO BECHTEL CORP.RESTON RESTON

Government Contractors | Technology 2025: CALIO, CHRISTOPHER T.

Mar 1, 2026

2026 Virginia Power 50 List: CHRISTOPHER T. CALIO

PRESIDENT, CEO AND CHAIRMAN RTX ARLINGTON COUNTY

Thomas Bell, CEO of Leidos. Photo courtesy Leidos

Mar 1, 2026

2026 Virginia Power 50 List: THOMAS A. BELL

CEO LEIDOS HOLDINGS RESTON

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2026 Virginia Power 50 List

Many of the 50 most powerful people in Virginia are here because they lead major corporations, such [...]

An aerial view of the Botetourt Center at Greenfield. Photo courtesy Botetourt County

Google’s Botetourt data center campus may use 8M gallons of water daily

Unredacted documents reveal Google’s planned Botetourt data center may require 2M–8M gallons of [...]

Bryan H. Fairbanks will retire after nearly 23 years with Trex. Photo courtesy Trex

Trex CEO Bryan Fairbanks to retire in April

Trex Co. announced Tuesday that President and CEO Bryan H. Fairbanks will retire April 28 after near[...]

Southern Virginia Multimodal Park. Photo courtesy Matt Rowe, Pittsylvania County's economic development directo

Avio USA picks Pittsylvania for $500M solid rocket motor plant

Avio USA will build a $500 million rocket motor plant in Pittsylvania County, creating 1,000+ jobs i[...]

Victor Hoskins. Photo courtesy Fairfax County Economic Development Authority.

Hoskins to exit Fairfax EDA after six-year tenure

Victor Hoskins will leave the Fairfax County EDA after six years, a tenure credited with nearly 64,0[...]

Hampton logistics company closes, laying off 63

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AOL plans 108 layoffs linked to its Reston office as Bending Spoons completes its acquisition of the[...]

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Three data center projects totaling 7 million-plus square feet are under construction now in Stafford County. Photo by HAIYAN/Adobe Stock

NoVa data center development moves down I-95

Stafford County is experiencing rapid data center growth with three major projects underway and 18 i[...]

VFP’s Scott Jones says the company will have six buildings on its Duffield campus after its latest expansion. Photo by Earl Neikirk

VFP moves forward on $30M expansion in Scott County

VFP is investing $35 million to expand its Scott County facility, adding new buildings and jobs to s[...]

Arlington County reported investment in about 268,000 square feet of office space in 2025. Photo courtesy Adobe Stock

Northern Virginia focuses on strengths amid federal cuts

Northern Virginia's economy adapts to federal job cuts in 2025 by expanding defense tech, aerospace,[...]

Wrap Technologies held a ribbon cutting in September 2025 for its $4 million manufacturing headquarters in Norton. Official photo by Kaitlyn DeHarde, Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin

Manufacturing-heavy Southwest Virginia captures new industries

Southwest Virginia sees major investments in manufacturing, indoor agriculture, and energy projects,[...]

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