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Stephen Edwards tapped for national port association board
Dec 2, 2025

Departing Port of Virginia CEO to join ferrying company

Virginia Port Authority CEO Stephen A. Edwards, who announced in November that he would be stepping down at the end of the year, will be CEO of ferry infrastructure company Hornblower Group at the start of 2026.

Jim Schmidt, James Madison University’s seventh president, expects to release the school’s new strategic plan in April 2026. Photo courtesy James Madison University
Nov 30, 2025

JMU focuses on strengths for strategic planning

JMU President Jim Schmidt outlines plans to boost rural health care, expand nursing programs and strengthen civility on campus.

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Nov 30, 2025

Investment advising in the AI era

When wealth advisers and clients meet these days, it‘s likely an AI tool will join in some capacity. As seems true of every industry right now, artificial intelligence is transforming wealth management and, by virtue, the adviser-client relationship. It might be tempting to predict — as some analysts have — that AI cou[...]

“Greed and fear will undermine your future more than any market correction,” says Joe Montgomery, managing director of investments at The Optimal Service Group of Wells Fargo Advisors in Williamsburg. Photo by Matthew R.O. Brown
Nov 30, 2025

Virginia advisers outline 2026 investing strategies

One of the great ironies of investing is that even as the stock market notches record highs as it has this year, investors know the good times inevitably cannot last. If 2025 overpromised on uncertainty stemming from a new presidential administration, it also underdelivered on volatility. Aside from a steep — albeit short-live[...]

Server room interior in datacenter. Depositphotos
Nov 25, 2025

JLARC: Data centers received $2.7B in state tax cuts

A JLARC report shows Virginia data centers received $2.7B in tax exemptions from FY 2015–24, accounting for more than half of state incentive spending.

Raytheon joint venture wins $1.25B Israeli Iron Dome contract
Nov 25, 2025

Raytheon joint venture wins $1.25B Israeli Iron Dome contract

Raytheon-Rafael Protection Systems has been awarded a $1.25 billion contract to supply Israel with Tamir surface-to-air missiles.

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Nov 21, 2025

Henrico-based ASGN rebranding to Everforth

Henrico County-based IT and professional staffing firm ASGN will rebrand itself as Everforth in the first half of 2026.

Dunn Loring, Virginia - November 22, 2023: Outside of a Harris Teeter grocery store supermarket. Depositphotos.com
Nov 20, 2025

Harris Teeter to lay off 91 Fairfax County employees

Harris Teeter will permanently close a fulfillment center in Fairfax County on Feb. 1, 2026, laying off 91 employees.

L to R: Eileen O'Connor, and Jen Dawson. Photo courtesy Beacon Pointe Advisors
Nov 19, 2025

California business acquires Falls Church wealth management firm

Beacon Pointe Advisors has acquired Falls Church-based Hemington Wealth Management, adding $1.2B in assets.

RVA757 Connects strategy calls for more digital infrastructure along corridor
Nov 19, 2025

RVA757 Connects strategy calls for more digital infrastructure along corridor

RVA757 Connects unveiled its 2035 Global Internet Hub Vision Plan to position the I-64 corridor as a hub for digital infrastructure.

Four cards and a stack of chips on a green felt table
Nov 18, 2025

Virginia casinos report $82M in October revenue

October gaming revenues for Virginia’s three casinos totaled $82.1 million, according to data the Virginia Lottery released Friday.

A bronze statute of Lady Justice holding scales
Nov 17, 2025

Nexus Services exec sentenced to 6.5 years for employment tax fraud

Nexus Services exec Richard Moore sentenced to 80 months for tax fraud, misusing $3.1M in company funds for personal spending.

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