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Mar 18, 2026

Virginia Credit Union pledges $2.5M to Radford University

Virginia Credit Union pledged $2.5M to Radford University to create a financial success center that offers money management education.

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Mar 17, 2026

AeroVironment acquires California aerospace firm for $200M

AeroVironment has acquired California engineering design and manufacturing company Empirical Systems Aerospace for $200 million.

An artist's depiction shows an E-7A in flight. Image courtesy U.S. Air Force
Mar 13, 2026

Boeing wins $2.4B in E-7A aircraft contract modifications

Arlington-based Fortune 500 aerospace and defense contractor Boeing has won two Air Force E-7A contract modifications totaling $2.4 billion.

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Mar 11, 2026

ODU Faculty Senate issues no-confidence vote in Hemphill, other leaders

The vote is in reaction to ODU's plan to cut online courses from 16 weeks to eight weeks in the upcoming academic year. 

Retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric Wins was VMI's first Black superintendent. Photo courtesy Virginia Military Institute
Mar 10, 2026

Former VMI superintendent, ex-U.Va. rector named to higher ed commission

The former superintendent of VMI, U.Va.'s former rector and Acentra Health's CEO are among several heavy hitters named.

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Mar 9, 2026

ASGN completes $290M acquisition of Quinnox

ASGN announced Monday that it has closed its $290 million acquisition of Chicago-based digital services company Quinnox.

Lot 8 shell building at the Patriot Centre. Photo courtesy Henry County
Mar 5, 2026

Fukoku Korea to invest $18.9M in Henry manufacturing facility

Fukoku Korea will invest $18.9 million to open a manufacturing plant producing automotive components in Henry County, Virginia, creating 60 jobs.

Speyside Bourbon Cooperage to lay off 52 in Atkins
Mar 4, 2026

Speyside Bourbon Cooperage to lay off 52 in Atkins

Speyside Bourbon Cooperage will lay off 52 employees and end production at its Atkins facility April 23.

João Ferreira. Photo courtesy Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service
Mar 3, 2026

Virginia economy to slow in 2026, U.Va. experts forecast

Weldon Cooper forecast projects Virginia GDP slowing in 2026, unemployment rising and housing prices dipping before rebounding in 2027.

Andrés Gluski, president and CEO of AES. Photo courtesy AES
Mar 2, 2026

BlackRock consortium to purchase AES for $10.7B

Arlington power company AES is set to be purchased by a BlackRock-led consortium and go private by early 2027.

Northern Virginia AI startups raise millions
Feb 27, 2026

Emerald AI raises $22.7M, new SEC filing reports

Emerald AI has raised about $22.7 million in new funding, according to a Feb. 20 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A 3D-printed mold for a hydropower impeller is printed using a wire arc additive manufacturing system. Photo by Carlos Jones, courtesy U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Feb 25, 2026

Maritime manufacturing startup to invest $10.5M in Portsmouth

Radian Forge will invest $10.5M to grow its Portsmouth manufacturing operation to meet U.S. Navy production needs.

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