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Emmett Tracy
Sep 14, 2020

Emory & Henry names dean for upcoming business school

Emory & Henry College announced Monday that Emmett Tracy has been appointed as dean of its new School of Business, which will be built on the former site of Carriger Hall at the college in Washington County. Until the business school opens at an unannounced date, McGlothlin Street Hall will be home for the business […[...]

Sep 14, 2020

Va. restaurants report consumer spending down, costs up

Consumer spending in Virginia restaurants remained well below normal levels in August while operational costs rose, according to a COVID-19 restaurant impact survey conducted by the National Restaurant Association. The organization surveyed 3,500 U.S. restaurant operators between Aug. 26 and Sept. 1. In Virginia, 87% of restaurant operators surveyed responded that their total sales volume […][...]

Sep 14, 2020

Arlington contractor wins award for National Guard, Reserve support

Arlington-based federal technology contractor CACI International Inc. received the 2020 Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award for the company’s support of National Guard and Reserve employees. “We are very honored to receive the Employer Support Freedom Award from the Department of Defense,” CACI President and CEO John Mengucci said in a Sept. 10 statement. […]

Sep 14, 2020

Newsroom jobs eliminated at Free Lance-Star, News & Advance

Two more Virginia newspapers — The Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg and The News & Advance in Lynchburg — have dismissed employees, following newsroom layoffs last week at three other publications owned by Lee Enterprises. Two editors, a page designer and two circulation clerks have been laid off at The News & Advance. Their jobs were […]

Bob Stolle. Photo courtesy CIT
Sep 14, 2020

Center for Innovative Technology names president, CEO

The Herndon-based Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) announced Friday it has promoted former state Secretary of Commerce and Trade Robert J. “Bob” Stolle as its new president and CEO, replacing Ed Albrigo. A not-for-profit corporation created in 1985 by the Virginia General Assembly, CIT functions as the state go[...]

Sep 14, 2020

26 Va. schools make U.S. News and World Report’s 2021 list

Of more than 500 schools recognized on the U.S. News and World Report’s 2021 lists of the best universities and liberal arts colleges in the country released Monday, 26 Virginia schools snagged spots. The University of Virginia was ranked as the fourth-best public school in the country and had the highest graduation rate of any […]

Sep 14, 2020

Va. Small Business Financing Authority didn’t loan out $28M

The Virginia Small Business Financing Authority (VSBFA) disbursed only 8% of its available funds in 2018 and just 10% in 2019 for loans, grants and bonds to help small businesses — holding on to $28 million, according to a study released Monday by the Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission (JLARC). A division of the […]

Infographic courtesy REIN
Sep 14, 2020

Hampton Roads sees record drop in available homes for sale

Hampton Roads housing inventory was down by nearly 47% in August, compared to August 2019, Real Estate Information Network Inc. (REIN) reported Tuesday.  The region’s supply of inventory stood at just 1.97 months in August, which is the lowest recording since REIN began tracking this metric in September 2008.  “Simply stat[...]

Sep 11, 2020

Charlottesville Business Innovation Council announces 2020 awards

Charlottesville Business Innovation Council (CBIC) on Thursday announced winners of its 2020 CBIC awards, which honor entrepreneurship, and gifted $8,500 in scholarships and grants to three student entrepreneurs and a teacher to support entrepreneurship and science and technology education. Below is a list of award recipients: 2020 CBIC Educator of the Year: Dominique Morse, a […]

Photo courtesy RIC, JetBlue
Sep 11, 2020

JetBlue to offer daily West Coast flights from Richmond International Airport

JetBlue Airways announced Thursday that it will offer daily flights from Richmond International Airport (RIC) to Los Angeles (LAX), Las Vegas (LAS) and Tampa (TPA) starting in November and December. Once-a-day service to TPA will start Nov. 19 and service to LAX and LAS will start Dec. 18. Daily service to Tampa begins on Nov. [[...]

Sep 11, 2020

State General Fund revenue down only 0.2% in August

Despite the pandemic, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday that August General Fund revenue collections decreased only 0.2% compared to the same time last year. “Despite trying economic conditions, collections from payroll withholding and sales taxes remained steady,” Northam said in a statement. “We look forward to September’s receipts, which will provide more insight into Virginia’s […][...]

Sep 11, 2020

Richmond Times-Dispatch, Roanoke Times, Daily Progress see newsroom layoffs

Updated Sept. 11 At least five newsroom staffers at the Richmond Times-Dispatch were told Friday that they were being laid off by owner Lee Enterprises. Four people laid off were part of the bargaining unit for the Richmond Newspapers Professional Association, the Times-Dispatch’s newsroom union, a representative confirmed. They include a business reporter, a photojournalist, […]

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