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Richmond International Airport broke passenger record in 2019
Richmond International Airport (RIC) handled a record 4.3 million passengers in 2019 — a 7.4% bump from 12 months ago. In December 2019, RIC had a passenger traffic count of 381,767 — 12.7% more than December 2018. It was the 27th month in a row that the airport has reported record traffic. Southwest Airlines Co., […]
Could Democratic General Assembly repeal Va.’s right-to-work laws?
Buoyed by the Virginia legislature’s new Democratic majority, bills to repeal Virginia’s right-to-work laws have the greatest chance of making it to the governor’s desk in a generation, predict political scientists. “I think it absolutely will [get repealed], but it will be a big fight,” says Elsie Harper-Anderson, dir[...]
JMU announces partnership with Handshake
James Madison University has partnered with San Francisco-based jobs listings tech company Handshake to produce a live feed of job and internship opportunities on its website, JMU announced Tuesday. Although more than 900 colleges and universities use Handshake, JMU says it’s the first school in the nation to fully integra[...]
Cybersecurity firm Expel adding 164 jobs in Fairfax
Expel Inc., a managed cybersecurity provider, is investing $1.4 million to expand its Herndon headquarters, creating 164 jobs in engineering, customer experience, IT, marketing and sales during the next three years. “Virginia has emerged as a national leader in cybersecurity and continues to be at the forefront of workforce development in this rapidly evolving industry, […]
Ørsted leases space for offshore wind staging at Portsmouth Marine Terminal
Denmark-based energy company Ørsted has agreed to lease a portion of the Portsmouth Marine Terminal from the Virginia Port Authority to stage materials and equipment for Dominion Energy’s offshore wind project, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The Virginia Port Authority Board of Commissioners unanimously voted to ra[...]
Richmond-based investment nonprofit to manage $33M guarantee pool
Richmond-based LOCUS Impact Investing, a subsidiary of Virginia Community Capital, will manage a newly formed $33.1 million national guarantee pool to encourage community development, according to a press release Tuesday. The Community Investment Guarantee Pool has $33.1 million in unfunded guarantee commitments from the endowments of 10 philanthropic organizations, which help mitigate investment risks. The […][...]
Richmond-based architecture firm launches new studio, names director
Richmond-based architecture firm Glavé & Holmes Architecture has named Susan Reed as the director of its new studio focused on historic preservation. With the addition of Reed’s studio, the firm now comprises seven studios and employs more than 70 people. Glavé & Holmes Architecture serves higher education inst[...]
Herndon-based K12 acquires Denver tech school for $165M
Herndon-based online education provider K12 Inc. will acquire Denver-based data and technology school Galvanize Inc. in a $165 million all-cash transaction, the company announced Monday. The deal was approved by both companies’ boards of directors and is expected to close on Monday. The acquisition includes Galvanize’s management team, campuses and software engineering and data science […][...]
More than 30 Va. employers send letter to lawmakers asking for LGBTQ protections
More than 30 Virginia employers — including Altria Group Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Capital One Financial Corp. and Dominion Energy — on Monday sent a letter to Virginia lawmakers asking for comprehensive lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) nondiscrimination protections. The letter addressed to House Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn, D-Fairfax, and Senate Majority Leader Richard Saslaw, […][...]
Medical manufacturer bringing 40 jobs to city of Franklin
A New York-based manufacturer of medical products is coming to the city of Franklin’s Pretlow Industrial Park, bringing 40 jobs and $10.5 million in investment, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. GMAX Industries Inc., which produces disposable medical products for health care providers and components for other medical manufacturers, will create a manufacturing and distribution site […]
Colliers International promotes three employees to exec leadership
Commercial real estate firm Colliers International’s Richmond office has promoted three employees to executive leadership positions, the company announced Friday. Will Bradley has been promoted to executive vice president. Bradley leads the Richmond office and the industrial investment sales team, specializing in instituti[...]
Liberty University slams Northam’s proposed cut to online tuition aid
Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposal to cut Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant (VTAG) aid for online students would negatively impact more than 2,000 students per year at Liberty University alone, the state’s largest university by enrollment stated in a news release issued Friday. Currently being considered by the new Democr[...]
