Former General Motors CEO to be VCU’s commencement speaker
Former General Motors CEO and Chairman Rick Wagoner will be the keynote speaker at VCU’s commencement ceremony.
Lumber Liquidators moving HQ, warehousing out of Virginia
Lumber Liquidators is relocating its headquarters and distribution operations from Henrico County to Tennessee.
Richmond Region Tourism names inaugural chief growth officer
Richmond Region Tourism has named Jerrine Lee its first chief growth officer, as it rolls out a new plan to boost tourism.
Packaging Corp. of America to lay off 110 tied to Richmond facility
Packaging Corp. of America plans to close its Richmond facility, resulting in 110 layoffs.
In DuPont Aramids unit sale, 975 jobs in Chesterfield shift employers
DuPont completed the $1.8 billion sale of its Aramids business to Arclin, transferring about 1,000 jobs at the Chesterfield Spruance facility.
Petersburg rolls out temporary Live! Casino
Petersburg launched a temporary Live! Casino featuring 900 slot machines and 30 table games while the $1.4 billion permanent resort is under construction.
Construction underway on $144M Richmond apartment building
Hoffman & Associates and DeBartolo Development broke ground on a $144 million project in Richmond that will add 366 apartments.
Cavallo to return as Martin Agency CEO
Kristen Cavallo is returning as the CEO of prominent Richmond-based ad agency The Martin Agency, according to a Thursday LinkedIn post from the agency.
Spanberger appoints inaugural chief energy officer
Gov. Abigail Spanberger appointed an inaugural chief energy officer, attorney Josephus Allmond, on Wednesday.
Longtime Richmond business leader dies at 77
John A. Luke Jr., a key figure in Richmond’s business community as longtime chief executive of MeadWestvaco, died March 14.
Three Virginia biz schools rank in top 25 of Poets&Quants’ 2026 list
Six Virginia Business schools placed among the the top 110 business schools in Poets&Quants’ 2026 rankings of undergraduate business schools
Head of VCU Massey Center to depart
Dr. Robert Winn, director of the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, is leaving the center in June.





















