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.
S.B. Cox wins demolition contract for former Best Products HQ
Richmond-based demolition company S.B. Cox will tear down the former Best Products headquarters in western Henrico County.
Lego to double Chesterfield workforce to 900 by end of year
The Lego Group expects its workforce at the $1 billion Chesterfield facility under construction to grow to about 900 by the end of the year.
State approves three Chesterfield hospital projects, totaling $672M
Virginia State Health Commissioner Cameron Webb last week signed off on three Chesterfield County hospital projects totaling $672 million.





















