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From the Editor: Top Projects & Real Estate Deals
Virginia Business’s inaugural Virginia Top Projects & Real Estate Deals recognition program offers a moment to pause and celebrate the extraordinary work shaping the commonwealth’s built environment — spotlighting the innovative buildings, facilities and transactions reshaping Virginia’s landscape and hon[...]
Letter from the StartVirginia editor: Come on in, the water’s fine
Welcome to the fourth edition of StartVirginia, our annual special issue focused on the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. It bears the name of the StartVirginia page in our monthly magazine, where, as you might expect, you’ll find additional coverage of the world of startups and small businesses in Virginia. Our fea[...]
No one’s indispensable — and that’s a good thing
Cross-training is a key strategy used by 68% of Virginia’s 2026 Best Places to Work to ensure operational continuity and employee engagement.
From the Editor: In this year’s Hampton Roads Business
This year’s edition of Hampton Roads Business takes a look at the impact on the region from a host of Trump administration policy changes on everything from trade to federal spending and restrictions on wind energy. In this issue’s main feature, local freelance journalist Jim Morrison finds that while regional busine[...]
OurView: What’s fueling your startup dream?
Explore Virginia’s startup scene, from AI to VC deals, in the third annual edition of StartVirginia. Insights and inspiration for your next big idea!
OurView: Nothing new under the sun in Virginia politics
In late April, GOP lieutenant governor candidate John Reid posted a highly atypical campaign video on X. His political enemies within the party, Reid alleged, were staging a “coordinated character assassination attempt to force [him as] the first openly gay candidate off the Republican statewide ticket.” Gov. Glenn Youngkin,[...]
A letter from the Maritime Guide’s editor
The 2025 Virginia Maritime Guide arrives during a period of uncertainty for the United States’ and Virginia’s economies — anxieties primarily driven by President Donald Trump’s slate of tariffs, as well as the impact of potential federal spending cuts impacting the maritime, supply chain, logistics, agricultu[...]
Trump’s tariffs echo Hoover-era economic missteps
Trump's 2025 tariffs trigger market turmoil, drawing comparisons to Hoover's Depression-era policies and warnings from economists and business leaders.
Our View: Trump charts chaotic course in trade wars
Since taking office on Jan. 20 for his second term, President Donald Trump has steered the ship of state full speed on a seemingly chaotic course, mostly navigating an about-face from the Biden administration’s policies and only very occasionally zigzagging away from buffeting winds of public disapproval. In support of mak[...]
On pins and needles
If you’re one of the 140,000 federal workers living in Virginia, you might be updating your résumé or thinking about whether you want to relocate to a different state. In his campaign platform, President-elect Donald Trump vowed to move as many as 100,000 civilian federal jobs to states outside the Washington, D.C., regi[...]
Return to uncertainty
In the wake of the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates by half a percentage point in September, the stock market has been setting records, hiring numbers are trending strong, and the inflation rate has been slowly edging downward. Nevertheless, many businesses — and workers — seem to be in a state of anxious uncertainty,[...]
What a difference a debate makes
Less than three months ago, President Joe Biden — you remember him, right? — stepped down from his bid for a second term and threw his support behind Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, radically redefining this fall’s presidential race. Just before that happened, we were beginning to write this month̵[...]
