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OurView: What’s fueling your startup dream?
Jun 1, 2025

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!

Virginia Republican candidate for lieutenant governor John Reid posted a video April 25, 2025, saying that he would stay in the race despite Gov. Glenn Youngkin's demand that he resign from the ticket.
Jun 1, 2025

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,[...]

On pins and needles
Apr 30, 2025

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[...]

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he participates in a ceremonial swearing in of Paul Atkins as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Apr 30, 2025

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.

Elon Musk, left, shakes hands with President Donald Trump at the finals for the NCAA wrestling championship, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Mar 31, 2025

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
Nov 29, 2024

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[...]

2022 Virginia 500: Moving up
Oct 31, 2024

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
Sep 29, 2024

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[...]

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Sep 29, 2024

Building out

Hampton Roads always has plenty going on, and in this issue of Hampton Roads Business, we’ll take you on a tour around the region to check in on some of the largest and most consequential projects that are under development.   In our main feature, “Latest and greatest,” freelance writer Jim Morrison will bring you up[...]

A BridgeTower to the future
Aug 29, 2024

A BridgeTower to the future

On July 31, Virginia Business turned the page on a new chapter in our 38-year history as the magazine became part of the BridgeTower Media family of companies. Headquartered in neighboring North Carolina, our new parent company is a portfolio company of Los Angeles private equity firm Transom Capital Group. BridgeTower owns 40-p[...]

The cost of leaning in
Jun 27, 2024

Beauty and the C-suite

Virginia Business‘ July issue cover art represents a significant amount of time and thoughtful planning — especially in considering what image we want to convey to you, the reader. From our viewpoint, the Women in Leadership cover should express strength and confidence — attributes that this year’s 38 award winne[...]

OurView: What’s fueling your startup dream?
May 30, 2024

Pivot points

Earlier this year, when I was invited to speak to a Henrico County Rotary chapter, I was asked several questions commonly heard these days by journalists. Do sources pay us to appear in our magazine stories? No. As an independent media outlet, we are not pay-to-play; we decide who and what we write about and […]

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