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StartVirginia: HEARD AROUND VIRGINIA
Comcast said April 9 it is opening grant applications for a program benefiting small businesses across Greater Richmond. The global cable broadcasting company said the grant packages include business coaching, education sources, media schedules, creative production, technology makeovers and $5,000 in cash. Comcast’s RISE program is aimed at supporting the growth of small businesses while […][...]
HEARD AROUND VIRGINIA
Bonumose, a Charlottesville startup specializing in sugar alternatives, has raised $34.68 million in equity funding, according to an October 2023 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The round so far includes 12 investors, and the company is looking to raise as much as $51.63 million in the round. The funding follows $2 million the […]
June 2023 Top Five Stories
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from April 15 to May 14 included the news that Richmond was likely to keep its Minor League Baseball team, even though its new stadium wouldn’t be ready until spring 2026, a year later than originally planned. 1 | Richmond City Council approves Diamond […]
March 2023 Top Five
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Jan. 14 to Feb. 13 included Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s controversial decision to prevent a Ford electric battery factory from coming to Southern Virginia over worries about the project’s ties to China. The plant instead will be locating in Michigan, about 100 miles west of […]
February 2023 Top Five
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Dec. 15, 2022, to Jan. 13 included an update on the planned merger of Eastern Virginia Medical School into Old Dominion University. 1 | Youngkin budget outlines EVMS/ODU merger by 2024 EVMS would merge with ODU by July 2024, according to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed […]
Getting ahead, giving back
Brought to you by Virginia Business and Bank of America, join us every other month for the Diversity Leadership Series — virtual fireside chats with a diverse group of Virginia business leaders sharing their insights and thoughts on leadership, their career paths and diversity and equity. The second installment in our series t[...]
James Madison teams rise to Google challenge
James Madison University students helped businesses and nonprofits promote themselves as part of Google’s Online Marketing Challenge.
