Sign In
Free Newsletter
Boar’s Head reopens Jarratt plant tied to deadly listeria outbreak
Boar’s Head Provisions reopened its Jarratt meat plant Monday, roughly a year and a half after closing it following a 2024 listeria outbreak.
State commits $14.5M yearly for new paid internship program
Virginia political, higher education and economic development leaders announced InternshipsVA, a new statewide program to support paid internships.
Google could spend $3B building Botetourt data centers
State documents reveal Google’s plan for a data center campus in Botetourt County that could cost $3 billion.
Henrico-based Arko launches IPO of petroleum subsidiary, seeks up to $910M
Henrico County-based Fortune 500 company Arko is seeking a valuation of as much as $910 million in its U.S. IPO of subsidiary Arko Petroleum.
Amazon to close five Virginia stores, cut nearly 700 jobs
Amazon plans to close five Amazon Fresh stores in Northern Virginia, laying off about 700 workers beginning April 27.
The 2026 Virginia Black Business Leaders Awards
From rebuilding communities in the post–Jim Crow era to leading Fortune 500 companies and public institutions today, Black business leaders have played a central role in shaping Virginia’s modern economy. Today, they are driving growth, innovation and opportunity across the commonwealth — leading major corporations, ex[...]
Developer says sale of Ashland facility to ICE has been canceled
The sale of a 43-acre site in Hanover County that was set to be purchased by ICE for a detainee processing facility is no longer happening.
Trump picks former Fed official Warsh to run Fed
Trump nominated former Fed governor Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell, raising questions about Fed independence and rates.
Hanover supervisors oppose ICE facility site in statement, but authority is limited
The Hanover County Board of Supervisors issued a statement opposing ICE's plan to purchase and repurpose a warehouse in the county.
Amazon axes 16,000 jobs as it pushes AI and efficiency
Amazon confirmed 16,000 corporate job cuts, bringing total layoffs to 30,000, as CEO Andy Jassy pushes to reduce bureaucracy.
Treasury cancels $21M in Booz Allen Hamilton contracts
The U.S. Treasury Department said on Monday it had canceled all of its contracts with McLean-based government contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, accusing the company of failing to protect sensitive data, including at the Internal Revenue Service.
ICE eyes massive Hanover warehouse for processing facility
ICE hopes to purchase a more than 552,000-square-foot warehouse in Hanover County and repurpose it into a processing facility.
