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Biz schools prep students for private equity careers
Explosive growth in private financing markets in recent years has opened new career opportunities, and several of Virginia’s business schools are expanding curricula and extracurricular activities to help students land in-demand jobs at private equity and venture capital firms. Assets in the private market are projected to gro[...]
This fast-growing medical specialty surged over past decade
A growing number of in-demand physicians are seeing patients without appointments, checking up on them multiple times a day and providing comprehensive care. But there’s a catch: You shouldn’t aspire to see these doctors because they exclusively care for hospitalized patients. Less than 30 years since the designation was coi[...]
ATCC expansion targets future coronaviruses
Rebecca Bradford raises a scary thought: “What if we were hit with two pathogens at the same time?” For example, what if, as COVID-19 was hitting the country in early 2020, a flu virus had been spreading too? It’s a distinct possibility in the future, and scientists are working hard to establish quick and effective [&helli[...]
Historic Triangle gears up for America’s 250th birthday bash
Inside Richmond’s historic St. John’s Church in November 2024, a film crew and actors recreated the Second Virginia Revolutionary Convention and the enduring speech of Patrick Henry that still evoke chills nearly 250 years later: “I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.” T[...]
Chesterfield’s Springline development moves forward
Timmons Group expects to move its headquarters from a Chesterfield County office park into the county’s new Springline at District 60 mixed-use project in the first quarter of 2025. The five-story, 150,000-square-foot building is one of three buildings in the first phase of the development near the Chippenham Parkway and Midlo[...]
Lexington tech firm aims to bridge last-mile broadband gap
Broadband access may become easier to attain for businesses as a Lexington-based company looks to wirelessly transmit data more reliably. Over the past 22 years, Attochron has been working towards improving what’s referred to in the industry as free-space optical communications (FSOC) — using lasers to send data through air [...]
What to expect from the 2025 Va. General Assembly
The General Assembly enters the fourth year in the gubernatorial cycle with even more gridlock than usual. Democrats hold narrow majorities in both the House of Delegates and Senate, but are vulnerable to vetoes by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin, who begins the final year of his constitutionally mandated single term. Hopes for b[...]
Top Five January 2025
1 | Inova pays $2.37 million to settle False Claims Act allegations Three Inova Health entities agreed to settle claims that Inova submitted Medicaid claims containing falsified information. (Nov. 18) 2 | Pittsylvania County wins $1.3 billion battery separator project Tennessee-based Microporous announced it will build its batte[...]
NRV passenger rail on track for 2027
Sooner than initially anticipated, rail passengers will be able to ride to and from the New River Valley for the first time since 1979. In late August 2024, the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority approved a deal that would bring Amtrak service to the region via Norfolk Southern’s main line from Roanoke by 2027. Passengers would[...]
