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The 2025 Virginia Icon Honors Awards
Enduring leadership shapes institutions, communities and workforces. Across Virginia, trailblazing executives, public servants, educators and philanthropists have spent decades building organizations, creating opportunities and mentoring the next generation — leaving a record measured not only in results but in lasting impact.[...]
Future accountants have new path to certification
Starting in 2026, Virginia will drop its 150-hour rule, allowing bachelor’s degree holders to become licensed CPAs after two years.
Northern Virginia AI startups raise millions
This summer, investors poured money into Northern Virginia-based AI startups offering solutions for data centers, the military and bias in AI. In July, Emerald AI — incorporated in Washington, D.C., but with primary offices in Clarendon — launched with $24.5 million in seed funding, and Rosslyn-based Rune Technologies raised[...]
Despite federal coal support, Southwest Virginia aims to diversify
Southwest Virginia pursues nuclear, data centers, clean energy projects as coal declines and communities seek new economic paths.
Beyond burnout: the case for workplaces where people thrive
In my last column, I wrote about the lesson of 996 culture, an overwork philosophy that destroys value. Now, the next question is obvious: What actually creates it? The answer isn’t complicated, but it does require courage. Sustainable business success comes from workplaces where people feel valued, fulfilled and empowered[...]
Danville cracks down on River District parking
Danville faced a problem, but it was a good kind of problem to have. Its downtown, once a landscape of former tobacco and textile buildings, had been so successfully revitalized that parking had become a headache. “Timed parking was not being enforced,” says Alyssa Turner, interim executive director of the River District Ass[...]
U.Va. Wise helps founders build community, confidence
U.Va. Wise is fueling Southwest Virginia’s startup scene through its Hatch Accelerator and CO.STARTERS programs for local founders.
Virginia Intermont College campus owner modifies plans
The owner of the former Virginia Intermont College in Bristol plans a new four-year school and mixed-use redevelopment for the site.
Roanoke remembers Hurricane Juan’s 1985 toll
Forty years ago, remnants of Hurricane Juan dumped buckets of rain on the Roanoke Valley for days. Then, on Election Day, the area received 6.6 inches over a few hours. The Roanoke River rose to more than 23 feet. The 1985 flood claimed 10 lives in the valley. An economic price was also paid. “In […]
Newport News airport shifting beyond commercial flights
Following years of declining commercial air travel, the Newport News-Williamsburg Airport is expanding its focus from traditional passenger service to emerging aviation and aerospace uses. In May, Newport News City Council authorized $4 million to sustain the airport as it prepares to transform into a site-ready air commerce par[...]
For the Record: November 2025
Central Virginia On Oct. 9, AstraZeneca announced it will invest $4.5 billion to establish two pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities in Albemarle County, with plans to create 600 jobs. According to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office, the project includes a new drug substance manufacturing facility focused on chronic diseases a[...]
HEARD AROUND VIRGINIA: November 2025
Association Analytics, or A2, an Arlington County-based developer of a data analytics platform built to provide actionable insights for trade and professional associations, announced Sept. 25 that it had completed the sale of key assets to Theatre Capital, a New York-based holding company for software and recurring revenue techn[...]
