Out and About: March 2026

1. L to R: North Carolina-based Kymanox President Evan Edwards, University of Virginia Chief Innovation Officer Paul Cherukuri and U.Va. School of Engineering and Applied Science Dean Jennifer West attended the CvilleBioHub Device & Tech Expo Feb. 3 in Charlottesville. (Photo by The Smiths Photography; Photo courtesy CvilleBioHub)

2. Virginia Secretary of Transportation W. Sheppard “Shep” Miller III, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace President Eirik Lie, U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman and other officials participated in the Jan. 16 groundbreaking in James City County for Kongsberg’s first U.S. missile factory. (Photo courtesy Kongsberg)

3. L to R: Virginia Lottery Executive Director Khalid Jones; The Cordish Cos. Chief Operating Officer Zed Smith; Cordish Gaming Group President Rob Norton; Petersburg Mayor Sam Parham; Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia General Manager Penny Parayo; and Cordish Cos. Principal Joe Theismann celebrated at Live! Casino Virginia‘s Jan. 22 grand opening in Petersburg. (Photo courtesy The Cordish Cos.)

4. L to R: Chesapeake Vice Mayor S.Z. “Debbie” Ritter; Meta Energy Strategy Manager Chris Rees; Meta Community Development Technical Lead Manager Kelley McCall; Chesapeake Mayor Rick West; NFI Cal Cartage executive Jessica Cordero; Dominion Energy‘s Courtney Young; Port of Virginia interim CEO Sarah McCoy; and NFI’s Alexa Branco attended the deployment of 10 heavy duty electric trucks and electric chargers Jan. 22 in Chesapeake. (Photo courtesy Dominion Energy)

5. Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi and House Speaker Don Scott reacted as Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivered her first address to the General Assembly Jan. 19. (Photo courtesy Office of the Governor)