Out and About: November 2025

1. George Mason University President Gregory Washington delivered welcoming remarks Sept. 25 at the grand celebration for Fuse at Mason Square, the university’s $254 million digital innovation space in Arlington County. (Photo courtesy George Mason University)

2. Candice Thompson, chief operating officer of Kilgo Insurance, a Chesterfield County-based independent insurance agency, received the Customer Service Representative of the Year award from Mark Suhr, president of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, during a Sept. 16 awards luncheon in Alexandria. (Photo courtesy Kilgo)

3. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy spoke Sept. 24 at a celebration marking the completion of mining operations for the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Expansion Project. (Photo by Kaitlyn DeHarde, courtesy Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin)

4. Local elected officials, community members and spiritual leaders broke ground Oct. 7 on an eight-story Critical Care Tower at Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital in Henrico County. (Photo courtesy Bon Secours)

5. Gov. Glenn Youngkin joined Lego Group Vice President Preben Elnef, Lego Manufacturing Virginia General Manager Jesus Ibañez and others at the Oct. 1 topping-out ceremony for the Danish company’s $1 billion Chesterfield facility. (Photo by Katherine Schulte/Virginia Business)

6. Virginia Housing CEO Tammy Neale receives her 2025 Virginia Women in Leadership Award from Virginia Business Associate Publisher and Editor Richard Foster.

7. Virginia Women in Leadership honoree Kim Davis, executive director of Friends of Southwest Virginia

8. Brown Edwards CEO Laura Sprouse

9. L to R: Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Andrea Copeland, a Virginia Women in Leadership honoree, and her sister, Shannon Copeland 10. Virginia Women in Leadership honorees Cynthia Spanoulis, president and CEO of the Virginia Aquarium; Delceno Miles, president and CEO of The Miles Agency; and Nancy Helman, director of the Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau