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Virginia 500: The 2025-26 Power List

Who are Virginia’s most powerful and influential leaders in business, government, politics and education this year? Find out in the sixth annual edition of the Virginia 500: The 2025-26 Power List. Read a note from our associate publisher about how we select the Virginia 500.  Executives are listed in alphabetical order by industry. Below you […]

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Trump administration withdraws $39.27M for Norfolk offshore wind project

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Hitachi Energy to invest $457M in Virginia expansion

Hitachi Energy to invest $457M in Virginia expansion

Hitachi Energy announced Thursday it will invest $1 billion to expand its U.S. grid infrastructure manufacturing, with roughly half of that investment going into Virginia, where it plans to add 825 jobs. The electrical equipment manufacturer will invest $457 million to build the nation’s largest manufacturing site for large power transformers in South Boston, Hitachi […]

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A street view of Met Park, the first phase of Amazon's HQ2. Photo courtesy Amazon.com Inc.

Arlington pays Amazon HQ2 incentives for first time

For the first time since approving Amazon’s HQ2 incentive package, Arlington County will finally pay Amazon a check — more than $81,000.

Real Estate

Amazon to build $16M+ distribution center in Amherst

Amazon to build $16M+ distribution center in Amherst

Amazon.com Services has selected Amherst County for the site of a new 78,000-square-foot distribution facility.

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Stocks wobble as Wall Street questions whether the US job market has slowed by enough or too much

Stocks wobble as Wall Street questions whether the US job market has slowed by enough or too much

Stocks slipped Friday with the S&P 500 down 0.5% as weak jobs data raised questions on Fed rate cuts and fears of a possible downturn.

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Woman accused of running high-end brothels in Northern Virginia and near Boston set to be sentenced

Virginia nursing homes sue state over Youngkin budget veto

Over 180 Virginia nursing homes are suing the state after Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a budget provision to increase Medicaid payments.

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Zephyr AI taps new CEO

McLean-based health care tech startup Zephyr AI announced last week that it has appointed Allen Chao as its new CEO.

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Commonwealth Commercial Partners Expands Nashville Office with Strategic Leadership Hire

Commonwealth Commercial Partners Expands Nashville Office with Strategic Leadership Hire

Commonwealth Commercial Partners (CCP), a leading full-service commercial real estate firm, has expanded its Nashville office with the addition of Rob Hennes as Managing Director. This move supports CCP’s ongoing growth across the Southeast and strengthens its ability to provide integrated real estate services in one of the region’s most dynamic markets. Hennes brings over […]

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Trump Fed pick Stephen Miran plans to keep White House job

Trump-backed bitcoin company begins trading on Nasdaq

US job openings slip in July, adding to evidence that the American labor market is cooling

Families of Boeing crash victims to make potential final plea for criminal prosecution

Mystery surrounds $1.2 billion Army contract to build huge detention tent camp in Texas desert

Activist investor takes a $4 billion stake in PepsiCo, seeing a path to revive sales

Kraft Heinz to split a decade after megafood merger

Trump cancels $679M in funding for offshore wind projects

Google hit with $3.5 billion fine from European Union in ad-tech antitrust case

Google hit with $3.5 billion fine from European Union in ad-tech antitrust case

EU slaps Google with $3.5B ad services fine; company calls ruling unfair.

475 detained in record immigration raid at Hyundai site

475 detained in record immigration raid at Hyundai site

U.S. officials detained 475 people in a raid at Hyundai’s Georgia EV plant, the largest single-site immigration enforcement in 20 years.

Hiring stalls with US companies reluctant to expand in an uncertain economic landscape

Hiring stalls with US companies reluctant to expand in an uncertain economic landscape

Employers added 22,000 jobs in August, down from 79,000 in July, as the unemployment rate rose to 4.3% amid Trump policy uncertainty.

Elon Musk sues Apple, OpenAI in antitrust AI lawsuit

Elon Musk in line for $1 trillion pay package if Tesla hits aggressive goals over next 10 years

Tesla asks investors to approve a $1T pay deal for Elon Musk, tied to hitting market cap, production, and delivery milestones by 2035.

Justice Department probes mortgage fraud claims against Lisa Cook of Federal Reserve, AP source says

Justice Department probes mortgage fraud claims against Lisa Cook of Federal Reserve, AP source says

The DOJ issued subpoenas in a mortgage fraud probe tied to Fed Governor Lisa Cook, who faces a Trump push to remove her from the board.

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The Mailroom: No excuses for illegal immigration

The Manager Multiplier: How Engagement Turns Into Margin

George Mason President Gregory Washington deserves to stay

OurView: Our name is United S., and we’re addicted to undocumented labor

OurView: Nothing new under the sun in Virginia politics

Bad managers drive away talent

Let us honor Virginia’s military through educational opportunities

I voted for Trump. His tariff exclusions don’t reflect conservative strength

OurView: Will AI spell lights out for white-collar workers?

OurView: Will AI spell lights out for white-collar workers?

Perhaps the greatest symbol of tech companies’ uncanny valley visions or the AI-powered future are dark factories — also called lights-out factories, these AI-managed manufacturing plants are so fully automated that machines perform their work in full or near darkness 24 hours a day, seven days a week, without breaks — and largely without humans. […]

The People Paradox: Why ‘Soft’ Skills Deliver the Hardest Numbers

The People Paradox: Why ‘Soft’ Skills Deliver the Hardest Numbers

Honestly, this job would be a breeze if it weren’t for the people part.” A regional sales director said that after recounting missed targets, two resignations and a turf war between product and marketing. The room laughed — tired laughter, the kind that comes when you recognize a hard truth. Plans obey Gantt charts; people […]

The Mailroom: No excuses for illegal immigration

The Mailroom: America needs immigrants

I appreciate your column in the July issue of Virginia Business on the value of immigrants (“Your friends and neighbors”).  I’ve been sounding the benefits of immigrants for years since working in the nonprofit sector helping immigrants and refugees in the 1990s. In addition to the factors and data you cite, I find it also […]

Virginia’s universities at risk if checks and balances fail

Virginia’s universities at risk if checks and balances fail

The Virginia Supreme Court will soon decide a case that goes to the heart of how we govern our public universities.

Chelsea Higgs Wise is co-founder and executive director of Virginia-based nonprofit Marijuana Justice. Photo by Keshia Eugene

Virginia’s chance to legalize marijuana right

As Virginia lawmakers craft the licensing framework for a regulated adult-use cannabis market, there are many lessons to be learned from other jurisdictions.

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