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Zoobean makes its case at White House Demo Day
Jordan Lloyd Bookey and Felix Lloyd aren’t running for president, but they already have made it to the White House. The couple was invited to the first White House Demo Day, at which entrepreneurs from across the country had the chance to showcase their innovations. Bookey and Lloyd are the founders of Arlington-based Zoobe[...]
Opower named to Fortune’s ‘Change the World’ list
Virginia-based Opower has been named to Fortune’s first “Change the World” list, which recognizes 51 companies that have made a major impact on global social or environmental problems as part of their strategy. The Arlington-based energy management company ranked No. 45 on the list. It joins companies like Google[...]
Network speed testing tool introduced for Virginia
In partnership with the Center for Geospatial Information Technology (CGIT) at Virginia Tech, the Herndon-based Center for Innovative Technology (CIT) has announced the release of a network speed testing tool called Data Cardinal. CIT said DataCardinal will enable Virginia citizens and businesses to measure the quality and speed o[...]
Virginia Railway Express creates ticketing app
Alexandria-based Virginia Railway Express (VRE) has introduced mobile ticketing app for paying fares. The app, called VRE Mobile, lets riders buy tickets and passes on their smartphones. The app is available for free from the iTunes App Store and Google Play. The app will allow passengers to: • Purchase, store, use and val[...]
Startup participates in Google pitch competition
Blue Crump’s voice was a little hoarse one morning in February for a good reason. He had been practicing his elevator speech for Google’s Startup Next Demo Day. At that event, held in late February in Silicon Valley, he and 14 other entrepreneurs pitched their business plans in four minutes or less to more than 100 inve[...]
“Rise of the Rest” tour with Steve Case comes to Richmond on May 4
Richmond will kick off Steve Case’s “Rise of the Rest” tour this spring when it makes its first trek through the Southern U.S. When the road trip stops in the River City May 4, one startup will have the chance to win $100,000 from the AOL founder during a pitch competition. Case, who heads Revolution, a Wash[...]
Five Virginia firms named to Fortune’s ‘Best Companies to Work For’ list
Five Virginia companies have made it on the 2015 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list. The Virginia companies on the list are Fairfax-based CustomInk; CarMax Inc. in Henrico County; Vienna-based Navy Federal; and Mars Inc. and Capital One Financial Corp., which are both headquartered in Mclean. For the sixth time, California[...]
Virginia startup selected to participate in Google’s Startup Next Demo Day
A Richmond-based startup is one of only 15 companies from around the world that has been chosen to participate in Google for Entrepreneurs’ Startup Next Demo Day. Uvest Solar will pitch its business concept to investors and accelerators at the private event, which will be held Feb. 26 in Palo Alto, Calif. Uvest Solar is[...]
Reshaping a 400-year-old city
Cutting chains off the front door of the former Hampton Post Office, Mike Sinclair stepped inside the century-old building to find rotting wood, stacks of debris and a basement filled with standing water. Sinclair, president and executive producer of m2 Pictures, had just purchased the historic, downtown structure at an auction for[...]
Fourth-quarter data provide snapshot of state’s major commercial real estate markets
Relocations, expansions and government incentives gave commercial real estate a boost in the fourth quarter in Virginia, according to market reports of JLL. In its year-end review, the commercial real estate services firm reports on vacancy rates and the major trends in office markets. Here are a few highlights: Northern[...]
Bold Rock Cider opens tasting room in Nelson County
In the midst of Virginia’s recent craft-brewery boom, one company in Nelson County has made a name for itself for making hard cider instead of beer. A slight detour on the Brew Ridge Trail — a map connecting six breweries near Charlottesville — brings visitors to the home of Bold Rock Hard Cider in Nellysford. A n[...]
Next-generation banking
Walk into Essex Bank’s new Deep Run branch and headquarters outside Richmond, and you’ll be immediately struck by the lack of institutional features. There are no long teller lines and no loan officers sitting at desks. The atmosphere is bright and open, punctuated by semicircular “pods” outfitted with table[...]
Making their move
Starting a company has become the dream of many young Americans. A study released last year, “Millennials and the Future of Work,” found that 71 percent of 20- and 30-somethings today want to quit their jobs and work for themselves. “Two decades ago, if someone came out of college and said they wanted to be[...]
A push toward success
While students were sitting down for midterms in late March, a different kind of classroom was just starting its semester. Instead of professors, it is business and technology experts who carefully coach these select students to head out into the world poised to rake in millions of dollars. Instead of finals, this June they will be[...]
Loudoun streamlines approval process for data centers
Loudoun County has streamlined the process for data centers to establish themselves in the county. The county’s Board of Supervisors has approved a zoning amendment that adds data centers as a permitted use under five of the county’s commercial zoning districts. “The approval of the zoning amendment will reduc[...]
Ad agency finds many uses for Google Glass
I have seen the future. Fortunately, I was not driving at the time, or I might have had a wreck. Thanks to the generosity of Daniel Fell, the CEO of the Richmond-based advertising, marketing and public relations firm Neathawk Dubuque & Packett, I recently got a chance to try on the Google Glass. This invention, as[...]
Net gain or loss?
What if they held a war and no one showed up? For months the media has portrayed the recent net neutrality debate as a cold war, pitting streaming entertainment giant Netflix against mega-Internet service providers such as Verizon and Comcast. Then abruptly in February, a peace treaty of sorts was signed when Netflix and Comcast an[...]
The verdict on legal technology
On a trip to a LeClairRyan regional office a few years back, David C. Freinberg, the firm’s CEO, was surprised by the lack of activity he found in the law library. “Nobody was in there, and I wondered, ‘Has our business slowed down and nobody wants to tell me?’” Freinberg recalls. “Fortunately, I[...]
Four Virginia companies make Fortune list of top employers
Four Virginia-based companies have been named to Fortune magazine’s annual list of 100 best employers. The companies are Henrico County-based CarMax Inc., No. 54; McLean-based Mars Inc., No 76; McLean-based Capital One Financial Corp., No. 85; and Vienna-based Navy Federal Credit Union, No. 96. CarMax moved up 20 places from No[...]
Virginia Tech institute tests automated vehicle technologies
Sometime in the 2040s, your son or daughter is running late for a meeting across town. They pull up an app on their implanted smart device and find the nearest available driverless vehicle. The pod-like conveyance pulls up and waits for its passenger, like a theme park ride. The automated taxi drops the rider off at the appointed des[...]
