The most-read stories from VirginiaBusiness.com for Oct. 11-Nov. 11
Virginia Business //November 30, 2025//
The most-read stories from VirginiaBusiness.com for Oct. 11-Nov. 11
Virginia Business //November 30, 2025//
1 | Booz Allen Hamilton announces new round of layoffs: After a weak quarter, the McLean-based Fortune 500 government contractor launched another round of job cuts, citing earlier federal contract reductions and a slowdown in federal funding. (Oct. 27)
2 | Toni Townes-Whitley out as SAIC’s CEO: After two years Jim Reagan, former Leidos executive vice president and chief financial officer, was installed as interim CEO of the Fortune 500 government contractor. (Oct. 24)
3 | Spanberger names transition team leaders: Virginia Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger, who will be Virginia’s first female governor, named seven transition team co-chairs. (Nov. 5)
4 | Two Virginia companies donate to White House ballroom project: Henrico County’s Altria Group and McLean’s Booz Allen Hamilton were on a list of donors underwriting President Donald Trump’s roughly $300 million White House ballroom construction project. (Oct. 29)
5 | Merck to build $3 billion pharma facility in Elkton: Merck‘s 400,000-square-foot Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Ingredients and Small Molecule Manufacturing is expected to create 500 jobs. (Oct. 20)