Virginiabusiness.com Top Five July 2022

The top trending major business stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from May 13 to June 14 were led by the news that one of the three Frank Lloyd Wright-designed homes in Virginia was put on the market.

1  |  Virginia Beach’s Frank Lloyd Wright house listed for sale

Completed in 1959, the 3,020-square-foot, semicircular home on Crystal Lake features floor-to-ceiling windows. (May 13)

2  |  34 Va. companies make 2022 Fortune 1000 list

Twenty-one Virginia companies made the Fortune 500, including Richmond-based convenience store holding company Arko Corp., which debuted on the elite list
this year at No. 498. (May 23)

3  |  Metro CEO, COO resign, effective immediately

Paul J. Wiedefeld and Joe Leader stepped down amid news that more than half
of the transit system’s 500 rail operators were lacking recertification. (May 16)

4  |  Virginia-built aircraft carriers get star turn in new ‘Top Gun’ flick

Shipbuilders at Newport News Shipbuilding were treated to early screenings
of “Top Gun: Maverick,” featuring the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS Theodore Roosevelt. (May 27)

5 |  Norfolk planners OK temporary casino

The Pamunkey Indian Tribe plans to open the temporary casino at Harbor Park before opening the nearby $500 million HeadWaters Resort & Casino. (May 26)