RVA757 Connects releases plan for global internet hub
Group calls for digital infrastructure growth across Richmond, Hampton Roads
RVA757 Connects, a nonprofit focused on regional cooperation for economic development in Richmond and Hampton Roads, released on Thursday its 10-point strategic plan for transforming the “megaregion” into the next
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Bank of America names new Hampton Roads president
Tyrone Noel was market director for Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
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Tyrone Noel has been named president of the Hampton Roads region for Bank of America, the bank announced Thursday. As president, Noel will lead 500 employees and operations across the
Travis Hill to step down as Va. ABC’s CEO
Hill joined agency in 2014, led 2018 transition to authority
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Travis Hill, CEO of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, announced Thursday he plans to step down from his post at the ABC, where he’s worked since 2014. Hired nine
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Federal shutdown could have deep impacts in Va.
Government contractors are watching and waiting
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In late 2018, the last time the federal government shut down for an extended period, Eric Ingram was furloughed from his job at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for six
ODU supply chain/logistics school approved by SCHEV
New school starts programming Oct. 1
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Old Dominion University’s School of Supply Chain, Logistics, and Maritime Operations was approved Wednesday by the state’s higher education council, and it’s set to start programming on Oct. 1, according
Northrop Grumman lands $705M missile contract
Fall Church contractor to develop air-to-ground weapon for Air Force
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Falls Church-based aerospace contractor Northrop Grumman will develop and test the Air Force’s new air-to-surface missile under a $705 million contract. Under the contract, announced Monday by the Air Force
Wells Fargo to launch $87M expansion in Roanoke County
Bank will add 1,100 customer service center jobs
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San Francisco-based Wells Fargo will spend $87 million to modernize and expand its Roanoke County customer support center, adding 1,100 jobs in a deal that will make the bank the
Buc-ee’s buys land for second Va. location
Travel center chain purchased Rockingham land for $6.6M
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A second Buc-ee’s Super Center is coming to Virginia along a busy stretch of highway in Shenandoah Valley near Mount Crawford. Buc-ee’s Mt. Crawford LLC purchased 21.3 acres located at
August NoVa home price growth outpaces national rate
NoVa median sales price grew 11.6% year-over-year
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Home prices grew faster in Northern Virginia than nationally in August, according to a Northern Virginia Association of Realtors report released Monday. The Northern Virginia market also had lower inventory
Dominion offshore wind farm hits next federal benchmark
BOEM could approve project by end of Oct.
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Dominion Energy’s proposed offshore wind farm on Monday hit another major milestone. The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced it has completed its environmental assessment of the project, planned
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VCCS senior vice chancellor to retire
Sharon Morrissey has been with system since 2014
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Sharon Morrissey, Virginia Community College System’s senior vice chancellor for academic and workforce programs, will retire at the end of 2023, VCCS announced Monday. Morrissey joined VCCS in 2014. She
GDIT names new chief growth officer
Paul Tartaglione joins from Booz Allen Hamilton
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Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology has named Paul Tartaglione as its new chief growth officer, the company, a subsidiary of Fortune 500 contractor General Dynamics, announced Monday. Tartaglione started
JK Moving hires talent development director
Carrie Haas comes from Vail Resorts
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JK Moving Services has hired Carrie Haas as its director of talent development, the Sterling-based moving company announced Monday. Haas will lead training and talent development for JK Moving and
SAIC taps new chief innovation officer, chief of staff
Knausenberger, Turitto join from Air Force, Microsoft
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Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has hired a new chief innovation officer as well as a new chief of staff to incoming CEO Toni Townes-Whitley, the Reston-based Fortune 500 federal
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A game of political football
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Starting in 1966, the team formerly known as the Redskins began its RFK Stadium sellout streak. For decades, tickets for home games were harder to snag than Taylor Swift tickets
Long-range forecast
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In this 2023 issue of Hampton Roads Business, several experts give us their takes on what the region will look like in 20 years. A lot of what we think
Change management
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Hands down, the most unintentionally funny of the alarmist stories about remote work must be the June “news” articles warning that by 2100, teleworking would result in a generation of
The Mailroom October 2023
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Don’t say ‘Don’t Say Gay?’ I am disappointed in your June 2023 workforce article, “Pride in their work.” In it, you perpetuate misinformation that the left-leaning press has been pushing