$729M federal transportation package will finish Long Bridge expansion
Warner, Kaine, Youngkin announce funding to finish upgrade of Va.-D.C. Potomac rail crossing
The most significant rail choke point on the East Coast will be fixed as part of a $729 million federal funding package for transportation projects in Northern Virginia and Washington,
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CFBP fines Atlantic Union Bank for overdraft program
Bank to refund $5M to customers, pay $1.2M fine
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Richmond-based Atlantic Union Bank on Thursday for illegally enrolling thousands of customers in checking account overdraft programs, according to a news release. The enrollments
U.Va. to break ground on Manning biotech institute
$350M facility's expected completion is late 2026
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The University of Virginia will begin construction Friday on the $350 million Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology. Paul and Diane Manning launched the institute with a $100 million
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Raleigh-to-Richmond rail project receives $1B federal grant
Project would open 162-mile passenger route
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A passenger rail route between Raleigh, North Carolina, and Richmond will receive a $1 billion U.S. Department of Transportation grant, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, announced Tuesday. The approximate
Sentara takes sole ownership of Velocity Urgent Care
Velocity has 17 locations in Va.
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Sentara Health is now the sole owner of Velocity Urgent Care, the Norfolk-based health system announced Monday. In 2017, Sentara partnered with Velocity and transferred the operations of seven Sentara
A British invasion at Norfolk’s Chrysler Museum
Exhibit of McCartney's Beatlemania photos expected to draw huge crowds
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This week, Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney’s photography exhibit makes the second stop on its global magical mystery tour, with the show’s U.S. debut at the Chrysler Museum of Art
Hampton Roads hotel revenues outpace Va., country
Federal per diem rate increase is a factor
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Hotel revenues in Hampton Roads outpaced Virginia and the nation through October, according to a report from Old Dominion University’s Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy, citing data from
Stoney declares candidacy for Va. governor
Richmond's mayor seeks Democratic nomination for 2025 race
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Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney declared his candidacy for governor Monday, setting up an early contest with U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who announced her own run for the Democratic nomination last
Timmons tops off $50M HQ in Chesterfield County
New HQ is part of county's Springline at District 60
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Engineering and design firm Timmons Group topped off the last steel beam of its new, $50 million headquarters Friday at Chesterfield County’s Springline at District 60 mixed-use development. The five-story,
Virginians bet $571M on sports in October
Handle up 8.2% from October 2022
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Virginians wagered $571 million on sports in October, up 8.2% from a year ago, according to data released Friday by the Virginia Lottery. About $565.5 million in sports betting revenue
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Brightpoint promotes Fiege to president
Longwood, ODU alum previously served as chief academic officer
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William “Bill” Fiege will be the eighth president of Brightpoint Community College, the Virginia Community College System announced Monday. Fiege will begin his new role on Jan. 2, 2024. Van
Arlington taps community planning, housing leader
Samia Byrd was county's first race and equity officer
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Samia Byrd has been named to lead Arlington County’s Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development beginning Jan. 3, 2024, the county announced Wednesday. Byrd’s responsibilities will include leading the
Interim VP of Carilion Mental Health becomes permanent
Lisa Sprinkel is also VP of home care, hospice department
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Carilion Clinic has named Lisa Sprinkel its permanent vice president of Carilion Mental Health, adding to her duties as vice president of Carilion Clinic Home Health and Hospice department. With
Hampton Roads real estate firm promotes facilities director
Jimmy Gillerlain was a Realtor, then broker
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices RW Towne Realty has promoted Jimmy Gillerlain to director of facilities, the Chesapeake-based real estate firm announced Tuesday. Gillerlain will lead the operations team and oversee facilities management
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Pot of gold
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Placing aside the morality of marijuana use, let’s consider how much money Virginia is currently leaving on the table without a regulated, taxed recreational cannabis market. In 2020, directed by
It’s alive — with possibilities
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Just a word of friendly warning: Our November cover story is one of the strangest tales ever told. I think it will thrill you. It may shock you. It might
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