Chesapeake mass shooting raises workplace violence concerns
Six Walmart workers killed by manager, police say
UPDATED NOV. 24, 8:30 a.m. Late Tuesday, a Chesapeake Walmart manager shot and killed six people, wounded at least six more and then killed himself, police said. According to police
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TowneBank president and COO retiring
Brad E. Schwartz will retire on Dec. 31
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TowneBank President and Chief Operating Officer Brad E. Schwartz will retire on Dec. 31, the Suffolk-based bank announced Wednesday. Schwartz will also step down as a director when his current
Va. Tech’s real estate program becomes department
Blackwood Department of Real Estate to add students, faculty
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Virginia Tech’s real estate program has earned approval from the State Council for Higher Education to become the Blackwood Department of Real Estate. Becoming a department housed under the Pamplin
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Va. home sales saw sharp drop in October
Largest yearly sales decrease in more than 10 years
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Virginia home sales in October decreased by 30.2% from the same time last year, the largest year-over-year sales decrease in more than a decade, according to a Virginia Realtors report
Skip Barber Racing School relocating to Halifax County
Corporation to invest $8.9M, create 24 jobs
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Skip Barber Racing School will relocate from Connecticut to Halifax County, building an $8.9 million performance driving school at the Virginia International Raceway (VIR) that’s expected to create 24 jobs,
Truist invests $7M in Virginia Community Capital
Supports fund aiding women- and minority-owned small businesses
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Virginia Community Capital received a $7 million investment from Truist Financial Corp. to support the organization’s Economic Equity Fund, a loan fund to expand access to capital and technical assistance
Rivers Casino Portsmouth plans Jan. 15 opening
Lottery Board approved license Nov. 16
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Rivers Casino Portsmouth will open to the public Jan. 15 at 3 p.m., according to an announcement Monday. The $340 million venue, part of a planned entertainment district along Victory
Boeing defense unit announces leadership shifts, reorganization
Consolidates eight divisions into four
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Arlington-based Boeing Co. Thursday announced a series of top leadership changes and a reorganization to consolidate its eight divisions within the Boeing Defense, Space and Security unit into four. Boeing said
SCC judge’s resignation will leave 2 of 3 seats empty
Judge Judith Jagdmann will depart commission at year's end
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Virginia State Corporation Commission Judge Judith Williams Jagdmann has informed state legislators she plans to resign from the three-seat commission after 16 years on the bench. Her departure will leave
Coworking hub for entrepreneurs opening in Harrisonburg
Staunton Innovation Hub co-founder opening second hub
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The brains behind the Staunton Innovation Hub are working on bringing a new hub to a new city: the $4.5 million Harrisonburg Innovation Hub is expected to open in late
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Bacon named executive director of Jefferson Council
U.Va. conservative alumni association focused on free speech
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James A. Bacon Jr., the Richmond-based founder of conservative political blog Bacon’s Rebellion, has been named executive director of The Jefferson Council, a University of Virginia alumni association “devoted to
Allianz Partners USA names new COO
Henrico-based company hires Geico veteran
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Henrico County-based Allianz Partners USA has named Heather McIntyre as chief operations officer USA, the company announced Monday. McIntyre joins Allianz after 20 years with Geico, where she served in
VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital names next president
Sheldon Barr was CEO of HCA Florida South Shore Hospital
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Virginia Commonwealth University Health Community Memorial Hospital in Mecklenburg County announced Thursday that Sheldon Barr will be its next president, effective Dec. 11. Barr will be the first woman to
LookingGlass appoints former CIA officer to advisory board
Reston cybersecurity firm appointed William T. “Terry” Burruss
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Reston-based cybersecurity contractor LookingGlass Cyber Solutions Inc. announced Monday that it appointed former CIA officer William T. “Terry” Burruss to its advisory board. Burruss is a retired senior intelligence service
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Getting meta
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Twenty years ago, artificial intelligence seemed like the stuff of sci-fi films such as “2001: A Space Odyssey” and “The Matrix.” Today, it’s so ubiquitous as to be virtually unremarkable
Full speed ahead
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No other region of Virginia moves the entire commonwealth forward like Hampton Roads. Sure, Dee Cee is about technology, government contracting and national politics. And Richmond is about politics that
A ‘quiet’ place?
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With Halloween fast approaching, I thought I’d regale you with a spooky tale of the corporate world’s favorite new boogeyman: quiet quitting. Like many scary things for people over age
2022 Virginia 500: The power of leadership
A note from the publisher
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Power is one of those things that can sound great until you have it. It’s a be-careful-what-you-ask-for kind of thing. Power without leadership often goes awry, leading to unfortunate outcomes.