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A sign is affixed to the exterior of a Kroger grocery store in Monroe, Ohio, in this undated photo. AP Photo/Jeff Dean.

Kroger to close at least two Virginia stores in profitability move

Kroger plans nationwide store closures over 18 months to improve profitability. At least two stores in Virginia will likely close.

Industries

Is DEI done at U.Va.?

SAIC secures $928M Air Force contract

Science Applications International Corp. announced that it has been awarded a $928 million, five-year contract to support the Air Force.

Real Estate

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HUD to move into National Science Foundation building in Alexandria

HUD is relocating its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to the National Science Foundation building in Alexandria.

Money

Oil prices flip-flop and US stocks drift as Wall Street waits for Iran’s reaction to US strikes

US stocks climb to the brink of a record

  NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market ran up to the edge of another record on Thursday. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% and is sitting just 0.05% below its all-time closing high, which was set in February. It briefly topped the mark during the afternoon in the latest milestone for the index at […]

Government

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More than 300 job cuts in Virginia, state reports

More than 300 Virginia jobs are being cut in June, including layoffs at CarParts.com, Kroger, and Nakupuna Companies.

People

Virginia Bankers Association names new chair

Virginia Bankers Association names new chair

Thomas F. Cherry, president and CEO of C&F Bank, has been named chairman of the Virginia Bankers Association

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Unanet Acquires Beltway Software Firm Contraqer to Help GovCons

Unanet Acquires Beltway Software Firm Contraqer to Help GovCons

Unanet today announced it has acquired Contraqer, a leading provider of market intelligence and procurement software for government contractors. With Contraqer, Unanet adds to its robust growth suite of solutions that help GovCons identify, solicit, manage, and win more business. According to Unanet’s most recent GAUGE Report, 45% of GovCons cite lack of business development […]

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Precision Walls, Inc.

Precision Walls, Inc.

Precision Walls Inc. (“PWI”) is proud to announce the promotion of Randall Swift from General Manager to Vice President of our Richmond, VA branch. Randall[...]

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The C-Suite Awards celebrate top corporate executives who consistently demonstrate remarkable leadership skills, integrity, values, vision, [...]

Forty Under 40

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Virginia Business is pleased to launch its inaugural Forty Under 40 Awards program in 2025!

Best Places to Work in Virginia

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Best Places to Work in Virginia is a research-driven program from Best Companies Group that examines your company’s practices, programs an[...]

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Around The Nation

With its stock in sharp decline, Trump’s media company will buy $400 million of its own shares

Lockheed Martin to cut jobs at Greenville F-16 site

Compass sues Zillow over off-market listings ban

May home sales barely move as high mortgage rates, prices, weigh on housing market

Experts urge Boeing 737 Max engine fix after bird strikes

Aflac finds suspicious activity on US network that may impact Social Security numbers, other data

Borrowers looking for lower costs will have to wait as the Fed is unlikely to cut rates

US unemployment ticked down, hovering at historically low levels

Pringles maker Kellanova’s shares rise after US regulators approve its proposed merger with Mars

Pringles maker Kellanova’s shares rise after US regulators approve its proposed merger with Mars

Snack maker Kellanova’s shares rose Thursday on news that its proposed merger with Mars Inc. had cleared U.S. regulators. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced late Wednesday that after nearly a year of investigation, it determined that a merger between Mars and Kellanova wouldn’t threaten competition in the market. Kellanova shares were up nearly 1% in morning […]

NTSB set to meet on door plug investigation of terrifying Alaska Airlines flight

NTSB set to meet on door plug investigation of terrifying Alaska Airlines flight

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday will be focused on preventing another terrifying event like the one involving a panel that flew off a Boeing 737 Max midair in January of 2024. The board will discuss what NTSB investigators have uncovered over the past 17 months, including their revelation that bolts securing what is […]

Americans’ take on the economy sours in June and, after a brief respite, continues to slide

Americans’ take on the economy sours in June and, after a brief respite, continues to slide

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ view of the U.S. economy worsened in June, resuming a downward slide that had dragged consumer confidence to its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index slid to 93 in June, down 5.4 points from 98.4 last month, which […]

Powell signals patience on rate cuts despite Trump pressure

Powell signals patience on rate cuts despite Trump pressure

Fed Chair Powell says rate cuts must wait, rebuffing Trump ahead of hearings.

Will the tariffs lead to a recession? Here’s how to know if we’re in one

Federal Reserve’s Bowman says rate cut should be on table in July

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve governor Michelle Bowman on Monday said the central bank should consider cutting its key interest rate as soon as its next meeting in July, underscoring deep divisions among Fed officials as they endure sharp criticism from the White House. Bowman said that President Donald Trump’s tariffs have so far not caused the jump in inflation that […]

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Virginia Republican candidate for lieutenant governor John Reid posted a video April 25, 2025, saying that he would stay in the race despite Gov. Glenn Youngkin's demand that he resign from the ticket.

OurView: Nothing new under the sun in Virginia politics

In late April, GOP lieutenant governor candidate John Reid posted a highly atypical campaign video on X. His political enemies within the party, Reid alleged, were staging a “coordinated character assassination attempt to force [him as] the first openly gay candidate off the Republican statewide ticket.” Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Reid said, had asked him to […]

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Bad managers drive away talent

When you manage people, you don’t just oversee productivity — you hold careers, livelihoods and psychological well-being in your hands. The data doesn’t lie, and neither do the millions who’ve weighed in on what constitutes leadership worth following. Fact: 69% of U.S. workers would rather clean toilets at a bus station than report to a […]

In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Garion Pequeno reunites with his family after departing the USS Cole on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at Naval station Norfolk after a deployment. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark Peña/U.S. Navy via AP)

Let us honor Virginia’s military through educational opportunities

Today, we write to call on our leaders to continue investing in pathways that serve military families, keep them in Virginia, and strengthen Virginia’s economic future. The Virginia Military Survivors and Dependents Education Program — or VMSDEP — provides in-state tuition waivers to the spouses and children of service members who were disabled or killed in the line of duty.

Tanveer Kathawalla, founder and managing partner of Pioneer1890, based in Alexandria. Photo courtesy Tanveer Kathawalla

I voted for Trump. His tariff exclusions don’t reflect conservative strength

Alexandria business founder Tanveer Kathawalla writes in an op-ed that President Donald Trump's tariffs project decline and harm industry and the nation's ability to reduce federal debt.

Mary Baldwin University President Jeff Stein. Photo courtesy MBU

Getting full value out of college from day one

Mary Baldwin University's president writes in an op-ed that for too long, the traditional college model has delayed the real payoff — deferring meaningful mentorship, skills-building and career direction until a student’s final semesters.

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