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April 2023 Top Five
The top five most-read daily news stories from Feb. 14 to March 13
The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Feb. 14 to March 13 included an update on the Lego Group’s Chesterfield County factory, which is expected to begin
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Amazon delays HQ2 phase two
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Amazon.com Inc. is delaying construction on the second phase of HQ2, its $2.5 billion East Coast headquarters in Arlington County. The news comes as Amazon plans to open HQ2’s first
Amazon housing fund director resigns
Catherine Buell has not announced next steps
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Amazon.com Inc.’s Amazon Housing Equity Fund Director Catherine Buell is leaving the e-tail giant. Housing Equity Fund Principal Senthil Sankaran will be the interim head of the fund team, according
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Amazon delays construction on HQ2
Second phase of Arlington East Coast headquarters stalled
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Amazon.com Inc. is delaying construction on the second phase of HQ2, its $2.5 billion East Coast headquarters in Arlington County. The news comes as Amazon plans to open HQ2’s first
The 2023 Heavy Hitters list
Virginia’s 50 most powerful and influential execs
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Virginia Business’ annual list of the commonwealth’s 50 most powerful and influential leaders provides our editors’ take on the heaviest-hitting of heavyweights in business, government, nonprofits and higher education. Think
Amazon Web Services to invest $35B in Va. data center campuses
AWS plans to create 1,000 jobs by 2040
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Amazon Web Services plans to invest $35 billion by 2040 to establish multiple data center campuses across Virginia, creating 1,000 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. Youngkin’s office said in
Virginia 500 Spotlight: Catherine Buell
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Director, Amazon Housing Equity Fund, Amazon.com Inc. Arlington County WHAT WOULD A COMPETITOR SAY ABOUT YOU? Much like the Roomba vacuum cleaner, Catherine is “pleasantly persistent” and doesn’t give up. She
Youngkin tours Amazon’s new robotics fulfillment center in Suffolk
Alongside robots, 1,500 employees process 200k packages per day
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Amazon.com Inc.’s 3.8-million-square-foot robotics fulfillment center in Suffolk opened in September, but the global retail colossus held an official grand opening at the facility Thursday, allowing Amazon officials to show
MacKenzie Scott pledges $15M to PATH Foundation
Warrenton-based nonprofit benefits health organizations
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Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has pledged $15 million to the Warrenton-based PATH Foundation, an organization that provides grants for health-focused organizations in Fauquier, Rappahannock and Culpeper counties, PATH announced Thursday.
TOP FIVE STORIES AUGUST 2022
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The top trending stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from July 15 to Aug. 14 were led by an exclusive update on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront surf park, which is being developed by