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What a difference a year makes. On July 13, 2021, against a backdrop of ships blasting their horns and spraying water in celebration at the Port of Virginia’s Norfolk International Terminals, Gov. Ralph Northam sat for a harborside interview with CNBC, which had just named Virginia the nation’s best state for business for an unprecedented
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Youngkin, CNBC see room for growth in Va.
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In July, Virginia ceded the top spot in CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business rankings to neighboring North Carolina, with Virginia taking third place in the annual list. Virginia had previously held the No. 1 slot for a record-breaking two years — a feat no other state has matched in the coveted award’s 15-year history.
34 Va. companies make 2022 Fortune 1000 list
21 companies make Fortune 500, including Richmond's Arko Corp.
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Thirty-four Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 68th annual Fortune 1000 list, which was released Monday. The list ranks the 1,000 largest United States corporations by total revenue, including public companies and private companies for which revenue information is available. Twenty-one companies made the elite Fortune 500 list, including Richmond-based convenience retail holding company Arko Corp.,
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Newsweek ranks U.Va. Medical Center top Va. hospital
Hospital ranks No. 42 in U.S. for 2022 World's Best Hospitals guide
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Newsweek ranked Charlottesville’s University of Virginia Medical Center as the No. 1 hospital in Virginia in its World’s Best Hospitals 2022 guide, which was released March 2. “Our team members have faced incredible challenges over the past two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they have persevered to provide excellent care for all of our
U.Va. Darden takes 9th in Bloomberg MBA program ranking
The Darden School of Business scored No. 9 out of 84 U.S. programs
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The University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business tied for No. 9 out of 84 U.S. schools in the 2021-2022 Bloomberg Businessweek Best B-Schools MBA list, released this week. The Darden School dropped from the No. 4 slot that it earned in 2019 and tied with The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania this
310 Va. companies make this year’s Inc. 5000 list
Arlington digital ad agency tops group at No. 13
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This year, 310 Virginia companies are ranked on the most recent Inc. 5000. Inc. magazine released its annual list of the nation’s 5,000 fastest-growing privately-held companies Tuesday morning. Leading Virginia’s companies on the list is No. 13 Olympic Media, a digital media ad company based in Arlington. Incorporated in 2017, the firm focuses on politics
Virginia snags “Best Business Climate” state ranking
Business Facilities mag also ranks Va. tops for Tech Talent Pipeline category
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Virginia is the state with the “Best Business Climate” in the nation, according to Business Facilities magazine’s 17th annual State Ranking Report, released Wednesday. Last year, Texas held the No. 1 spot, with Virginia taking second. After falling off Business Facilities’ top 10 list in 2014 and 2015, Virginia placed ninth in 2016, fourth in
Virginia ranked CNBC’s Top State for Business again
State is the first to be awarded No. 1 ranking five times
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Virginia retained its place as CNBC’s Top State for Business this year, beating out North Carolina and Texas and becoming the first state to achieve the honor twice in a row and five times in all, the cable business news channel announced Tuesday morning. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam appeared live Tuesday morning on CNBC’s “Squawk
Sentara Healthcare named one of top 5 U.S. large health systems
Fortune-IBM rankings also include two Sentara hospitals and Reston Hospital Center
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Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare was named one of the top five large U.S. health systems in an annual ranking by Fortune and IBM Watson Health released Tuesday. Sentara landed in fifth place, receiving five stars for clinical outcomes and operation efficiency and three stars for patient experience. This is the second year Sentara was ranked among
12 Va. hospitals rank among top in the nation
Annual Healthgrades report ranks Inova Fairfax, Sentara Princess Anne hospitals in top 2%
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Healthgrades released its 2021 list recognizing the top 250 hospitals in the United States, and 12 Virginia hospitals made the cut — with two breaking the top 100. The 12 Virginia hospitals are among the top 5% of the nation’s hospitals in terms of rankings. The only Virginia hospitals to earn a spot in the top