Virginia Business Headlines for Month
- Newport News Shipbuilding lays off 314 employees
- Calif. company buys Progeny Systems division for $30M
- Leidos to buy Arlington-based Gibbs & Cox for $380M
- Golden Nugget, Wind Creek enter proposals to build Richmond casino
- Northam announces $3.6M expansion of Eaton in Henrico
- Herndon satellite company BlackSky to go public
- Massive distribution center for Lowe’s in the works in Hanover
- MicroStrategy ups the ante on bitcoin investment
- Manufacturer announces $10.7M expansion in Montgomery County
- Serco. Inc. to acquire Reston contractor for $295M
- Norfolk shipping, logistics company to create 400 jobs through $36M expansion
- Charlottesville-based company seeking to open solar power plant in Orange County
Virginia Economy, Government & Education Headlines for Month
- Labor market recovery slowed during early February
- Hotel revenues down 27% for January
- ODU announces $3.9M cybersecurity scholarship program
- Business groups ask Va. lawmakers for higher PPP tax deductions
- Virginia to add $160 million to Rent Relief Program for landlords, tenants; homeowners not eligible
- Va. revenues to jump to $46.7B over next two years
- Roanoke County launches economic development strategic plan
- Marijuana legalization advances in Virginia, but lawmakers push start date to 2024