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10 hours ago · Listen to this article Black business leaders have played a pivotal role in shaping modern Virginia’s economic and cultural landscapes and driving progress across industries and communities. From the entrepreneurial spirit of pioneers who built thriving enterprises during times of immense adversity amid segregation and civil rights battles to today’s leaders breaking boardroom barriers ...

1 day ago · Qnovia, a Richmond pharmaceutical startup developing a smoking cessation medicine delivered via a proprietary inhaler, announced in December 2024 that it raised $16 million in Series B funding.The financing was led by Blue Ledge Capital, Evolution VC Partners, Vice Ventures and Gaingels. In October, Qnovia announced it had received investigational new drug clearance for its prescription ...

Aug 30, 2024 · Listen to this article Who are Virginia’s most powerful and influential leaders in business, government, politics and education this year? Find out in the fifth annual edition of the Virginia 500: The 2024-25 Power List. Read more about how we assembled the Virginia 500 from our editor. Executives are listed in alphabetical order by industry. Below […]

1 day ago · Jan 30, 2025 StartVirginia: Heard Around Virginia – February 2025 edition. Crystal City venture capital firm America’s Frontier Fund is among the nation’s first VC firms to secure approval for up to $175 million in matching capital under the Small Business Investment Company Critical Technology Initiative, a federal program aimed at boosting investment in …

Who are Virginia’s most powerful and influential leaders in business, government, politics and education this year? Find out in the second annual edition of the Virginia 500: The 2021 Power List. Read more about the power list from our publisher and how we assembled the Virginia 500 from our editor. Executives are listed in alphabetical order by […]

Dec 16, 2024 · Listen to this article Business Facilities has named Virginia its 2024 State of the Year, recognizing the state’s business environment and economic development success, the publication announced Monday. The award comes in the same year as Virginia’s sixth No. 1 ranking as CNBC’s Top State for Business, awarded …

Sep 29, 2024 · Atlantic Park, approved in 2019 by Virginia Beach City Council and funded with $153 million in public money, has faced its own challenges — including funding delays — and earlier this year, groundwater containing high levels of iron and arsenic from the project’s lagoon excavation flowed into nearby Lake Holly. Ultimately, the project’s Virginia Beach-based developer, Venture Realty ...

Aug 15, 2023 · Listen to this article This year, 275 Virginia companies made the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies, which Inc. magazine released Tuesday. Ranking at No. 34 overall, Goldschmitt and Associates LLC was the highest-ranking Virginia companies on the list. Founded in 1998, the Leesburg-based information technology company specializes in computer […]

Nov 30, 2024 · In our sixth annual list of 100 Virginians you’ll want to meet in the new year, you’ll encounter interesting people of many ages and occupations — from a doctor in his 80s who built the Chesapeake Care Clinic to a 10-year-old CEO who started his own popcorn business and whose parents are his employees.. In between, we have folks helping underrepresented entrepreneurs secure capital ...