George Pedersen, co-founder of ManTech International, dies
George J. Pedersen, co-founder and former CEO of ManTech International Corp. for a half-century and a legend of the local government…
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CvilleBioHub lands $100K Go Virginia grant
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North Chesterfield pharma company Indivior aims to list on Nasdaq in June
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Former K2M exec Lane Major takes helm of Richmond’s Grenova
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Stephen Harlan, longtime KPMG exec and voice for regional business, dies
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Richmond restaurateur Evan Byrne launches Udderless, a line of frozen vegan pizzas
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Richmond’s Phlow closes $36M Series B round
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Carr Properties teams with AI developer to speed response to building maintenance
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Four cybersecurity firms merge to create McLean’s UltraViolet Cyber
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Sean Brazier helped Virginia land Amazon’s HQ2. Now he’s ready to launch EDai, his economic development startup.
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McLean frozen food startup 8 Myles lands big investment to get its mac and cheese in more stores
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Art Espey named new director of Lighthouse Labs, as Paul Nolde departs for Norfolk organization
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