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VCU board gives president $1 million base salary (opens the original)
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Virginia Commonwealth University president Michael Rao is getting a raise. On Friday, the university’s board of visitors approved a $1 million annual base salary and extended his contract through June 2032. If Rao receives the highest bonus possible, he will earn roughly $1.7 million in total compensation this school year. The raise and contract represent a vote of confidence from the board at a time when other college presidents in Virginia have come under scrutiny from their boards or federal
Richmond airport plans $30 million project to streamline rental car pickup (opens the original)
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The idea is to streamline the customer experience, said Troy Bell, a spokesperson for the airport. Currently, visitors who rent cars visit a desk in the middle of the baggage claim area on the terminal’s ground floor. Then they walk north, past the baggage carousels, outside the building and onto a sidewalk to the deck. Unlike most large airports, customers do not have to ride a shuttle to pick up their car. “It’s a hassle,” Bell said. “Ours is right here.” After construction finishes, customers
Virginia hemp businesses sue Spanberger in hopes of blocking new law (opens the original)
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A group of hemp companies is suing Gov. Abigail Spanberger in an effort to block a forthcoming law that threatens to wreak havoc on their businesses. On Aug. 15, intoxicating hemp products will become illegal in Virginia, which the plaintiffs say will force hemp businesses to lay off employees or close. On Monday, seven Virginia businesses, including three in the Richmond area, filed for an injunction in federal court in Roanoke to stop the new law from taking effect. “The law will wipe my busin
Drugmaker Eli Lilly buys 227 acres for sprawling pharmaceutical plant in Virginia (opens the original)
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Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has purchased a 227-acre property in Goochland County to build a sprawling manufacturing facility, a spokesperson for the company said. Lilly closed on the purchase Friday, said the spokesperson, who did not reveal the price or why the company pulled the trigger now. A deed had not been filed in Goochland court Monday afternoon. It’s a major step forward for the drugmaker, which in September announced plans to build a $5 billion plant in Goochland’s West Creek Busi
6 Richmond-area companies land in 2026 Fortune 500 ranking (opens the original)
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Online retail giant Amazon claimed the No. 1 spot, dethroning Walmart, which had held the top ranking for 13 years. Amazon surpassed $700 billion in revenue in 2025, a 12% increase from the year prior. UnitedHealth Group placed third, followed by Apple fourth, Alphabet fifth and CVS Health sixth. Berkshire Hathaway, which for a time owned the Richmond Times-Dispatch, placed No. 7. Fortune has ranked the largest publicly traded companies by revenue every year since 1955. The number of local firms
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