How Virginia is Shaping the Future

Virginia Economic Review

This issue of Virginia Economic Review celebrates Virginia’s rich history as the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary while highlighting companies that continue to innovate and adapt in the Commonwealth. Article highlights include:

  • Virginia: Where the American Experiment Took Root
  • Historic Virginia Companies, Then and Now
  • A Proving Ground for Cutting-Edge Technology
  • A History of Innovation
  • It Happened Here First
  • Alexandria’s Light Bulb Moment
  • Historic Universities, Future-Forward Workforce

Past Issues

Life sciences' foundation in Virginia

First Quarter 2026

This issue takes an in-depth look at the investments that led to Virginia’s recent streak of high-profile biopharma manufacturing announcements.

Virginia's Talent Playbook

Fourth Quarter 2025

This issue takes an in-depth look at Virginia’s talent infrastructure and the ways the Commonwealth invests in its workforce.

Virginia: Where goods, information, and people converge

Third Quarter 2025

This issue takes an in-depth look at Virginia’s infrastructure and the investments the Commonwealth makes to improve it.

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Podcasts

Christy Coleman

Disrupting Conventional Historical Wisdom

July 13, 2026

A Conversation With Christy Coleman, Executive Director, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

John Newby

A Biopharma Moment Decades in the Making

April 7, 2026

A Conversation With John Newby, CEO, Virginia Bio

Pam Cheng

The Urgency of Building Healthier Communities

April 1, 2026

A Conversation With Pam Cheng, Executive Vice President of Global Operations and IT and Chief Sustainability Officer, AstraZeneca

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