Kira Jenkins // November 29, 2024//
1. On Sept. 15, San-J workers celebrated the soy sauce brand’s 220th anniversary with tours of the brand’s Henrico County facility, built in 1987. (Photo by James H. Loving, courtesy San-J) 2. Lego Group employee Kristopher Lugo shares a fun moment with Sheila from Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond as part of the toy company’s Lego Replay program, which donates refurbished Lego bricks to children’s nonprofits. (Photo courtesy The Lego Group) 3. On Oct. 10, employees at Stihl Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of the German power tools manufacturer, celebrated the 50th anniversary of manufacturing at their U.S. headquarters in Virginia Beach. (Photo courtesy Stihl Inc.) 4. Virginia Del. Bonita Anthony, D-Norfolk; Sentara Norfolk General Hospital President Liisa Ortegon; Dr. Michael Hooper, vice president and chief academic officer for Sentara Health; Old Dominion University President Brian O. Hemphill,; Eastern Virginia Medical School Dean Dr. Alfred Abuhamad, executive vice president of Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at ODU; Dr. Bruce Waldholtz, board chair for Virginia Health Sciences at ODU; U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Norfolk; Virginia Del. Cliff Hayes, D-Chesapeake; Dr. Madeeha Deo, director of Sentara-Eastern Virginia Medical School Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program; and Dr. Rehan Qayyum, professor of internal medicine at ODU Health Sciences, celebrated the Oct. 9 grand opening of the Sickle Cell clinic in Norfolk. (Photo courtesy ODU) 5. Huntington Ingalls Industries hosted Madelaine McTernan, chief of defence nuclear for the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (left), and other U.K. defense officials at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division on Oct. 29. (Photo by Ashley Cowan, courtesy HII)