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Roanoke fintech startup KlariVis closes $11M funding round
KlariVis closed an $11 million Series B funding round, the Roanoke-based banking data analytics startup announced Thursday. KlariVis provides data analytics solutions for community banks and credit unions. The fintech company has doubled its revenue and customer count year-over-year and has 100 clients, according to a news release. The $11 million will be used for […]
Economy healthy but more work is needed, Barkin says
The U.S. economy is showing signs of health, but bringing down inflation remains necessary, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Tom Barkin said Thursday during the 2024 Financial Forecast event co-hosted in Richmond by the Virginia Bankers Association and the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Economic conditions have improved but haven’t quite settled back to […]
Va. Tech receives two $1M endowment commitments
The Public Service Education Institute has endowed two $1 million funds at Virginia Tech to support internships, the university announced Tuesday. The endowments, each created with a $1 million commitment, will support students who have secured internships with federal, state or local government agencies, including the Virginia Cooperative Extension. One endowment will support students in [&hellip[...]
Ridge View Bank hires new SVP for New River Valley
Ridge View Bank has hired Todd Murray as senior vice president of commercial banking in the New River Valley, the Roanoke-based bank announced Wednesday. Murray will lead an expansion of bank’s commercial banking services in the New River Valley and will be responsible for loan and deposit production, collaborating with the bank’s treasury, private banking […]
Jim Price Auto Group sells last dealership
Charlottesville-based Jim Price Auto Group has sold its Chevrolet dealership — its final franchise — to Malloy Auto Group. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Price Chevrolet is located on more than 10 acres on Seminole Trail in Charlottesville, according to a Tuesday news release from auto dealer sell-side adviser Kerrigan Advisors, which […]
Bon Secours VP named American Diabetes Association board chair
Rhodes B. Ritenour, Bon Secours’ Richmond market vice president for external and regulatory affairs, is the 2024 board chair of the American Diabetes Association, the Arlington County-based nonprofit announced Thursday. A former deputy state attorney general, Ritenour has lived with type 1 diabetes since age 5 and served as chairman of the association’s board in […]
SAIC lands $375M Navy contract
Science Applications International Corp. has won a $375 million U.S Navy contract supporting the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic, the Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor announced Tuesday. Under the five-year contract, SAIC will provide Command, Control, Communications, Computers (C4) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) fielding and integration on land-based vehic[...]
Groundworks hires CFO
Groundworks has hired Michael Mullican as its chief financial officer, the Virginia Beach-based foundation and water management solutions company announced Wednesday. Mullican will succeed Stephen Fry, who is retiring at the end of March. Mullican was previously president and CFO of sporting goods retailer Academy Sports + Outdoors, which is headquartered in a suburb of […]
Amyx announces new COO
Amyx has appointed Rick Schult as its new chief operating officer, the Reston-based federal contractor announced Monday. Schult will manage more than 600 employees. He succeeds John Selman, who served as COO since 2021. Amyx announced Selman’s retirement on Thursday. Schult joins Amyx from QinetiQ US, where he was most recently executive vice president for […]
Three Norfolk retail buildings sell for $3.3M
Three retail buildings on a portion of a site used for commercial auto sales and service in Norfolk sold for $3.3 million on Dec. 22, 2023. Michael Sifen Inc. purchased an approximately 5.39-acre portion of 7520 N. Military Highway from Freedom Industrial. The site includes a roughly 30,188-square-foot building, a two-story, roughly 3,030-square-foot building, and […]
