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“The opportunity for Roanoke is greater now than it has been in quite some time,” says John Hull, executive director of the Roanoke Regional Partnership. Photo by Don Petersen
Regional Report August 30, 2021

A Roanoke reawakening

The Roanoke area is anything but sleepy when it comes to economic development these days. In fact, “the opportunity for Roanoke is greater now than it has been in quite some time,” says John Hull, executive director of the Roanoke Regional Partnership, a public-private joint venture that works to attract new business to the region. […]

Phlow Corp. CFO Bob Mooney has worked in finance since the late 1960s. Photo by Matthew R.O. Brown
Virginia CFO Awards July 30, 2021

Going with the Phlow

Small Business | J. Robert Mooney, CFO Phlow Corp., Richmond Without Bob Mooney, Phlow Corp. might never have gotten off the ground. “I do not believe I would’ve had the courage or the willingness … to start up Phlow if it weren’t for Bob,” says Dr. Eric Edwards, co-founder and CEO of the Richmond-based company […]

Ukrop’s CFO John Zeheb was a key player in the company’s transition from supermarket chain to prepared foods manufacturer. Photo by Matthew R.O. Brown
Virginia CFO Awards July 30, 2021

In the bag

Large Business | John C. Zeheb, CFO Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods LLC, Richmond When John C. Zeheb landed his first job bagging groceries at a Ukrop’s supermarket at age 16, he certainly didn’t think it would lead to a career. “At the time, I would never have imagined that,” says Zeheb, vice president and chief financial […]

Kim D’Errico has been in charge of Special Olympics Virginia’s finances since 2005. Photo by Matthew R.O. Brown
Virginia CFO Awards July 30, 2021

Slam dunk

Small Nonprofit | Kim L. D’Errico, CFO Special Olympics Virginia, Richmond When Rick Jeffrey was coming on board as president of Special Olympics Virginia in 2000, Kim L. D’Errico was his first hire. If you ask him, he’ll say it was a good one. D’Errico was seeking a change from the large public accounting firm […]

Northern Virginia Family Service CFO Clifford Yee has worked in Richmond, Chicago, Los Angeles and Fairfax County. Photo by Stephen Gosling
Virginia CFO Awards July 30, 2021

There and back again

Large Nonprofit | Clifford Yee, CFO Northern Virginia Family Service, Oakton First-generation college graduate Clifford Yee’s early career took him from the East Coast to the West Coast and back again in a variety of financial, consulting and management positions. Then, at the age of 40, he had a stroke. It was Mother’s Day 2016 […]

Cover Story April 30, 2020

Unconventional times

After recent visits to Savannah, Georgia, and St. Louis, Missouri, Pete Kingwill is bringing the annual Police Fleet Expo to Richmond in August. The Chicago-area-based meeting planner has been scouting locations in Virginia and North Carolina for a while now, knowing that the Southern states checked many of the boxes for what’s needed to host […]

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Eric Scorsone is the executive director of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University of Virginia. Photo courtesy U.Va.

Virginia could lose 32,000 jobs in 2025, U.Va. estimates

Virginia may lose 32,000 jobs in 2025 amid federal cuts and rising unemployment, according to a new [...]

FILE - A Microsoft sign and logo are pictured at the company's headquarters, Friday, April 4, 2025, in Redmond, Wash. (AP Photo/Jason Redmond, File)

Microsoft to lay off about 3% of its workforce

Microsoft cuts nearly 6,000 jobs—about 3% of its workforce—in its largest layoff since 2023, imp[...]

US and China take a step back from sky-high tariffs and agree to pause for 90 days for more talks

The U.S. and China agreed to cut tariffs and pause their trade war for 90 days, calming markets and [...]

CoStar Group Inc. plans to add 750,000 more square feet to its holdings in Richmond, adding an estimated 2,000 jobs. Rendering courtesy CoStar Group Inc.

CoStar to purchase Australian property listings platform for $1.9B

Arlington County real estate data firm CoStar Group announced Friday it has signed a deal to acquire[...]

A construction worker made of Lego bricks. Photo by Kira Jenkins/Virginia Business

Lego to build $366M Prince George County warehouse

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New Arlington hub to boost defense, energy startups

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Lynchburg-based BWX Technologies has named Chief Accounting Officer Mike T. Fitzgerald as the interim CFO. Photo courtesy BWX Technologies

BWXT CFO steps down

12/5/2025

Karen Horn Welch. Photo courtesy University of Richmond

University of Richmond office hires CIO for endowment, assets

8/5/2025

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A construction worker made of Lego bricks. Photo by Kira Jenkins/Virginia Business

Lego to build $366M Prince George County warehouse

Lego will invest $366 million in a new warehouse in Prince George County, creating an estimated 305 [...]

Companies sue over Valley medical marijuana permit

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Heard Around Virginia May 2025

A roundup of monthly business news from regions across Virginia including Central Virginia, Northern[...]

New law to reduce Appalachian Power rates

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