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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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
