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Bill Buchanan named CEO of BARC Electric Co-op
Millboro-based BARC Electric Cooperative has named Bill Buchanan as CEO, replacing Michael Keyser, who left the cooperative in December 2021. Buchanan will take over as CEO effective May 9. Chief Operations Officer Chris Botulinski has been filling in as interim CEO and will return to his role as COO, the cooperative announced Monday. BARC is […]
Capital Square hires chief comms officer
Capital Square has hired Jacqueline Rogers as chief communications officer, the Henrico County-based real estate investment firm announced Monday. Rogers most recently served as head of brand program management at Amazon Music. In her new role, she will oversee branding, marketing, investor relations, communications, strategy and implementation. At Amazon Music, Rogers spearheaded the development [...]
39% of metro D.C. workers are back in the office
During the week of April 6, offices around the country had the highest number of workers back at their desks since March 2020, according to Falls Church-based Kastle Systems, which is tracking office occupancy data for 10 major cities, including the metro Washington, D.C., region. During the first week in April, an average of 43.1% […]
Sturtevant to leave Virginia Realtors for Bright MLS
Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist for Glen Allen-based Virginia Realtors, will join Bright MLS in May, Virginia Realtors announced earlier this month. Sturtevant has served as chief economist for the statewide Realtor organization since January 2020 and will continue consulting when she begins her new role. Rockville, Maryland-based Bright MLS is a multiple listing service that […]
Capital Square acquires Williamsburg apartments for $70M
Henrico-based real estate investment firm Capital Square has acquired a 207-unit apartment complex in Williamsburg, the company announced April 12. Capital Square acquired Sterling Manor, a five-building luxury apartment complex with townhomes and garden-style apartments, from Chaucer Creek Capital for $70 million, a company spokeswoman told Virginia Business. The acquisition is on behalf of CS103[...]
Fredericksburg chamber promotes 4
The Fredericksburg Regional Chamber has promoted four of its staff, the chamber announced in a news release Thursday. Wendy Zelazny is now vice president of membership, Carley Swaim Walker is now vice president of programs and events, Stacey Hicks is now operations manager and Ellen Ball is now senior director of finance. Zelazny has been […]
Comcast taps Comscore’s measurement tools
Comcast Cable’s ad sales arm will begin offering Reston-based Comscore Inc. media measurement and analytics tools as an alternative to the Nielsen ratings system, Comscore announced this week. Effectv, which sells ads in 66 markets for Comcast Cable, will use Comscore’s impression-based measurement product with its local advertising clients. The cable company has nearly 35 […]
Capital Square names CFO
Henrico-based real estate investment company Capital Square has named Donna Sperounis as its chief financial officer, the company announced Wednesday. Sperounis has 22 years of real estate experience and joins Capital Square from Dakota Partners, where she was chief financial officer and chief operating officer. While there, she increased cashflow by 50%, maximized tax incentives […]
Hampton University names next president
A Hampton University graduate and retired Army lieutenant general will be the next president of Hampton University. Darrell K. Williams will succeed William R. Harvey as Hampton’s next president. Harvey announced his retirement in December 2020. His last day will be June 30. “Running a university is complex, as was made evident by the global […]
Pinnacle Living hires VP of sales and marketing
Pinnacle Living has added Laura Jones to its leadership team as vice president of sales and marketing, the company announced Monday. The Henrico-based not-for-profit has five senior living communities throughout Virginia. Jones started on March 31 and oversees sales, marketing, branding, advertising and public relations strategies. She reports to the chief operating officer. Jones joins […]
