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SCCF exec director to depart
Debbie Irwin, executive director of the Shenandoah Community Capital Fund, an entrepreneurial support organization based in Staunton, is leaving her role in March, the organization announced Tuesday. SCCF’s board of directors will begin a national search for her replacement. When Irwin leaves, Ryan Hall, director of growth and revenue, will take over the responsibilities of […]
BlueHalo nears $1B in annual revenue with acquisition
Arlington-based tech contractor BlueHalo announced Tuesday it plans to acquire Maryland-based Eqlipse Technologies, a purchase that the company expects to bring its annual revenue to nearly $1 billion. Eqlipse and BlueHalo are both portfolio companies of Arlington Capital Partners, and together, the combined company will have 2,400 employees, including 200 doctorate holders, across 11 states, [&[...]
ODEC keeps interim president and CEO permanently
John C. Lee Jr. will stay on as Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s permanent president and CEO after serving in an interim capacity since Sept. 8, 2023, the Glen Allen-based not-for-profit power cooperative announced Monday. In October 2023, ODEC began its search for a new president and CEO after Marcus Harris resigned in September. He’s now […]
Va. Beach apartment complex sells for $36M
Dove Landing, a 318-unit apartment complex in Virginia Beach, has changed hands, Berkadia announced Jan. 31. Chesapeake-based Community Investment Group bought the property for $36 million from Enterprise Community Development, a nonprofit affordable housing provider in the mid-Atlantic, according to a news release from Berkadia. Dove Landing, at 5301 Justin Court, was built in 1982, renovated [&[...]
Former Concorde Holdings CEO joins Capital Square
Drew Jackson, former president and CEO of Michigan-based Concorde Holdings, has joined Glen Allen-based real estate company Capital Square as senior managing director of private wealth solutions, the firm announced Tuesday. Jackson also joined the executive management team. A Radford University graduate, Jackson has more than 25 years of experience in supporting wealth advisers and […]
Lighthouse Labs announces spring cohort
Richmond-based Lighthouse Labs’ next accelerator cohort of eight startups will include companies creating products for the real estate and health care industries. The 16th cohort since Lighthouse Labs opened in 2012 will be part of the program from March 4 to May 17. The selected companies are: 3D Orthobiologic Solutions, a Herndon-based company making 3D […]
Peraton lands $2.8B IT defense contract
Reston-based technology contractor Peraton received a $2.8 billion Special Operations Forces IT Contract (SITEC) 3 Enterprise Operations and Maintenance task order, the contractor announced Wednesday. The task order is to provide IT platform and network services to the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), including its component commands, its theater special operations commands, deployed for[...]
Va. Beach makes economic development head permanent
Charles E. “Chuck” Rigney Sr. has worked in economic development all over Hampton Roads; in Norfolk, Portsmouth and Hampton. Last February, he joined Virginia Beach‘s economic development team as a business development administrator and since June 2023, he has been the department’s interim director. Now he’ll keep the job permanently. The city announced his promotion [...]
Hampton Roads Exec Roundtable adds four board members
The newly formed Hampton Roads Executive Roundtable elected four new board members at its January meeting, the organization announced Monday. William “Bill” Murray, senior vice president of corporate affairs and communication for Richmond-based Dominion Energy; Towuanna Porter Brannon, president of Virginia Peninsula Community College; Matthew Swartz, executive director and chief of st[...]
Chartway Credit Union names chief retail officer
Melissa Cade has been promoted to chief retail officer at Chartway Credit Union, Chartway announced Monday. Cade has been with the Virginia Beach-based credit union for 24 years, many spent working with branches. In her new role, she will oversee the strategy and leadership of branch and member care teams and continue to spearhead Chartway’s […]
