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THOMAS HASTY
Although Virginia has had notable Black banking leaders — including Maggie Walker at the start of the 20th century — it’s still a business that has not had a lot of African American representation in the C-suite. In 1999, after working for BB&T, Hasty took control of his fate and became a co-founder of Suffolk-based […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: Telly Tucker
BEST ADVICE FOR OTHERS: Take smart risks. You will learn much more from your failures than you will from your successes. PERSON I ADMIRE: Both of my parents, who were public educators in the Lynchburg City Schools system for their entire careers WHAT MAKES ME PASSIONATE ABOUT MY WORK: Seeing the impact and benefit of […]
KEN AMPY
Growing up in rural Dinwiddie County, Ampy saw firsthand the power of community. After studying computer science at Old Dominion University, he built a career as a programmer analyst and developer for Dominion Virginia Power and Capital One Financial Corp. before launching staffing and consulting firm Astyra Corp. in 1997 in Richmond. Throughout, Ampy has […]
CHANDRA BRIGGMAN
The leader since 2020 of a Richmond-based innovation incubator that includes a biotech park, startup development and a newly invigorated cluster accelerator for pharmaceutical research and manufacturing, Briggman is off to a fast start. Growing up in a town of 2,000 in rural South Carolina, she was inspired by her parents to pursue innovation. “Neither […]
StartVirginia: Feb. 2023 Heard around Virginia
Vienna defense contractor Aeyon is continuing a trajectory of growth and expansion with new work for NASA, and it hopes to open the door to work with other agencies. Aeyon’s latest win is through MM Technologies, a joint venture between Aeyon subsidiary Manufacturing Technical Solutions and Tysons-based MDW Associates. It landed a $516.9 million indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity […]
For The Record February 2023
CENTRAL VIRGINIA Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp., the Richmond-based holding company for Atlantic Union Bank, announced Jan. 6 it was transferring the listing of its common stock and depositary shares from the Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange. The bank’s first day of trading on the NYSE was set to be Jan. 18. The common […]
KEVIN M. WIDEMAN
In just over four years, Wideman has quintupled the annual revenues of his Fairfax County-based government contracting agency from $100 million to $500 million, expanding its workforce from 130 to more than 2,100 employees, and landing it multiple times on the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing U.S. private companies. A Temple University electrical engineering […]
Top Doctors 2024: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Dr. Edward G. Allcock VHC Health Physicians – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Arlington County Dr. Lisa Barr Barr Center for Innovative Pain & Regenerative Therapies, Virginia Beach Dr. David Cifu VCU Health – VCU Medical Center Main Hospital, Richmond Dr. Daniel R. Davis VHC Health Physicians – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Arlington County Dr. Charles [&he[...]
Top Doctors 2024: Sleep Medicine
Dr. Andrew N. Githaiga Sentara Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Specialists, Virginia Beach Dr. Sean E. Hesselbacher EVMS Sleep Medicine, Norfolk Dr. Susanti R. Ie Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke Dr. Fernando B. Maglaya Sentara Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Specialists, Virginia Beach Dr. Richard A. Parisi TPMG Lung & Sleep Specialists at Williamsburg, Williamsburg […]
TOP DOCTORS 2024: Orthopedic Surgery Q&A
Dr. Julious “Jody” Smith, sports medicine and arthroscopic surgery physician, OrthoVirginia, Richmond Other medical specialties: Sports medicine and reconstructive surgery of the shoulder, elbow and knee Education: Bachelor’s degree and medical degree, University of Virginia; residency, Virginia Commonwealth University; sports medicine fellowship, Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedi[...]
