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Health Care: DR. SANDY L. CHUNG
News August 29, 2022

Health Care: DR. MICHAEL P. ‘MIKE’ McDERMOTT

Since 2015, McDermott has led the not-for-profit hospital system that includes two hospitals in Fredericksburg and Stafford County, three emergency departments and about 50 clinics and other outpatient facilities, as well as more than 5,000 health care professionals, including 600 doctors. McDermott is a past chair of the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, which advocates […]

Nonprofits/Philanthropy: ANGELA F. WILLIAMS
News August 29, 2022

Nonprofits/Philanthropy: STACEY D. STEWART

Great leaders inspire others to be their best, says Stewart, and young women especially benefit from managers who value their input and opinions and encourage them to express both. “Believing in yourself, knowing your self-worth and leaning on those who have succeeded before you can be so vital,” says Stewart, recalling a conversation she had […]

Law: VICTOR CARDWELL
News August 29, 2022

Law: F. DOUGLAS ROSS

Ross’ practice focuses on banking, real estate, title insurance, shareholder and partnership disputes, and defamation. His notable courtroom victories include a summary judgment that favored a national underwriter on a title insurance claim, which was upheld by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. He also defended a client in a substantial defamation case, in which […]

Real Estate: KIM ROY
Virginia 500 August 29, 2022

Real Estate: TONY FIORILLO

Fiorillo started his career at ECS in 1993 as a field technician, serving as chief operating officer before he was promoted to president in 2020. Founded in 1988, ECS focuses on geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and facilities engineering. It has more than 80 offices and testing facilities in the U.S. and more than 2,200 employees. […]

Real Estate: KIM ROY
Virginia 500 August 29, 2022

Real Estate: ROBERT C. ‘BOB’ KETTLER

Kettler comes from a real estate family. He attended the University of Miami with an interest in architecture. But after taking a year off to sail to South America with a friend, he switched his focus to real estate and business. He also studied at George Washington and American universities, though he didn’t finish his […]

Living Legends: MORTON G. THALHIMER JR.
News August 29, 2022

Living Legends: MORTON G. THALHIMER JR.

In 1926, Thalhimer’s father started Neighborhood Theatre Inc. (branded as Neighborhood Theaters), which grew to a chain with 25 locations and a combined 76 screens, stretching from Virginia to Washington, D.C., and Maryland. The junior Thalhimer took over the family movie theater business, becoming CEO in 1948. He also served as chairman of the National […]

Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Caren Merrick said in March 2025 she is leaving Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration. Photo courtesy Commonwealth of Virginia
News August 29, 2022

Government/Politics: CAREN MERRICK

As Virginia’s current secretary of commerce and trade, Merrick came to the job with prior experience working with the governor.  When the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, she became the founding CEO of the Virginia Ready Initiative — a public-private partnership that Gov. Glenn Youngkin co-founded with his wife, Suzanne. VA Ready partners with community […]

Health Care: DR. SANDY L. CHUNG
News August 29, 2022

Health Care: SEAN T. CONNAUGHTON

Since 2014, Connaughton has led the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association, which runs the state’s Healthcare Emergency Management Program with the Virginia Department of Health. As president and CEO of the trade organization, he strives to support the sustainability of Virginia’s health care system, reduce health care costs and improve the health of Virginia residents. [&helli[...]

Transportation: ED ALDRIDGE
News August 29, 2022

Transportation: WILLIAM E. ‘BILL’ WOODHOUR

A.P. Moller-Maersk lost its quarter-century reign as the world’s largest shipping company when it was overtaken by Mediterranean Shipping Company in January. Woodhour has been at the helm of the Danish shipping giant’s U.S. arm, Maersk Line, a Norfolk-based subsidiary founded in 1983 to support the U.S. Navy, since 2016. Maersk Line’s fleet of more […]

Law: VICTOR CARDWELL
News August 29, 2022

Law: RISA L. GOLUBOFF

Since 2015, Goluboff has served as the first woman dean of the University of Virginia School of Law. A renowned legal historian with degrees from Princeton, Yale and Harvard universities, her scholarship and teaching focuses on American constitutional and civil rights law and their historical development throughout the 20th century. With a longtime interest in […]

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A rendering of Colonna’s Shipyard’s latest investment, a new $70 million drydock currently under construction. Image courtesy Colonna's Shipyard

Colonna’s Shipyard invests $79M to build 4th drydock

Norfolk-based Colonna’s Shipyard announced Friday that it has invested $70 million to acquire its [...]

Health systems forecast pain from Medicaid cuts

Health systems forecast pain from Medicaid cuts

Virginia hospitals face closures as Medicaid cuts hit budgets; Augusta Health closes clinics, warns [...]

Brian Warpup inspects one of his soybean fields in Warren, Ind., Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Trump’s trade battle with China puts soybean farmers in peril

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Trump slaps tariffs on drugs, furniture, trucks

Trump slaps tariffs on drugs, furniture, trucks

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White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown

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LMI CEO transitions to chairman

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Richmond-area car wash chain promotes CEO, other execs

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Regions

Digital Gateway opponents score legal win

Digital Gateway opponents score legal win

A Virginia judge voided the rezoning for the $500M Prince William Digital Gateway project, siding wi[...]

Federal funding repeals could halt rural broadband expansion

Federal funding repeals could halt rural broadband expansion

The much-heralded broadband expansion efforts in Southwest Virginia may not come to fruition after a[...]

Danville invests $3 million to prep Coleman site

Danville invests $3 million to prep Coleman site

In July, Danville City Council members OK’d an infusion of funding for 158 acres on Gypsum Roa[...]

Data centers stir debate in Frederick

Data centers stir debate in Frederick

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