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Finance/Insurance: JEFF WRIGHT
News August 29, 2022

Finance/Insurance: JEFF WRIGHT

With nearly two decades of experience in the insurance industry, Wright was promoted in February to CEO of Allianz Partners USA, a travel insurance and assistance company. He replaces Elena Edwards, who was promoted to chief markets officer at parent company Allianz Partners Group. Allianz has more than 19,000 workers globally, with about 800 associates […]

McDuffie
News August 29, 2022

Finance/Insurance: MARY McDUFFIE

McDuffie accepted a vice president of marketing position at Navy Federal Credit Union in 1999 because she liked that the top mission of the world’s largest credit union was serving members — not padding shareholders’ pockets. “I was excited by Navy Federal’s commitment to serve those in uniform and their families and the not-for-profit structure […]

Hospitality/Tourism: NEIL AMIN
News August 29, 2022

Hospitality/Tourism: ROBERT GRAY

Gray’s grandparents moved to Philadelphia in the 1920s to escape racism in Virginia. Even so, Gray still got a taste of life at their former home, the 1,600-acre Pamunkey Indian Reservation in King William County, when his family visited there on holidays and in the summers. Gray, who holds a bachelor’s degree in physical therapy […]

Retail/Wholesale: POUL WEIHRAUCH
News August 29, 2022

Retail/Wholesale: ANDREW CHOE

In April, Choe oversaw the opening of StarKist’s new global headquarters in Reston, with room for more than 70 corporate employees. Then-Gov. Ralph Northam announced in 2021 that the tuna and chicken purveyor would invest $3.6 million to move its corporate and administrative headquarters from Pittsburgh to Fairfax County. Choe started on the path of […]

Retail/Wholesale: POUL WEIHRAUCH
News August 29, 2022

Retail/Wholesale: SHANE SMITH

Smith’s first year as CEO of Smithfield Foods has been busy and filled with challenges. He took his post a few days after the company, the world’s largest pork product manufacturer and hog producer, announced it would stop slaughtering pigs in Smithfield, its hometown. He also scheduled the closing of Smithfield’s operations in Vernon, California. […]

Virginia 500 August 29, 2022

2022 Virginia 500: Education

MAKOLA M. ABDULLAH PRESIDENT, VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY, ETTRICK      JAVAUNE ADAMS-GASTON PRESIDENT, NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY, NORFOLK     JONATHAN R. ALGER PRESIDENT, JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY, HARRISONBURG     PETER BLAKE  DIRECTOR, STATE COUNCIL OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR VIRGINIA, RICHMOND     LANCE R. COLLINS VICE PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, VIRGIN[...]

Education
News August 29, 2022

Education: JONATHAN R. ALGER

As president of James Madison University, Alger led the public university’s $200 million fundraising campaign and the building of an 8,500-seat arena and academic buildings. He also oversaw the implementation of a COVID-19 vaccination campaign and the renaming of three academic buildings previously named for Confederates. In August, JMU’s first vice president of diversity, equity […]

Gilliland
News August 29, 2022

Federal Contractors/Technology: AMY GILLILAND

In an industry in which many workers depend on security clearances, last year Gilliland launched “How are you, really?” an internal campaign to destigmatize mental health issues and encourage treatment among employees in need. With a workforce of more than 30,000, including 8,250 employees in Virginia, Gilliland says what makes her passionate about her job […]

Federal Contractors | Technology
News August 29, 2022

Federal Contractors/Technology: CLAYTON P. TURNER

Turner launched his career at NASA in 1990 as a design engineer with the federal space agency’s Lidar In-Space Technology Experiment project. Over the years, he’s worked on many other projects, including the flight test of the Ares 1-X rocket and the entry, descent and landing segment for the 2012 Mars Curiosity rover mission. In […]

Hospitality/Tourism: NEIL AMIN
News August 29, 2022

Hospitality/Tourism: DOUG BRADBURN

In late 2017, the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association announced Bradburn as their pick as president and CEO of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, the historic home of the first U.S. president and his wife, Martha Washington. Bradburn previously served as founding director for the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at […]

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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

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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 Road kn[...]

Data centers stir debate in Frederick

Data centers stir debate in Frederick

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