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Manufacturing
R. MARCUS ‘MARC’ AMMEN CEO, UNIVERSAL FIBER SYSTEMS LLC, BRISTOL Ammen has led the Bristol-based fiber manufacturer for 12 years, overseeing its two business units — Universal Fiber, which makes solution-dyed, synthetic filament-based fibers, and Premiere Fibers Inc., based in North Carolina, which produces manmade fibers. Founded in 1969, the company also has manufacturing facilities [&[...]
Living Legends
FRANK BATTEN JR. CHAIRMAN, DOMINION ENTERPRISES, NORFOLK Batten’s 13-year quest to sell his family’s newspaper holdings was accomplished in May 2021, when Paxton Media Group announced it was purchasing the Landmark Community Newspaper group of 47 daily and weekly newspapers. Landmark had previously sold off The Virginian-Pilot and The Roanoke Times, where Batten once worked […]
Virginia 500
Who are Virginia’s most powerful and influential leaders in business, government, politics and education this year? Find out in the second annual edition of the Virginia 500: The 2021 Power List. Read more about the power list from our publisher and how we assembled the Virginia 500 from our editor. Executives are listed in alphabetical order by […]
2021 Virginia CFO Awards: The winners
Large business CFO: John C. Zeheb, Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods LLC, Richmond Large nonprofit CFO: Clifford Yee, Northern Virginia Family Service, Oakton Small business CFO: J. Robert Mooney, Phlow Corp., Richmond Small nonprofit CFO: Kim L. D’Errico, Special Olympics Virginia, Richmond Plus: The 2021 nominees list Amid pandemic, CFOs positioned businesses for recovery
The Mailroom August 2021
More energy alternatives The “Rolling out the red carpet” article in your June issue outlined how economic development officials foresee the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project “becoming an East Coast hub” for offshore wind operations. It is also worth noting that solar and electric bus projects are progressing throughout the commonwealth. Northern Virginia school districts have [&hell[...]
AUGUST 2021 FOR THE RECORD
Roanoke/New River Valley Three off-campus housing complexes in Blacksburg geared toward Virginia Tech students were sold for $146 million in a deal announced by Berkadia in late June. The buyer, California-based Reliant Group, added the portfolio to its earlier purchase of another student housing property near Virginia Tech. A Reliant Group-connected LLC purchased Hunters Ridge, […]
2021 Virginia Business Site Locator
Welcome to the 2021 Virginia Business Site Locator Guide! Inside you’ll learn how Virginia stacks up, how Virginia companies rank and learn about big deals in all regions of the commonwealth. The guide includes: A list of Virginia companies on the Fortune 500 list Lists of public universities and colleges A list of big deals […]
2021 Virginia CFO Awards List of Nominees
Read about the 2021 Virginia CFO Award winners.
Diversity Leadership Series: Ron Carey and Brian Robertson
Brought to you by Virginia Business and Bank of America, join us every other month for the Diversity Leadership Series — virtual fireside chats with a diverse group of Virginia business leaders sharing their insights and thoughts on leadership, their career paths, and diversity and equity. Our series kicked off on July 20 with Brian […]
JULY FOR THE RECORD
Roanoke/New River Valley Appalachian Power in late May issued two requests for proposals to help the company comply with provisions of the Virginia Clean Economy Act. Under the VCEA, Appalachian Power must meet annual interim requirements as it works to achieve 100% carbon-free energy generation in its Virginia service territory by 2050. The utility is […]
