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Virginia 500 August 29, 2024

Economic Development 2024: JONATHAN S. BELCHER

As leader of the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority since 2006, Belcher has helped bring new jobs to Southwest Virginia through numerous economic development deals. Two notable job announcements in the past year have included 170 jobs at data center company Tate in its access floors division, announced in November 2023, and 75 jobs accompanying […]

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Virginia 500 August 29, 2024

Health Care 2024: ERIK SHANNON

Shannon has overseen this division of UVA Health since October 2021, starting as an interim chief executive and then as permanent CEO. UVA Community Health includes three Northern Virginia hospitals — Prince William Medical Center, Haymarket Medical Center and Culpeper Medical Center — as well as an integrated network of medical practices, cancer care and […]

Real Estate 2023: ROBERT C. ‘BOB’ KETTLER
Virginia 500 August 29, 2024

Real Estate 2024: ROBERT C. ‘BOB’ KETTLER

While a student at George Washington University in 1974, Kettler got his start in real estate by remodeling apartments. A third-generation builder and the product of a long line of real estate developers, he left school to focus on work. After discovering a passion for community development, he founded real estate development company Kettler in […]

Real Estate 2023: ALBERT G. ‘BEAU’ VAN METRE JR.
Virginia 500 August 29, 2024

Real Estate 2024: ALBERT G. ‘BEAU’ VAN METRE JR.

Van Metre’s late father founded his family real estate development company in 1955, partnering with B.B. Wills to build the first Van Metre Homes in Burke, a Fairfax County suburb. Beau Van Metre joined the company in 1963. In 2002, he was appointed vice chairman, and he became chairman in 2008. Today, the company has […]

Transportation 2023: STEPHEN C. BRICH
Virginia 500 August 29, 2024

Transportation 2024: STEPHEN C. BRICH

With 26 years in transportation, Brich oversees VDOT’s almost 58,000 miles of road, 21,000 bridges and other structures, six tunnels and three ferry systems. Appointed in 2018, he manages approximately 7,700 VDOT employees and an $8 billion annual budget for the nation’s third largest transportation agency. April 17 was a monumental day in the history […]

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Virginia 500 August 29, 2024

Living Legends 2024: RALPH SAMPSON

University of Virginia basketball legend Sampson already has made his stamp on state history. After winning three Naismith Awards as the National Player of the Year, the 7-foot-4 Sampson graduated from U.Va. in 1983 and played for the Houston Rockets through 1987. The Harrisonburg native won the NBA Rookie of the Year award in the […]

Agriculture 2023: MATTHEW J. LOHR
Virginia 500 August 29, 2024

Agriculture 2024: MATTHEW J. LOHR

With a combined annual economic impact of more than $105 billion, agriculture and forestry are Virginia’s largest private industries. Lohr’s office and its three agencies oversee these industries while also working to preserve farmland and forestland, promote access to safe and healthy food and support rural economic development. Virginia’s secretary of agriculture and forestry s[...]

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Virginia 500 August 29, 2024

Banking | Finance 2024: NIGEL MORRIS

In 1994, Morris co-founded Capital One Financial with Richard Fairbank, who remains the credit card giant’s chairman and CEO. Morris served as Capital One’s president and chief operating officer until 2004, when he decided it was time for something new. In 2007, Morris partnered with Frank Rotman to launch QED Investors, a fintech venture capital […]

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Virginia 500 August 29, 2024

Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: JENNIFER BOYKIN

Since beginning her career in 1987 at Newport News Shipbuilding in the nuclear engineering division, Boykin steadily rose through the ranks, becoming its first female president in 2017. Newport News Shipbuilding is a division of Fortune 500 military contractor Huntington Ingalls Industries and is the state’s top industrial employer, with about 25,000 workers. NNS is […]

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Virginia 500 August 29, 2024

Federal Contractors | Technology 2024: KATHY WARDEN

After previously serving as its president and chief operating officer, Warden in 2019 was named CEO of Northrop Grumman, the world’s third largest aerospace and defense company. No. 38 on Forbes’ 2023 list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women, Warden previously worked for General Dynamics and Veridian before joining Northrop Grumman in 2008. Ranked […]

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Embattled GMU president survives board meeting with pay raise

George Mason University President Gregory Washington was not ousted at a board of visitors meeting b[...]

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Report: DOGE responsible for nearly 290k job cuts

A Thursday report revealed that United States-based employers have cut more jobs so far this year th[...]

Virginia firm to build $200M White House ballroom co-funded by Trump

Virginia firm to build $200M White House ballroom co-funded by Trump

The White House announced Thursday that it would add a $200 million, 90,000-square-foot ballroom to [...]

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CoStar sues Zillow for alleged copyright infringement

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Mars to pump $2B into U.S. manufacturing

Mars to pump $2B into U.S. manufacturing

Mars announced on Tuesday that it plans to invest $2 billion in its U.S. manufacturing operations th[...]

Milestones: Virginia companies celebrating big anniversaries in 2025

Milestones: Virginia companies celebrating big anniversaries in 2025

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Regions

Salem manufacturers plan expansions

Salem manufacturers plan expansions

Three advanced manufacturing operations with roots in Salem recently revealed plans to expand facili[...]

Port of Virginia nears finish of $450M dredging project

Port of Virginia nears finish of $450M dredging project

Seven years after the Port of Virginia launched a $450 million dredging project to become the deepes[...]

Trump coal policy changes could boost Southwest Virginia

Trump coal policy changes could boost Southwest Virginia

Southwest Virginia officials say President Donald Trump’s executive orders aimed at revitalizi[...]

Transco pipeline to expand for Virginia power demand

Transco pipeline to expand for Virginia power demand

In May, Tulsa, Oklahoma-based energy company Williams announced an expansion of its Transcontinental[...]


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