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CohnReznick acquires Henrico CPA firm
CohnReznick announced Tuesday that it has acquired Glen Allen-based certified public accountant firm Piascik & Associates.
Atlantic Union to expand Henrico office, add 50 jobs
Atlantic Union Bank is investing $5.1 million to upgrade its corporate offices in Henrico County to accommodate growth, the bank announced this week.
Atlantic Union names new chief risk officer
Atlantic Union Bankshares has appointed Bradley S. Haun as chief risk officer, the Glen Allen-based bank holding company announced May 13.
Atlantic Union: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation (AUB) reported first-quarter profit of $49.8 million.
Genworth taps new CIO
Henrico County-based Fortune 500 insurance company Genworth Financial announced Monday that Morris Taylor is its new senior vice president and chief information officer. Taylor joins the company from Glen Allen-based Fortune 500 insurer Markel, where he had served as chief information officer since 2021. Before Markel, Taylor spent 25 years with McLean-based Capital One Financial, […]
2024 Va. housing market outpaced 2023 — barely
There were 102,509 home sales in Virginia in 2024. That’s 4,000 more than the previous year, according to Virginia Realtors. “While Virginia’s 2024 housing market ended stronger than 2023, it was still relatively slow compared to average levels,” Ryan Price, chief economist for the trade organization, said in a statement. “Looking ahead to 2025, we predict pent-up […[...]
Virginia Realtors has a new CEO
Rick Lugg is Virginia Realtors’ new CEO, effective immediately, the trade organization announced Friday. The association’s longtime chief financial officer and chief operating officer, Lugg replaces Terrie Suit, who retired last fall. Martin K. Johnson, Virginia Realtors’ chief external affairs officer, served as interim CEO. Glen Allen-based Virginia Realtors represents nearly 3[...]
ECS Federal wins $96M award to support health research funding agency
A U.S. Department of Health and Human Services agency has named ECS Federal as the prime contractor on a four-year, $96 million contract to provide support services, the Fairfax County IT business announced Tuesday. The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) was created in 2022 to improve the government’s ability to quickly develop biomedical […]
Glen Allen’s Snagajob is acquired by Boston’s JobGet
JobGet, a Boston-based hourly jobs listings platform, last week announced that it has acquired rival Snagajob in Glen Allen. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, according to Tony Liu, cofounder and CEO of JobGet. Snagajob will operate as a standalone entity within JobGet, creating the United States’ largest hourly workforce job platform. […]
ODEC announces next president and CEO
Chris Cosby will become president and CEO of Glen Allen‘s Old Dominion Electric Cooperative on Feb. 1, 2025. Cosby succeeds John C. Lee, who has been ODEC’s president and CEO since Sept. 8, 2023, initially serving in an interim capacity. ODEC announced Lee’s retirement, effective Feb. 1, on Monday. He will serve as a senior […]
Glen Allen’s Dynex Capital names co-CEO
Glen Allen‘s Dynex Capital has named Smriti Laxman Popenoe its co-CEO, the real estate investment trust announced in July. With more than three decades of experience in capital markets and investing, Popenoe will lead with Byron Boston, who remains chairman and co-CEO. Popenoe also will remain president and chief investment officer, as well as a […]
StartVirginia: Heard Around Virginia July 2024
Auterion, a software maker for computing platforms that support drones and autonomous robotics systems, has relocated its headquarters to Arlington County from Moorpark, California, as it seeks to be closer to its defense-related customers. The company already had some of its 112 employees based in the Washington, D.C., metro area for several years, but Auterion’s […]
