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Richard Luck. Photo courtesy Luck Cos.
Nov 20, 2024

Luck Cos. names president

Richard Luck is now president of Luck Cos., the Goochland-based construction aggregates and decorative stone producer announced Nov. 12 along with several other leadership changes. Richard Luck is the fourth generation of the Luck family to take a leadership role at the company, which has three business units: Luck Stone, Luck Ecosystems, and Luck Real […]

Arlington County-based RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies Corp., unveiled its new name and logo at the Paris Air Show June 19.
Aug 9, 2024

7 Va. companies make 2024 Fortune Global 500

Seven Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 35th Global 500 list, released Monday. Companies were ranked by total revenues for fiscal years ending on or before March 31. McLean’s Freddie Mac remained the commonwealth’s top-ranked company at No. 88 — up 45 spots from 2023. The government-sponsored home mortgage company reported net income of $10.5 billion […]

Sep 28, 2023

Love at first site

Home to eight Fortune 500 companies and three Fortune 1000 companies, metro Richmond is “punching above our weight” for a region of 1.3 million residents, says Jennifer Wakefield, president and CEO of the Greater Richmond Partnership. For the third year in a row, the Richmond region was named by Business Facilities magazine as a top […]

Aug 30, 2023

Manufacturing 2023: CHARLES ‘CHARLIE’ LUCK IV

The third generation of Lucks to lead the crushed stone company and its real estate subsidiary, Charlie Luck is currently celebrating the company’s 100th anniversary. Over the years, Luck Cos. has established a footprint that extends throughout Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia, with about 950 employees. In February, the company applied to build […]

Aug 30, 2023

Finance | Insurance 2023: FRANK ROTMAN

Rotman started fintech venture capital firm QED Investors with Capital One co-founder Nigel Morris in 2007. With $4.3 billion under management, QED has invested in more than 200 companies, including Credit Karma, Klarna and SoFi Technologies. As a student at the University of Virginia, Rotman worked as a research assistant at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, […]

Arlington County-based RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies Corp., unveiled its new name and logo at the Paris Air Show June 19.
Aug 2, 2023

8 Va. companies make 2023 Fortune Global 500

Eight Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 34th Global 500 list, released Tuesday, notably including the newly renamed RTX and Boeing Co. as Virginia’s second and third highest-ranking companies, both of which are also newcomers to the state, having moved their headquarters to Arlington County last year. Freddie Mac remained Virginia’s top-ranked company, at No. 133,[...]

Feb 27, 2023

Building blocks

If you ask economic development officials in Central Virginia about 2022, they might respond with a familiar slogan: “Everything is awesome.” With almost 5,000 announced jobs and $1.6 billion in capital investment, the Richmond region had one of its best years in the last two decades. By October 2022, the region recovered 100% of jobs […]

The Richmond region gained more than $2 billion in economic development investment in the past year, officials say. Photo by Matthew R.O. Brown
Oct 28, 2022

Exceeding expectations

In the greater Richmond region, local economic development authorities have been hard at work landing new business and securing expansions, and this year those efforts bore fruit, they say. In fact, 2022 has outpaced the past two decades, declares Jennifer Wakefield, the Greater Richmond Partnership’s  president and CEO, as the region landed two “megaprojects” — […]

Jul 14, 2022

Hardywood taps new president, CFO and brewmaster

Hardywood Park Craft Brewery, the state’s largest craft beer brewer, announced Thursday it has promoted Kate Lee as president. She previously served as vice president of operations and quality, and joined the Richmond-based brewery in 2014. Also promoted: Brian Nelson, vice president of production and head brewer, is now Hardywood’s brewmaster, and Doug Sulanke, formerly […]

Jun 2, 2022

Performance Food Group promotes three executives

Goochland County-based Fortune 500 food products distributor Performance Food Group Co. promoted three senior leaders to executive vice presidents on Wednesday. Chief Information Officer Don Bulmer, Chief Human Resources Officer Erika Davis and General Counsel and Secretary Brent King became executive vice presidents of Performance Food Group. All three continue to report to the company’s [&[...]

May 24, 2022

West Creek Medical Park land sells for $3.7M

Emerson Ventures LLC has purchased 7.68 acres of land within the West Creek Medical Park in Goochland County and plans to develop a medical office building. Lingerfelt Commonwealth Partners sold the land, located at 1612 Wilkes Ridge Parkway, for $3.7 million, according to Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer, which announced the deal May 17. David […]

Oct 7, 2021

Luck Stone acquires N.C. company, 2 quarries

Goochland County-based crushed stone producer Luck Stone acquired North Carolina-based Ararat Rock Products Co. and its quarries in Mount Airy and Eden, the company announced Thursday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition expands Luck Stone’s presence in North Carolina beyond its quarry operation in Pittsboro. On Oct. 1, ownership transferred to […]

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