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Virginia Beach-based Groundworks names new president, COO
Groundworks, a Virginia Beach-based foundation and water management solutions company, has promoted two senior executives to president and chief operating officer. Michael Mullican, who joined Groundworks over a year ago as chief financial officer, has been named president and retains his CFO title, and Jeffrey Martin, most recently Groundworks’ chief revenue officer, is now COO, […]
Growth spurts
Virginia Beach-based law firm Melone Hatley hired its first employee in spring 2021. Three years later, it now has a staff of 50 people and could reach as many as 60 by the end of this year, says Rebecca Melone, the firm’s managing partner. That growth is part of a strategy that Melone and her […]
265 Va. companies make 2024 Inc. 5000 list
This year, 265 Virginia companies made the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies, released Tuesday by Inc. magazine. Ranking at No. 53 overall, Ashburn IT services firm Blu Omega, a woman-owned small business founded in 2020, was the highest-ranking Virginia company on the list. Blu Omega’s clients include federal agencies […]
Always right
Eric Tan opened his business, VA Wholesale Mortgage, a month before the COVID-19 pandemic sent the housing market into three years of unprecedented fluctuation. During those three years, Tan has managed to not only survive but reach an average revenue growth rate of 2,230%, landing the firm at No. 252 on the 2023 Inc. 5000 […]
Inc. 5000 2023 rankings
In July, the following Hampton Roads companies were named among the nation’s fastest growing companies based on verified annual revenues from the past three years, according to Inc. magazine. Read more about local Inc. 5000 winners.
275 Va. companies make 2023 Inc. 5000 list
This year, 275 Virginia companies made the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies, which Inc. magazine released Tuesday. Ranking at No. 34 overall, Goldschmitt and Associates LLC was the highest-ranking Virginia companies on the list. Founded in 1998, the Leesburg-based information technology company specializes in computer programming, systems design a[...]
Qmulos adds three execs
Chantilly-based tech company Qmulos has added three executives to its leadership team. Nick Jovanovic will serve as chief revenue officer, Theresa Feraren will serve as vice president of marketing and Russ Odom will serve as chief financial officer. Jovanovic comes to Qmulos with 20 years of experience working in enterprise data storage, cybersecurity, compliance and […]
Reading the room
In 2017, David Kern, a retired Naval submarine officer turned entrepreneur, had a lightbulb moment. While working on a data analytics project at a desk in the Naval Station Norfolk annex, he realized that his company, Virginia Beach–based Kern Technology Group LLC, needed to shift from focusing on product development to becoming a service contractor. […]
258 Va. companies make this year’s Inc. 5000
This year, 258 Virginia companies made the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies. Inc. magazine released the annual compendium Tuesday. Coming in at No. 20 overall, Summit Human Capital was the top-ranked Virginia company on the list. Founded in 2018, the Richmond-based information technology staffing firm serves commercial and government clients, [[...]
310 Va. companies make this year’s Inc. 5000 list
This year, 310 Virginia companies are ranked on the most recent Inc. 5000. Inc. magazine released its annual list of the nation’s 5,000 fastest-growing privately-held companies Tuesday morning. Leading Virginia’s companies on the list is No. 13 Olympic Media, a digital media ad company based in Arlington. Incorporated in 2017, the firm focuses on politics […]
CarLotz plans to go public on Nasdaq
Chesterfield County-based CarLotz Inc., a consignment dealer of used cars, announced Thursday it plans to go public and expand nationwide. CarLotz, which is valued at $827 million, will combine with Miami-based Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, to make it a public company. At closing, the company name will remain […]
280 Va. companies ranked on Inc. 5000 list
This year, 280 Virginia companies are ranked on the most recent list of the nation’s fastest-growing, privately held companies — the Inc. 5000, released Wednesday morning. Leading the pack in Virginia at spot No. 75 is Sassy Jones, an online jewelry and accessory retailer based in Richmond. Founder and owner Charis Jones founded the retailer of […]
