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Northrop Grumman CEO to chair Greater Washington Partnership
Northrop Grumman chair, CEO and president Kathy Warden is adding a new title to her résumé. On Jan. 1, 2024, Warden will officially take over as chair of the Greater Washington Partnership. She will be the first woman, first nonfounder and first CEO of a global company to lead the board for the partnership, a […]
Ellucian to buy UK software company for $210M
Reston-based higher education software company Ellucian has agreed to buy United Kingdom-based Tribal Group, which also provides education services software, in an all-cash deal that values the company at up to $210 million. The deal was announced Thursday and Ellucian said in a news release that the offer was unanimously recommended by the Tribal board […]
Dominion pitches new solar projects to SCC
Dominion Energy is pitching the State Corporation Commission on several solar projects that could generate enough carbon-free electricity to power nearly 200,000 homes. The projects, presented in the Fortune 500 utility’s fourth annual clean energy filing with the state, include six solar projects totaling 337 megawatts and 13 power purchase agreements totaling 435 megawatts with […]
October 2023 Virginia 500 Spotlight: NEIL HOUFF
FIRST JOB: Feeding calves on the family farm MOST VALUED POSSESSION: My faith in Jesus. All else will be gone at some point. HOW I UNWIND FROM WORK: Mowing the lawn or mowing pastures on our farm HOW I BALANCE MY WORK AND PERSONAL LIFE: My work and personal life have always been intermingled and […]
Real Estate 2023: JON PETERSON
Founded in 1965 by Peterson’s late father, Milt, Peterson Cos. is responsible for some of the most prominent and successful mixed-use retail, residential and office developments in Northern Virginia and Maryland, including Fairfax Corner, Fair Lakes, National Harbor, Burke Centre and Tysons McLean Office Park. In 2021, the company branched out to self-storage, opening its […]
Government | Politics 2023: WINSOME EARLE-SEARS
Earle-Sears wanted to be a lawyer, but after being accepted to law school, she had a change of heart, she says, and then “life got in the way.” Instead, she served in the U.S. Marine Corps, was elected to a term in the House of Delegates, managed a homeless shelter and spent a decade as […]
Hospitality | Tourism 2023: JIM McGLOTHLIN
McGlothlin has always had an innate sense for a good business opportunity. He built a fortune from coal mines and then pivoted to hospitality as the coal business began to recede. A William & Mary alumnus, McGlothlin has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a law degree. He started out as a lawyer in Grundy, […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: JIM BRINKER
Brinker runs Intel’s Fairfax-based federal contracting arm, overseeing strategy, business development, sales, contracts, program management and engineering. A University of Florida graduate, Brinker joined Intel in 2015 as director of extreme scale computing, and was promoted to his current position in 2019. Before that, he was a vice president at Silicon Graphics Federal. Brinker is [&helli[...]
Arts | Entertainment | Sports 2023: CORAN CAPSHAW
Capshaw, the founder of 32-year-old music management company Red Light Management, is the driving force behind a newly approved 7,500-capacity riverfront amphitheater in Richmond. The $30 million project, expected to open in 2025, has drawn comparisons to Colorado’s famed Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Capshaw also developed the Ting Pavilion on Charlottesville’s Downtown Mall and the Ascend [...]
Real Estate 2023: MARK J. HOURIGAN SR.
After stints with Westinghouse and Galloway, Mark Hourigan founded construction and development company Hourigan Group in 1993. The company has more than 200 employees, all based in Virginia. Notable Hourigan Group projects include the 17-story VCU Health Adult Outpatient Pavilion and the University of Richmond’s 8,700-seat Robins Stadium, as well as Apex Plaza, a mixed-use […]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: ARIE KOTLER
In June, Arko, the nation’s sixth largest convenience store chain, with more than 1,500 company-operated stores in 30 states, made the Fortune 500 list for the second time, ranked at No. 460, 38 places higher than its 2022 debut. The parent company of Henrico-based GPM Investments, Arko brought in $72 million in net income in […]
Manufacturing 2023: JON MOORE
Head of the tobacco products manufacturer since 2019, Moore has worked under parent company Altria Group since 2003, serving as vice president of its heated tobacco products division and director of marketing for NuMark, Altria’s early e-vapor subsidiary started in 2013. Today, he leads the nation’s leading cigarette producer, established in 1847 in London. Today […]
