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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 […]
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 [...]
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[...]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Federal Contractors | Technology 2023: JAMES J. RHYU
Rhyu has led online learning company Stride since January 2021. Founded in 2000 and formerly known as K12, the company provides K-12 education for students and schools, including career learning services for middle and high school curricula, and offers programs for the military and businesses, as well as professional skills training in health care and […]
Media 2023: DOUG DAVIS
Davis brought with him more than a quarter-century of experience in the Virginia broadcast world when he stepped into the role of senior vice president and regional manager of Nexstar Media Group in 2017. His first broadcasting job in the region was at WVEC-TV, followed by stints as local sales manager of Norfolk’s WAVY-TV 10, […]
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: WILLIAM D. ‘BILL’ NASH
Nash began at CarMax in 1997 as an auction manager, working his way up to president and CEO in 2016. Founded in 1993 in Richmond as a subsidiary of electronics retailer Circuit City, CarMax is the country’s largest retailer of used cars, reporting $31.9 billion in 2022 revenue and employing more than 30,000 people. In […]
Hospitality | Tourism 2023: MICHAEL GEORGE
A 40-year hospitality industry veteran, George founded Crescent Hotels & Resorts in 2001. The company operates more than 90 hotels and resorts and more than 250 restaurants and bars in the U.S and Canada. Its hotel portfolio includes Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt brands, along with a collection of independent hotels and resorts. This spring, Crescent […]
