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Real Estate: ALBERT G. ‘BEAU’ VAN METRE JR.
Van Metre has been involved in the operations of his family real estate company since 1963, when he first joined the company founded by his father eight years earlier. In 2002, he was appointed vice chairman, and in 2008, he was promoted to chairman. He also serves as a trustee for the Van Metre Family […]
Law: VICTOR CARDWELL
It’s been a busy year for Cardwell. In January, the accomplished labor and employment attorney became the first Black president of the Virginia Bar Association. Then in July, his Roanoke-based firm, Woods Rogers, merged with Norfolk-based Vandeventer Black. The new Woods Rogers Vandeventer Black, now the state’s fifth larges[...]
Transportation: ED ALDRIDGE
As the nation continues to feel the crunch of supply chain shortages, French container ship company CMA CGM Group, the world’s third largest, announced an incentive to encourage the early return of shipping containers to eligible ports. Under the program, which ran for 60 days from May through July, the company offered a $300 [...]
StartVirginia: Hopewell businesses get boost from pitch contest
Jonathan Montiel and his business partners, Phillip and Lexi Hughes, bought a building in downtown Hopewell and asked community members what they needed. Their answer: more restaurants. That’s how City Point Ice Cream & Burgers was born, and the trio think it’s also why they won the $15,000 first prize in the Homegrown f[...]
Economic Development: JASON EL KOUBI
El Koubi succeeded Stephen Moret as leader of the state’s chief economic development organization in March, two months after being named interim president and CEO. Moret left to lead Indianapolis-based Strada Education Network, having earned a strong reputation for driving industry interest in Virginia, capped in 2018 with Ama[...]
Health Care: EDWARD A. PESICKA
Pesicka leads a Hanover County Fortune 500 health care logistics and medical supplies company that reported almost $9.8 billion in 2021 revenue and employs more than 20,000 people worldwide, about 1,400 of whom are in Virginia. He spent 15 years at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., leading go-to-market strategies as chief commercia[...]
Finance/Insurance: JEFF BENTLEY
Boasting more than 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, Bentley has served as president and CEO of Northwest Federal Credit Union since 2017. Bentley came to Northwest Federal from Florida’s Achieva Credit Union in 2014 to work as senior vice president of lending. During his career, Bentley held leadershi[...]
Law: FARHAD AGHDAMI
An expert in tax and corporate law, Aghdami works with high net-worth individuals, middle-market business owners, institutional fiduciaries and charitable organizations on tax planning for wealth transfer, business succession, income tax planning and fiduciary litigation. A graduate of the University of Virginia and the Wake For[...]
Finance/Insurance: ROB FINNEGAN
In October 2021, Finnegan announced that West Creek Financial Inc., the fintech firm that partners with more than 15,000 stores and online businesses to offer point-of-sale financing for essential items ranging from furniture to mattresses to tires, had changed its name to Koalafi (pronounced “qualify”). To go along with a n[...]
Federal Contractors/Technology: TOM BELL
Though its name conjures luxury, Rolls-Royce is also a major force in powering the U.S. military. In September 2021, Rolls Royce North America won a $500 million Air Force contract to manufacture 650 replacement engines for the service’s fleet of B-52 Stratofortresses, extending the life of the iconic bomber by three decades. The award could […]
2022 Virginia 500: Energy
EDWARD H. ‘ED’ BAINE PRESIDENT, DOMINION ENERGY VIRGINIA, RICHMOND ROBERT ‘BOB’ BLUE CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, DOMINION ENERGY INC., RICHMOND ROBERT DUVALL PRESIDENT, VIRGINIA NATURAL GAS INC., VIRGINIA BEACH ANDRÉS GLUSKI PRESIDENT AND CEO, AES CORP., ARLINGTON COUNTY JOHN HEWA PRESIDENT AND CEO, RAPPAHANNOCK ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, FREDERICKSBURG DIANE [...]
Cabbies cry foul over Va. Beach’s free ride service
Lynne Johnston’s business, All City Cab Co., took a hit from the pandemic. But when the city of Virginia Beach started offering free door-to-door rides in one of her busiest zones — the Oceanfront — during tourist season, it was like another punch to the gut. This year, Virginia Beach contracted with Miami-based microtrans[...]
