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Being named CFO of the year is a “great going-away gift,” says Hossein Sadid, who retired in June as CFO for the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Photo by Caroline Martin
Jul 28, 2022

‘Just when I thought I was out’

Virginia Business’ 2022 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits.  Large nonprofit | Hossein Sadid, CFO and deputy director for finance and administration Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond After a couple of failed attempts, Hossein Sadid finally retire[...]

Altria Group CFO Sal Mancuso brings his 30-plus years of experience to his volunteer position chairing regional economic development organization the Greater Richmond Partnership. Photo courtesy Altria Group Inc.
Jul 28, 2022

Broadened horizons

Virginia Business’ 2022 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits.  Large business | Sal Mancuso, executive vice president and CFO Altria Group Inc., Henrico County A first-generation college graduate whose father immigrated to this country from Sicily, Ital[...]

An increasing number of community college students, like these Blue Ridge Community College welding students, are pursuing fast-track workforce certifications instead of associate degrees. Photo courtesy Virginia Community College System
Jul 28, 2022

Work it out

The Virginia Community College System is experiencing what one top official describes as a “tectonic shift.” Although transfer programs to four-year colleges still account for the largest enrollment demand in community colleges, fewer students are interested in academic programs that can provide transfer credits to a four-ye[...]

Before becoming CFO of Feeding Southwest Virginia, David Argabright organized more than 100 missionary trips across five continents. Photo by Don Petersen
Jul 28, 2022

On a mission

Virginia Business’ 2022 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits.  Small nonprofit | David Argabright, CFO Feeding Southwest Virginia, Salem David Argabright’s background in construction came in handy when Feeding Southwest Virginia opened its Community S[...]

“The reality is there is a portion of the workforce that simply prefers to be remote,” says Clare Miller, chief human resources officer for Richmond-based Atlantic Union Bank, which moved to a hybrid model in April. Photo courtesy Atlantic Union Bank
Jul 28, 2022

Future shock

As companies across Virginia continue to adjust to workplace changes created by the COVID-19 pandemic, many human resources managers say one thing is clear: The way people work has changed for good. “This is a new work environment — the workplace has changed now,” says Kirstin Shelton, vice president of human resources for[...]

Earlier in her career, Fahrenheit Advisors CFO Cynthia Macturk was a finance executive at Capital One, helping establish operations in England and South Africa. Photo by Caroline Martin
Jul 28, 2022

‘A seat at the table’

Virginia Business’ 2022 Virginia CFO of the Year award winners represent large and small businesses and large and small nonprofits.  Small business | Cynthia Macturk, CFO Fahrenheit Advisors, Richmond When Cynthia Macturk wants to consult with professional peers, she doesn’t have to go far. “Here, I have an entire in-[...]

“What I got out of it was leaps and bounds beyond what I anticipated,” D’Ivonne Holman says of Leadership Fairfax, a leadership development program she graduated in 2019. Holman is development director for the nonprofit Lamb Center, a Fairfax homeless shelter. Photo by Will Schermerhorn
Jul 28, 2022

Lead on

Not long after D’Ivonne Holman became director of development for Northern Virginia family services nonprofit Britepaths in 2018, she signed up to participate in Leadership Fairfax, a leadership development organization focused on local and regional challenges in Fairfax County. Her boss, a Leadership Fairfax alum, encouraged [...]

Jul 28, 2022

A new look at Va. Beach’s Atlantic Park

The $350 million Atlantic Park surf park development planned for Virginia Beach’s Oceanfront will start construction in October or early November, developers told Virginia Business this week. Virginia Beach-based Venture Realty Group also shared new renderings of the project, which Venture has been co-developing with musi[...]

Jul 27, 2022

AeroFarms to add 66 jobs in Pittsylvania

New Jersey-based leafy greens producer AeroFarms plans to add 66 more jobs as it increases production at its vertical farm in Pittsylvania County, the governor’s office announced this week. This is in addition to the 92 jobs promised in its operations at Cane Creek Centre, a $42 million investment in what is promoted as th[...]

Jul 27, 2022

First National Bank to expand in NoVa, Richmond

FNB Corp., parent company of First National Bank, announced Wednesday it will expand its presence in Virginia, particularly in the Northern Virginia area. According to a news release, FNB expects to add four branches in Reston and Arlington by 2024, in addition to seven currently operating in the greater Washington, D.C., area. [...]

Robert B. Lambeth Jr.
Jul 27, 2022

Independent colleges council president to retire

The longtime leader of the Council of Independent Colleges in Virginia has announced his plans to retire. Robert B. Lambeth Jr. has served as president of the organization, which represents 27 accredited nonprofit private colleges and universities, since 1983. During that time, he’s worked with more than 100 presidents fro[...]

Jul 26, 2022

Inova Fairfax Hospital retains No.1 state ranking

For the second year in a row, Inova Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church has been named the best hospital in Virginia on U.S. News and World Report’s annual list of the best hospitals in the nation, which was released Tuesday. The Inova Health System’s hospital also ranked as the top hospital in the Washington, D.C., [&h[...]

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