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100 People to Meet in 2020
Please allow us to introduce you to 100 interesting, innovative and vital Virginians who make the Old Dominion a more vibrant place to live, work and play. Some of the people you’ll meet in the following pages are folks we’ve reported on over the last year who left lasting impressions, like Suffolk restaurateur and community[...]
The 20th edition
Civil litigation has changed dramatically during the past two decades, observes Calvin W. “Woody” Fowler Jr. Despite these changes, he remains enthusiastic about his field. “Trying cases, though stressful, is also fun. It is why most of us chose to become litigators. While both the tools and the rules have changed over the[...]
Rainmakers
Through their outreach, marketing and incentives, these are people who attract and grow businesses, making the commonwealth wealthier. Keith Boswell, President and CEO, Virginia’s Gateway Region, Colonial Heights When Keith Boswell started in May 2018, there was no need to rebrand the Gateway Region. He found a r[...]
Public faces
From barnstorming with the governor to promote Amazon’s HQ2 to bringing added context to President Trump’s trade war with China, these are people who are adding to the commonwealth’s conversation and giving us a face to associate with huge and ambitious endeavors. Kevin Anderson, Director of compliance, Queen[...]
Navigators
Trailblazers and leaders, these captains are taking the helm and steering forward, with some guiding their organizations into prosperous new waters. Kristen Cavallo, CEO, The Martin Agency, Richmond The Martin Agency’s first female chief, Kristen Cavallo was named AdAge’s executive of the year this spring and j[...]
New folks
They might be new to their positions, but they bring decades of experience and expertise to the table. Here’s a sampling of folks — some fresh faces, some familiar — who recently have taken on new leadership roles. Brian Anderson, President and CEO, Chamber RVA, Richmond If history is any indication, it’ll be wort[...]
Innovators
Virginia has no dearth of creative, visionary entrepreneurs and businesspeople. Representing industries ranging from hemp farming to autonomous vehicles and blockchain, they’re moving the needle. Steven Critchfield, President and CEO, MOVA Technologies; owner, West Main Development, Pulaski Entrepreneur Steven Cr[...]
Chester shopping center sells for $18.6M
Bermuda Square shopping center in Chester has been sold for $18.6 million, according to Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group. Brentwood, Tennessee-based GBT Realty Corp. acquired the 84,064-square-foot property, its first investment in the Richmond market, on Nov. 26 from Giant Food Stores, the parent company of Martin’s grocery stores, according to Catharine […]
Impact makers
Graduating from three leadership organizations in a year? Serving on multiple nonprofit boards? All in a day’s work for these impactful Virginians who use their influence to empower others. Kathy Albarado, CEO, Helios HR, Reston Eighteen years after founding human capital management firm Helios HR, Kathy Albarado is working ha[...]
Hosts
These are Virginians who feed and delight us, nourishing body and soul through dining, lodging, spirits, tourism and entertainment. Thomas Arrington, Founder, The Richmond Folk Feast, Richmond Former French chef Thomas Arrington was delighted by the success of the 15th annual Richmond Folk Festival, held along the city�[...]
Educators
When Virginia regained the No. 1 ranking on CNBC’s annual Top States for Business list this year, one of the factors that put the Old Dominion over the top was our “wealth of colleges and universities,” lauded by CNBC as “the best in the nation.” These are some of the educators, researchers and administrators who [&hel[...]
