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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[...]
Angels
Whether promoting history and the arts, building community or providing vital services, these people make Virginia a better place through their passion and vision. Ed Beardsley, Founder and president, SPARC; owner, The Plaid Turnip restaurant, Suffolk Ed Beardsley’s popular Suffolk restaurant, the Plaid Turnip, will celebrate [...]
Builders
Be it residential or commercial, historic renovation or new construction, from small-scale, mixed-use developments to massive interstate highway projects, these are some of the many professionals who are leaving their imprint on Virginia’s landscape. Luke Allison, Entrepreneur, Pulaski Luke Allison is team leader for a group o[...]
Henrico Jiffy Lube property sells for $2.2M
A private investor purchased a 4,210-square-foot property in Henrico County occupied by a Jiffy Lube for $2.2 million in late November, according Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer. The automotive maintenance and servicing shop will continue to operate on the property at 5710 W. Broad St. James Ashby IV of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled […]
Clear and present dangers
In March, a Seattle software engineer hacked into Capital One’s servers, stealing personal data belonging to 106 million of the McLean-based bank’s customers and credit card applicants. Prosecutors would later say that the hacker was also found to possess terabytes of stolen data from 30 other organizations, including compan[...]
New EDA chief tries to do business amid scandal
There is no normal — even a new normal — for the executive director of the Front Royal-Warren Economic Development Authority, Douglas Parsons. Not while his predecessor, Jennifer McDonald, faces criminal charges and a civil suit alleging that she engineered a $21 million embezzlement scheme. A veteran in economic development[...]
Hampton Roads task force ponders region’s name and identity
Coastal Virginia, Tidewater, 757, Hampton Roads. What’s in a name, and what gives a region its identity and enhances its competitiveness? A task force of leaders from the Hampton Roads region is hammering away at those questions as they ponder whether Hampton Roads should continue to be called, well, Hampton Roads. Sometime in[...]
