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People – December 2019
NORTHERN VIRGINIA Bobbie Kilberg plans to retire at the end of June after 22 years as president and CEO of the Northern Virginia Technology Council. During her tenure at NVTC, it has grown to represent about 1,000 Northern Virginia technology firms representing more than 350,000 employees. (VirginiaBusiness.com) Ron KolsonÊhas been named chief financial officer of […]
U.Va. goes big with $5 billion capital campaign
The University of Virginia has officially kicked off the public phase of the largest-ever capital fundraising campaign by a Virginia university, with a goal to raise $5 billion by 2025. It may sound like a daunting challenge, but the university is already more than halfway to meeting its “Honor the Future” campaign goal. Lev[...]
LABOR/EMPLOYMENT LAW
Title: Partner Other legal specialties: Business and commercial litigation Birthplace: Falls Church (Fairfax Hospital) Education: Bachelor’s degree, Williams College; law degree, Washington & Lee University School of Law Spouse: Megan Kennedy Dunn Children: Conrad, age 2 First job as a lawyer: Litigation associate at Hirsc[...]
LEGAL SERVICES/PRO BONO
Title: Member Other legal specialties: Intellectual property; data privacy and security Birthplace: Norfolk Education: Bachelor’s degree, Hollins College; law degree, University of Baltimore School of Law; MBA, University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business Spouse: Eley Duke Children: Parker, 13; and E, 6 First job as a la[...]
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[...]
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
Title: Partner, environmental team leader Birthplace: Pennsylvania suburbs of Philadelphia Education: Bachelor’s degree, Bucknell University; law degree, University of Richmond School of Law Children: Connor, 18, and Emily, 16 Hobbies or pastimes: Snow skiing, tennis, hiking First job as a lawyer: Judicial law clerk for federa[...]
Stormy weather ahead?
Inverted yield curve. Unemployment. Consumer confidence. Interest rates. Inflation. Wealth managers are watching to see which way the economic indicator dominoes fall. Michael Joyce, president of Richmond-based financial planning firm Agili, sees troubling signs of a slowing economy. “If business investment further declines, t[...]
Portsmouth public housing community gets a face-lift
The Lincoln Park public housing community in Portsmouth is being redeveloped as Lexington Place in a massive redevelopment launched Tuesday. The first phase of construction of the new public housing complex, expected to cost $16 million, will include 72 townhouse-style apartments, and once the entire project is completed, Lexington Place will have 144 residential units […]
Ex-LeClairRyan employee settles pay discrimination lawsuit
Former LeClairRyan PLLC employee Marci Keatts settled her gender pay discrimination lawsuit against the defunct firm for an undisclosed amount, according to a Nov. 22 court order by Richmond U.S. District Judge Robert E. Payne. The Richmond-based firm, once the fifth-largest in the state, shut down in October under Chapter 7 dissolution after filing for […]
Carilion president donates $1 million for new cancer center
Carilion Clinic President and CEO Nancy Howell Agee and her husband, U.S. Circuit Judge G. Steven Agee, have given $1 million to launch the $100 million Carilion Clinic Cancer Center on the VTC Health Sciences and Technology campus in Roanoke, the nonprofit health care organization announced Tuesday. “Cancer care has long held[...]
Martinsville’s Carter Bank & Trust taps two senior VPs
Martinsville-based commercial bank Carter Bank & Trust promoted two long-time employees to senior leadership positions, the bank announced Tuesday. Former senior finance officer Andy Meece has been promoted to senior vice president and has been with the bank since 2006. Meece works in financial forecasting and modeling and serves as the chairman of the […]
Casino gaming could create 7,600+ jobs
Five proposed casinos, sports wagering and online casino gaming would directly create about 7,600 jobs and generate $367 million in net annual state tax revenue, according to projections released Monday by the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. However, the five casinos combined would bring in less tax revenue than the Virginia Lottery, which in […]
