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ChildFund International taps next CEO
Isam Ghanim will replace Anne Lynam Goddard as president and CEO of ChildFund International, the Richmond-based global nonprofit announced Monday. Goddard is set to retire in May after 15 years leading the organization. Ghanim is currently president of Search for Common Ground, a $60 million nonprofit organization focused on end[...]
VCU names new business school dean
Naomi Boyd, an associate dean from West Virginia University, has been hired as the dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business, the Richmond university announced Monday. Boyd will replace interim dean S. Douglas Pugh on July 1. She is currently associate dean for innovation, outreach and engagement, as well a[...]
JBG Smith breaks ground on two mixed-use towers in Arlington
Maryland-based developer JBG Smith Properties announced Tuesday that it had started construction on two mixed-use towers in National Landing. The multifamily towers, located at 2000 and 2001 S. Bell St., will bring 775 rental apartments and nearly 27,000 square feet of retail space to National Landing. “The start of constructi[...]
Peraton names SVP and chief procurement officer
Dan Ostrosky became senior vice president and chief procurement officer for federal contractor Peraton Inc. on Monday. “Dan brings decades of proven experience in both procurement and profit and loss leadership and has a thorough understanding of how a strategically aligned procurement organization can be a force multiplier,�[...]
Reston IT company promotes CEO
Tony Crescenzo, president of Reston-based information technology contractor Intelligent Waves LLC (IW), has been promoted to CEO, the company announced Wednesday. “Tony’s high-energy leadership style and ability to recruit top management talent has enabled us to maximize the value and impact of our company,” IW founder[...]
Graham Media Group announces next president and CEO
Catherine Badalamente will be the next president and CEO of Arlington-based Graham Holdings Co.’s local media division, Graham Media Group. Her hiring follows current president and CEO Emily L. Barr’s Tuesday announcement that she would retire later this year. Graham Holdings Co. is the family company of the late Kat[...]
Wiedefeld announces retirement as Metro CEO
Paul J. Wiedefeld, the general manager and CEO of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, plans to retire in six months, the transit authority board chairman announced Tuesday. Wiedefeld was hired in November 2015 to lead the authority, which manages the Metrorail and Metrobus transportation systems in the Washington[...]
Elizabeth River Crossings CEO announces retirement
Elizabeth River Crossings OpCo LLC (ERC) CEO David Sullivan announced his retirement, effective Jan. 21. ERC finances, operates and maintains the Elizabeth River Tunnels. A new CEO will be named next week. ERC owners Abertis Infraestructuras S.A. and Manulife Investment Management named Sullivan CEO in January 2021. He had previ[...]
Booz Allen secures $74M Navy contract
McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consultant Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. won a potential $74.7 million contract with the U.S. Navy to support the Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) mission, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Friday. Under the cost-plus-fixed-fee contract, Booz Allen Hamilton will provide a single program executive for the […]
Youngkin sworn in as Virginia’s 74th governor
RICHMOND, Va. — Republican Glenn Youngkin was sworn in Saturday as Virginia’s 74th governor on the steps of the state Capitol. The political newcomer and former private equity executive is the commonwealth’s first Republican governor since Bob McDonnell, who took office in 2010. The commonwealth also made histo[...]
Park West End apartments sell for $59M
Henrico County-based property development company McCann Realty Partners LLC acquired a 312-unit apartment community in its own backyard for $59.25 million on Dec. 27, according to Henrico County property records. Built in 1985, the 224,768-square-foot apartment community sits on 18 acres at 5300 Glenside Drive. The buildings ha[...]
Recycling joint venture to create 210 jobs in Chesapeake
Two sustainable development companies — New Jersey-based Kamine Development Corp. and Minnesota-based Nicollet Industries LLC — will invest $267 million to establish a joint venture paperboard recycling and production facility in Chesapeake, a project expected to create 210 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The 335,000-square-foot Celadon Development Corp. facility will be at the Chesapeake […][...]
