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Virginia 500 spotlight June 2026 | Jack White
INTERESTING PLACE I’VE TRAVELED: South Korea. I was stationed there for three years while serving in the Army in the 1990s. Living there was a unique and eye-opening experience. ADVICE FOR NEW COLLEGE GRADS: Prioritize relationships. Your education doesn’t end with graduation, it’s just beginning and will continue forever.[...]
Virginia 500 spotlight May 2026 | JESUS IBAÑEZ
Lego Group has hired over 500 workers for its $1 billion manufacturing campus in Chesterfield County, aiming for 900 by year’s end ahead of a 2027 opening.
Virginia 500 Spotlight April 2026 | KIM ROY
Kim Roy shares personal insights and highlights Hitt Contracting's new 270,000-square-foot Virginia headquarters opening in early 2027 near West Falls Church Metro.
Virginia 500 Spotlight: VICTOR HOSKINS
INTERESTING PLACE I’VE TRAVELED: I recently had personal travel to London and had the opportunity to explore the incredible museums such as the Royal Academy of the Arts and the recently expanded [National] Portrait Gallery. From the Thames to the theater district, it was a great experience. The food and fine dining in London [...]
Virginia 500 Spotlight : JEANELLE JOHNSON
BIGGEST CHALLENGE I’VE FACED: One of the biggest challenges I’ve faced is successfully making it through college in spite of financial limitations. Finding the resources to get through college was difficult from semester to semester and required a level of resilience and creativity that has prepared me for my career. HOW I B[...]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: DR. JOHN WHYTE
FIRST JOB: I worked in a telephone research call center. I called you up and got you to answer 10 minutes of questions. That’s probably how I learned to be a good conversationalist. I tried to not have people hang up on me! HOW I DEFINE SUCCESS: Having a meaningful impact on others. WHAT I DO […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: WAYNE F. WILBANKS
FIRST JOB: I worked in a Baskin-Robbins in downtown Chicago. Lost my appetite for ice cream for at least a decade. ADVICE FOR NEW COLLEGE GRADS: Several items of advice: Choose your business environment or partners very carefully as it will reflect directly on your success. Take entrepreneurial risks early in your career as you[...]
Virginia 500 Spotlight: JONATHAN S. BELCHER
TRAITS I ADMIRE: Loyalty, honesty and integrity FIRST JOB: Law clerk for the county attorney’s office in York County HOW I DEFINE SUCCESS: I define success not so much by what I have accomplished myself, but by how I have been able to help others. As an economic developer in a very economically distressed area, […]
Virginia 500 October 2025 Spotlight: CHRIS KEFFER
FIRST JOB: Washing dishes at the local restaurant INTERESTING PLACES I’VE TRAVELED: The Exumas and Abacos, super cool island chains that are part of the Bahamas MOST VALUED POSSESSION: Babe Ruth autographed baseball given to me by my grandmother ADVICE FOR NEW COLLEGE GRADS: Show up early to work, take on hard projects and dem[...]
Virginia 500: The 2025-26 Power List
Who are Virginia’s most powerful and influential leaders in business, government, politics and education this year? Find out in the sixth annual edition of the Virginia 500: The 2025-26 Power List. Read a note from our associate publisher about how we select the Virginia 500. Executives are listed in alphabetical order by in[...]
