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December 2020 People
Eastern Virginia Stephen Edwards, a Los Angeles-based CEO with more than two decades of maritime industry experience, will be the Virginia Port Authority’s new CEO and executive director. A U.K. native, Edwards is currently president and CEO of TraPac LLC, which operates container terminals in the ports of Los Angeles and Oakland, California. He replaces John […]
100 People to Meet: Rainmakers
Through their outreach, expertise, marketing and incentives, these are the professionals who attract and grow businesses, adding to the commonwealth’s wealth. Read about the rest of our 100 People to Meet in 2021. Col. Lettie J. Bien (ret.) Defense affairs program manager, Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce Charlottesville When you think of the Charlottesville area, […]
2020 Legal Elite: Environmental Law
Candace Ali Blydenburgh McGuireWoods Richmond Brian Buniva B.L. Buniva Strategic Advisor PLLC Richmond Clayton T. Burns Dominion Energy Inc. Richmond Kevin J. Finto Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Richmond Patrick A. Genzler Vandeventer Black LLP Norfolk Matthew Gernand Norfolk Southern Corp. Norfolk Lisa Spickler Goodwin Hirschler Richmond David B. […][...]
The Mailroom
Thanks for inviting me to participate in the 2020 Virginia Business Political Roundtable. It was a very stimulating and thought-provoking discussion. One loud message came through following the Nov. 3 election — America is a nation divided. The results showed that the path forward must address that divide, or we will never achieve the unity […]
2020 Legal Elite: Real Estate/Land Use
John W. Anderson Spotts Fain Richmond Robert P. Beaman III Troutman Pepper Virginia Beach David F. Bernhardt FloranceGordonBrown PC Richmond Carl H. Bivens Troutman Pepper Richmond R. Edward Bourdon Jr. Sykes, Bourdon, Ahern & Levy PC Virginia Beach Jordan K. Bowman Litten & Sipe LLP Harrisonburg Corenia Riley Burlingame […]
OurView: How did it get so late so soon?
On the subject of time, the much-beloved children’s book author Dr. Seuss once wrote, “How did it get so late so soon?” With December here, that’s an almost perfect description of 2020. How did it get so late, so soon? Most of the past 8 to 9 months have been characterized by an almost immutable […]
2020 Legal Elite: Elder Law
Alperin Law PLLC Virginia Beach Jean Galloway Ball Hale Ball Carlson Baumgartner Murphy PLC Fairfax Brian A. Boys Atlantic Law PLC Virginia Beach W. Hall Carter Jr. Sands Anderson PC Richmond Cary Z. Cucinelli Cucinelli Geiger PC Fairfax Robyn Smith Ellis Vested Partners Salem Evan H. Farr Farr Law […]
2020 Legal Elite: Appellate Law
Erin B. Ashwell Office of the Attorney General Richmond Gary A. Bryant Willcox & Savage PC Norfolk Mark T. Coberly Vandeventer Black LLP Norfolk Trevor S. Cox Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Richmond Roger Creager The Creager Law Firm PLLC Richmond Robert B. “Chip” Delano Jr. Sands Anderson PC Richmond […]
Remembering John G. Stallings Jr.: 1967-2020
The word “can’t” just didn’t seem to be a part of John G. Stallings Jr.’s vocabulary. From helping reshape what is now Atlantic Union Bank from a small community bank into a regional player to starting a youth financial literacy program to serving on the boards of multiple organizations, Stallings’ friends and collea[...]
Va. Tech ups connectivity with broadband block buy
In an effort to literally expand Virginia Tech’s research bandwidth, the Virginia Tech Foundation bought eight blocks of Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) in the Federal Communications Commission’s auction this summer. As owner of priority access licenses (PALs) for four 10MHz blocks in Montgomery County and four block[...]
December For The Record
Eastern Virginia In early November, the U.S. Navy awarded Newport News-based Airborne Tactical Advantage Co. (ATAC) a potential five-year, $441.58 million contract to provide subsonic and supersonic aircraft for the branch’s fleet training operations. Under the contract, ATAC will supply Type IV supersonic (which exceed the speed of sound) and Type III high subsonic (which […]
New community bank set to open in Va. Beach
For all Mike Ives’ experience in banking, he was perplexed by a word that potential investors and clients kept mentioning during a feasibility study for the bank he wanted to form: “menu.” “I’d not heard the word ‘menu’ used before regarding banking,” says Ives, explaining that some larger banks give their client[...]
