Out & About August 2024

On June 13, Virginia Business honored the winners of the 2024 Virginia CFO Awards during the magazine’s annual black-tie banquet at Richmond’s Jefferson Hotel. Photos by Rick DeBerry.

1. L to R: Virginia CFO Awards nominee Paul Huckfeldt of Hooker Furnishings and wife, Annette; 2024 CFO Awards winner Joel Flax of Cohen Investment Group and wife, Gail.

2. L to R: Courtney Browder, Virginia CFO Awards nominee Juanita Parks, Charlie Knight and Krista Gillespie of

3. L to R: Behrad Amirsoltani and wife, Anna, a Virginia CFO Awards nominee with Cassaday & Company; Craig Brown and wife, nominee BJ Brown, both from the Law Office of Craig A Brown.

4. On July 9, Colonial Williamsburg Resorts broke ground on The Shoe, a new, Rees Jones-designed, nine-hole, par 3 gold course. Colonial Williamsburg’s first new golf course in 33 years, it’s expected to open in summer 2025 at the Golden Horseshoe Golf Club. L to R: Jim Thomas of Williamsburg; Colonial Williamsburg Foundation President and CEO Cliff Fleet; Williamsburg Mayor Doug Pons; and Keith Jackson, Colonial Williamsburg’s vice president of hospitality. Photo courtesy Colonial Williamsburg Resorts.

5. L to R: Chris Harman and teammate Josh McCartney, workers for Kentucky energy company Iron Senergy, simulate performing first aid on a volunteer during a mine rescue contest in late June at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon. The event was co-hosted by National Mine Rescue Association Post 7, the Metallurgical Coal Producers Association, the Mine Safety and Health Administration, and the Virginia Department of Energy. Photo courtesy Virginia Energy.