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HAMPTON ROADS
Four people have been named to the board of visitors, Old Dominion University: Jeffrey W. Ainslie, Virginia Beach, president of Ainslie Group; Dee D. Gilmore, Chesapeake, chief of staff for Rep. Randy Forbes; Luke M. Hillier, Virginia Beach, CEO and chairman of ADS Inc.; and Fred J. Whyte, Virginia Beach, president of Stihl. (News release)
New members of the board of visitors at the College of William & Mary include: Charles A. Banks, Gloucester, partner with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC; Edward L. Flippen, Richmond, partner with McGuireWoods LLC; Laura L. Flippin, Arlington, partner with Paul Hastings LLC; and L. Clifford Schroeder Sr., Richmond, president of Chronos Ltd. (News release)
Joseph A. Falk, named chairman, Chesapeake Hospital Authority. Falk is owner of Little Joe’s Autos Mitsubishi/Suzuki. (Inside Business)
Earl Granger III, named associate vice president for development, The College of William and Mary. He was associate provost for enrollment. (News release)
Patrick McIntyre, named senior vice president for health-care economics, Amerigroup Corp., Virginia Beach. Also Angel Oddo was named senior vice president of quality management. (PRNewswire)
Katie B. Weeks, named executive vice president and director of human resources for Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc. Weeks was with Old Point National Bank. (Inside Business)
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Armada Hoffler, a construction company based in Virginia Beach, was picked to build a new apprentice facility for Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding. Instruction facilities and housing are planned for the project, but the exact scope could vary based on development plans for the area formulated by the companies and Newport News. (The Virginian-Pilot)
LandMark Design Group, a Virginia Beach engineering and planning firm, joined Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, a Watertown, Mass., design company. The move was prompted by the weakened economy and falloff in contracts. Some clerical jobs will be lost in the transition, but overall work volume is expected to pick up for the Hampton Roads unit. (The Virginian-Pilot)
Northrop Grumman selected Walbridge Southeast of Charlotte, N.C., to manage construction of a 70,000-square-foot facility to meet a planned increase in production of Virginia-class submarines at the Newport News shipyard. The new operation will be open in October 2012. (Daily Press)
Shorewood Packaging, a producer of packaging, primarily for tobacco products, will close its Newport News plant in October with the loss of 35 jobs. Last year Shorewood laid off 100 workers when it ceased lithographic printing. (Daily Press)
TowneBank, a Suffolk-based financial institution, bought the Bank of Currituck and its six North Carolina branches for $10 million. The move fits into TowneBank’s strategy for serving markets between Williamsburg and the Outer Banks. Currituck’s $35 million in loans (most of which are nonperforming) are not included in the deal and will be spun off into a non-commercial bank corporation. (Inside Business)
Western Refining Inc. will idle its Yorktown refinery, laying off about 230 of its 260 workers. The shutdown decision was prompted by a “poor outlook for East Coast refining margins,” the company said in its second-quarter earnings statement. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
SOUTHERN VIRGINIA
Chris Kepley shared the Phadia Allergy Research Forum Award for his work on blocking allergic responses in the body with carbon nanomaterials. He is nanoimmunology group leader at Luna nanoWorks in Danville. (Danville Register & Bee)
Suzanne Milas, named chief nursing officer, Danville Regional Medical Center. She had been interim chief nursing officer and previously was vice president of clinical operations at St. Catherine Regional Hospital in Charlestown, Ind. (Danville Register & Bee)
David Parrish, named deputy city manager, Danville. A management analyst for Danville from 2005 to 2007, Parrish was town manager in Yanceyville, N.C. (Danville Register & Bee)
Joe Roach resigned as CEO of Memorial Hospital in Martinsville to pursue other opportunities. He led the hospital for 18 years. (Danville Register & Bee)
Sherman Saunders, elected chairman of the Danville-Pittsylvania Regional Industrial Facility Authority. Saunders is the mayor of Danville. (Danville Register & Bee)
SHENANDOAH VALLEY
Gayl Brunk, named executive director, Valley Associates for Independent Living, Harrisonburg. She has been with the nonprofit for eight years, the last two as assistant director. (Daily News-Record)
Pamela Fox, elected vice chairman of the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges Board of Trustees. Fox is president of Mary Baldwin College. (News Leader)
George Warren Shanks, named president-elect of the Virginia State Bar. He is a partner in the Luray office of Miller, Earle & Shanks. (Daily News-Record)
Mike Stuart, named COO, Dynamic Aviation, Bridgewater. He was executive vice president of operations for Pogo Jet Inc., Chicopee, Mass. (Business Wire)
CENTRAL VIRGINIA
Christopher W. Archer, named Agent of the Year for 2009-10, Independent Insurance Agents of Virginia. He is an agent with C.W. Archer Insurance Agency Inc. in Richmond. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Diane M. Dale, director of community design at William McDonough + Partners, Charlottesville, will be inducted into the American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows. (News release)
Margaret McDermid, named 2011 chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. She is a senior vice president and chief information officer for Dominion Resources Inc. Linda Rabbit, CEO of Washington-based Rand Construction Corp., was named deputy chairman. (News release)
Vicki Rivers, named director of minority business enterprise, City of Richmond. Rivers has been executive director of Houston’s Downtown Redevelopment Authority for nine years. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Robert Setliff, named chair of the Greater Richmond Partnership Inc. Setliff, a member of the Hanover County Board of Supervisors, succeeds Gail Letts, president and CEO of SunTrust’s Central Virginia Region. (News release)
Gregory A. Whirley, named commissioner, Virginia Department of Transportation. He has been interim commissioner since January and has held a number of high posts in the agency during his career. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
NORTHERN VIRGINIA
Sue Compton and Dennis Leibold, named vice presidents, Delta Solutions and Technologies Inc., Reston. (PRNewswire)
Joseph L. Cowan, named president and CEO, Online Resources Corp. He succeeds interim CEO John C. Dorman who will remain chairman of the board. (Business Wire)
Namita Dhallan, named executive vice president of product strategy, Deltek Inc., Herndon. She was a group vice president at JDA Software. (Business Wire)
J. Greg Hanson, named senior vice president and COO, Criterion Systems, Vienna. Before joining the company in 2008, he was chief information officer for the U.S. Senate. (Business Wire)
Tim Jackson, elected chairman of the newly formed Prince William Chamber of Commerce. Jackson is president of MDA Technologies Group LLC in Woodbridge. The business organization is the result of a merger between the Prince William Regional and Prince William County-Greater Manassas chambers of commerce. (News release)
Reid Jackson, named president and CEO, Compusearch, Dulles. He will succeed Peter DiGiammarino, who retains his post as chairman. (PRNewswire)
Joseph Knoblock, named senior vice president for civilian programs, Planned Systems International Inc., Falls Church. He held senior positions with SCI Consulting Services. (Business Wire)
Nancy A. Miller, named to the Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards. Miller is a partner in the Miller Foley Group of Fredericksburg. (News release)
Mark S. Londner, named to the board of directors for the American Society of Home Inspectors. He is owner of LBI Home Inspections, Purcellville. (News release)
Clarence Pape, named vice president of professional services for defense programs, Intelligent Decisions, Ashburn. He was program manager for the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (PRNewswire)
Lawrence B. Prior III, named executive vice president, Service Sectors, BAE Systems Inc., Arlington. He was president and chief operating officer of Fairfax-based ManTech International Corp. (News release)
Anthony H. Wild, named chairman, Innocoll Inc., Ashburn. He succeeds Rolf Schmidt, who remains as a member of the board. (PRNewswire)
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