Inspiration strikes in coworking space
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It’s ironic that the Staunton Innovation Hub, a coworking center, opened its largest phase amid a global pandemic that sent many workers home, away from shared workspaces. “The pandemic certainly created its own set of challenges in terms of opening a coworking space,” says Peter Denbigh, who founded the hub with his ex-wife, Alison Denbigh.
A developing picture
Norfolk has high hopes for new growth opportunities
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As Norfolk prepares for some sizable development projects, city officials don’t plan to forget the strong business base that positioned the area for such investments. “We’re really focused on business expansion and our primary employers,” says Jared Chalk, Norfolk’s director of economic development. “That’s been our focus this year and it’s paid off really well
A Roanoke reawakening
Regional revitalization strategies gain traction
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The Roanoke area is anything but sleepy when it comes to economic development these days. In fact, “the opportunity for Roanoke is greater now than it has been in quite some time,” says John Hull, executive director of the Roanoke Regional Partnership, a public-private joint venture that works to attract new business to the region.
Going with the Phlow
Veteran CFO aids pharma startup that has big mission
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Small Business | J. Robert Mooney, CFO Phlow Corp., Richmond Without Bob Mooney, Phlow Corp. might never have gotten off the ground. “I do not believe I would’ve had the courage or the willingness … to start up Phlow if it weren’t for Bob,” says Dr. Eric Edwards, co-founder and CEO of the Richmond-based company
In the bag
Ukrop’s CFO worked his way up from bagging groceries
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Large Business | John C. Zeheb, CFO Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods LLC, Richmond When John C. Zeheb landed his first job bagging groceries at a Ukrop’s supermarket at age 16, he certainly didn’t think it would lead to a career. “At the time, I would never have imagined that,” says Zeheb, vice president and chief financial
Slam dunk
Nonprofit work fits CFO’s desire to make a difference
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Small Nonprofit | Kim L. D’Errico, CFO Special Olympics Virginia, Richmond When Rick Jeffrey was coming on board as president of Special Olympics Virginia in 2000, Kim L. D’Errico was his first hire. If you ask him, he’ll say it was a good one. D’Errico was seeking a change from the large public accounting firm
There and back again
NoVa nonprofit CFO’s career path crisscrossed nation
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Large Nonprofit | Clifford Yee, CFO Northern Virginia Family Service, Oakton First-generation college graduate Clifford Yee’s early career took him from the East Coast to the West Coast and back again in a variety of financial, consulting and management positions. Then, at the age of 40, he had a stroke. It was Mother’s Day 2016
Unconventional times
Hotels closed, workers furloughed as convention biz dries up
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After recent visits to Savannah, Georgia, and St. Louis, Missouri, Pete Kingwill is bringing the annual Police Fleet Expo to Richmond in August. The Chicago-area-based meeting planner has been scouting locations in Virginia and North Carolina for a while now, knowing that the Southern states checked many of the boxes for what’s needed to host