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Fed Fifth District economy grows slightly
Consumer spending, travel, tourism rose in summer
The economy in the Federal Reserve’s Fifth District (a multistate region including Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia and Maryland) grew slightly in recent weeks, according to the latest
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Virginia ABC: Vodka is Va.’s best-selling spirit
Tito's Handmade Vodka is top brand for 6th year
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Tito’s Handmade Vodka notched its sixth year as the commonwealth’s most popular liquor at Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority stores in fiscal 2023. According to VABC, the Austin, Texas-based craft
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: ARIE KOTLER
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, ARKO, HENRICO COUNTY
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In June, Arko, the nation’s sixth largest convenience store chain, with more than 1,500 company-operated stores in 30 states, made the Fortune 500 list for the second time, ranked at
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Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: WILLIAM D. ‘BILL’ NASH
PRESIDENT AND CEO, CARMAX, GOOCHLAND COUNTY
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Nash began at CarMax in 1997 as an auction manager, working his way up to president and CEO in 2016. Founded in 1993 in Richmond as a subsidiary of electronics
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: POUL WEIHRAUCH
PRESIDENT AND CEO, MARS, McLEAN
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Since taking over the reins at the candy and pet food giant in September 2022, Weihrauch has set a goal of doubling its sales by 2033. With $45 billion in
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: JACK WOODFIN
CEO AND PRESIDENT, WOODFIN CO., RICHMOND
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For Woodfin, heating and cooling is a family affair: His parents, John and Anne, started Woodfin Heating in 1977 to sell heating oil, growing it into one of the largest
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: WARREN THOMPSON
FOUNDER, PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN, THOMPSON HOSPITALITY, RESTON
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Thompson’s start as an entrepreneur came as a teen, when he purchased and ran his family’s hog farm in Windsor. He now heads the largest minority-owned food and facilities management
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: DREW PARKER
CEO, CARTER MACHINERY, SALEM
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Carter Machinery has deep roots in Virginia, tracing back to 1928, when Robert Hill Carter founded Virginia Tractor in Richmond. The company was the state’s first Caterpillar dealership, and it
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: TRAVIS HILL
CEO, VIRGINIA ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL AUTHORITY, MECHANICSVILLE
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Hill presides over Virginia ABC, a state agency that produced $1.4 billion in 2022 revenue, with $622.8 million going to the state general fund. Before becoming CEO in 2018, Hill
Retail | Wholesale | Food | Beverage 2023: DENNIS ELLMER
CEO, PRIORITY AUTO GROUP, CHESAPEAKE
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Ellmer launched Priority Auto in 1999 with the acquisition of two dealerships in Chesapeake. By 2023. he grew the business to No. 55 on Automotive News’ list of the top