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BUFFY BAREFOOT President — Virginia Beach, TowneBank, Virginia Beach Buffy Barefoot describes herself “as a pretty steady Eddie.” During her 27-year career in finance, she has worked for only two companies, and she credits her steady rise to staying in her lane, keeping her nose down and doing the best job she could. “End of
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DEBORAH JOHNSTON
Owner, Serenity First Hospice, Richmond
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Deborah Johnston’s father inspired her career path. When she was a child, he encouraged her to pursue a job in nursing for the opportunities it could afford her. “He said, ‘You’ll always have a job. You could join the Air Force and travel the world. But no matter what happens, you’ll always have a job,
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The Hon. Michael C.Allen (ret.) The McCammon Group Ltd. Richmond The Hon. Joanne Alper (ret.) The McCammon Group Ltd. Richmond James W. Barkley The McCammon Group Ltd. Richmond Jeffrey F. Brooke Poole Brooke Plumlee PC Virginia Beach Francis H. Casola Woods Rogers PLC Roanoke The Hon. B. Waugh Crigler (ret.) The McCammon Group Ltd. Richmond
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Reston’s Stanley Martin Homes breaks ground for RVA condos
Located near VCU, Carver Square will include 90 condos
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Reston-based Stanley Martin Homes broke ground on a new downtown Richmond neighborhood, Carver Square, last month. Located in the city’s Carver neighborhood near Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center and across from Maggie Walker Governor’s School, Carver Square will feature 90 two-over-two-style garage condominiums on two acres at the corner of Moore and Lombary streets. A
Virginia ranked No. 23 in the Oxfam America’s 2021 Best States to Work Index
In 2018 and 2019, Virginia was the bottom of the list, but the state rose to No. 24 in 2020.
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Virginia ranked No. 23 in the Oxfam America’s 2021 Best States to Work Index, continuing its rise from last place in 2019. Anti-poverty organization Oxfam America examines wage policies, worker protections and rights to organize to create its index of the 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico. In 2018 and 2019, Virginia was the
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VINCE APRUZZESE PRESIDENT, AT&T VIRGINIA, RICHMOND Apruzzese joined AT&T more than two decades ago in accounts payable and has served in roles ranging from legislative affairs to domestic and international corporate security. As president, he helps set and implement AT&T’s public policy and philanthropic initiatives in Virginia. When the pandemic scrambled everyone’s plans, he says,
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CHAD BALLARD III PRESIDENT, BALLARD FISH & OYSTER CO. Inc., CAPE CHARLES Ballard left his job as an investment banking analyst in 2008 to focus on selling Misty Points, Chincoteague Salts and Littlenecks, oysters and clams that have been his family’s livelihood for five generations, going back more than 125 years. Ballard Fish & Oyster
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TAYLOR ADAMS DIRECTOR, VIRGINIA BEACH DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, VIRGINIA BEACH Adams’ ability to sell Virginia Beach to both outside and current businesses is evident in the number of expansion announcements he has overseen in the past year. Those announcements include a $15.8 million investment from Acoustical Sheetmetal Co. to expand its Virginia Beach
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JOHN ASBURY PRESIDENT AND CEO, ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES, RICHMOND A native of Radford who graduated from Virginia Tech and received his MBA at William & Mary, Asbury now leads the largest regional bank headquartered in Virginia. Atlantic Union, which employs 1,839 people in Virginia, reported $677 million in revenue in 2020. It also has $19.6
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ED ALDRIDGE PRESIDENT, CMA CGM AMERICA LLP AND APL NORTH AMERICA, NORFOLK Aldridge took over as president of CMA CGM America in June 2020, and he has served as president of CMA CGM subsidiary North America, the nation’s oldest ocean carrier, since 2017. In February, the French company announced the $36 million expansion of its