Business
By Valerie Cury There is something particularly enjoyable about discovering a new restaurant or wandering into a boutique and finding that perfect something you didn’t know you needed. At One Loudoun in Ashburn, two recent arrivals are offering visitors a little of both. The newcomers, bartaco and Monkee’s of Loudoun, couldn’t be more different. One…
Atlantic Union Bank President and Chief Operating Officer Maria Tedesco and Natalie Grubbs, chief information officer of Consumer and Business Banking, have been named recipients of Virginia Business’ Women in Leadership awards. The awards recognize Virginia professionals for leadership, professional achievement and commitment to mentoring others. Tedesco was also named an inaugural Rising Circle honoree,…
Bank of Clarke and John Marshall Bank have announced a merger that will bring together two Virginia-based community banks while retaining the Bank of Clarke name at several of its local branches and business operations. Eagle Financial Services, Inc., the parent company of Bank of Clarke, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with John…
JK Moving Services has appointed Dumitrache “Dumi” Martinez as chief financial officer, a newly created position overseeing the financial operations of the company’s various divisions and affiliated businesses. Martinez will report to CEO Chuck Kuhn and bring nearly three decades of experience in finance, strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and business operations across several multinational companies.…
JK Moving Services has appointed Andrew Doane as vice president of Human Resources, the company announced. He will report to Chief Operating Officer Chad Marston and succeeds Andrea Bunch, a longtime JK employee who recently retired. Doane joins the moving, storage and logistics company after serving as senior vice president of Human Resources at CACI…
A familiar name in Loudoun County’s restaurant industry is preparing to add a new chapter to downtown Leesburg’s dining scene. The Malone family has purchased two properties at 5 and 7 N. King St. and plans to transform the site into a traditional Irish pub, bringing a new concept to one of the town’s most…
JK Moving Services, a moving, storage, relocation and logistics company has again been named a Top Corporate Philanthropist in the Washington Business Journal’s annual ranking of charitable giving in the greater Washington, D.C., region. The company was recognized for contributing $716,000 in corporate donations during 2025, with much of that support directed toward hunger-relief efforts…
By Valerie Cury For Bill Suter, life has come full circle—and this time, it comes with lawn mowers, small engines, a six-year-old sidekick and even a cockatoo named Peekaboo. The Lovettsville resident and 2008 Loudoun Valley High School graduate is the new owner of Sharp Blades, the longtime Loudoun County small-engine repair business built by…
Scott and Becky Harris are inviting the community to pull up a chair, enjoy a handcrafted cocktail and experience a refreshed new chapter at Catoctin Creek Distilling Company in downtown Purcellville. The founders of Virginia’s first legal distillery since Prohibition recently announced a major refresh of the distillery’s tasting room experience, complete with expanded hours,…
NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy announced an agreement to merge in an all-stock transaction that the companies say would create the nation’s largest regulated electric utility business and one of the world’s largest energy infrastructure companies. Under the agreement, Dominion Energy shareholders would receive 0.8138 shares of NextEra Energy for each Dominion share they own.…