Recent developments: In July, Mas- tracco became chair of the recently reorganized board of the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. He also is working with Hampton Roads localities to identify sites for “mega-developments,” such as cor- porate headquarters and advanced- manufacturing plants.
Retail
Gilbert T. Bland, chairman, The GilJoy Group, Virginia Beach Why he is influential: Bland, a major Burger King franchisee, is a former chairman of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia and has served on many national, state and regional boards. He currently serves on the boards of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation, Sen- tara Healthcare, Sentara Foundation, Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Randolph-Macon College. He also is board treasurer of Elevate Early Edu- cation and president and chairman of Healthy Neighborhood Enterprises. Recent developments. On Jan. 15 (Martin Luther King Day), Bland became the president and CEO of the Hampton Roads Chapter of the Urban League, with the aim of revitalizing the regional organization, which once was one of the largest in the country. African-Americans represent a third of Hampton Roads’ population.
Real estate/ construction
Ramon W. Breeden Jr., president and CEO, The Breeden Co., Virginia Beach Why he is influential:
Breeden’s company continues to expand in the multifamily sector, adding housing and jobs throughout Virginia. It has 1,000 apartment units under construction and another 1,350 units in the pipeline. Projects include the Village of Westlake, a 252-unit project in Richmond, and Allure at Jefferson, an $85.5 million project that will be built in two phases in Fredericksburg. Breeden has been a longtime donor to the SPCA, and he currently serves on the boards of the Virginia Beach Education Foundation and the Virginia Symphony Orchestra. Recent developments: His company recently acquired a 480-unit property, Reflections at Virginia Beach, for $67 million.
Dennis R. Cronk, presi- dent and CEO, Poe & Cronk Real Estate Group, Roanoke Why he is influential:
Cronk continues to head one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the Roanoke region. Poe & Cronk celebrated its 30th
anniversary in 2017
and landed enough new business to prompt a 20 percent increase in staff. One of the firm’s big deals involves
Health care/research
Howard Kern, president and CEO of Sentara Healthcare, Norfolk Why he is influential: Sentara, which employs 28,000 people, has annual net revenues of $6 billion. The health system includes 12 acute-care hospitals and 14 nursing and assisted-living centers in Virginia and northeastern North Carolina. Sentara’s health plan, Optima Health, covers more than 500,000 people in Virginia and Ohio. Kern is a fellow in the American College of Health- care Executives and a member of the Wall Street Journal CEO Council. He serves on the boards of the Hampton Roads Economic Development Alliance, Hampton Roads Business Roundtable, Reinvent Hampton Roads, MDLive, Virginia Biosciences Health Research Corp., Virginia Symphony Orchestra and Virginia Wesleyan University. Last year, Kern was named to the Becker’s Hospital Review “100 Great Healthcare Leaders to Know.”
Recent developments: Optima Health is one of six health insurers participating in a program designed to coordinate care for Medicaid patients with complex medical needs. Optima is hiring 400 employees to serve an estimated 40,000 enrollees across the state. Sentara also will begin construction later this year on a $92 million cancer center on the Sentara Leigh Hospital campus in Norfok. The project is expected to be completed in 2020. In addition, Sentara is enhancing its mobile-digital, telehealth platform to enable patients in rural areas to consult physicians using smartphones or tablets.
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management of the Virginia Tech Foundation’s 305,000-square-foot, mixed-use portfolio in Blacksburg. Recent developments: This is Poe & Cronk’s third year serving as lead sponsor and partner with the Roanoke Valley Gives program. It focuses on a 24-hour online giving event that raises support for more than 150 local non- profits. To date, Cronk says, the pro- gram has raised more than $1 million.
Steve Johnson, presi- dent and founder, Johnson Commercial Development, Bristol
Why he is influential: Johnson is the developer behind The Pinnacle, a regional shopping venue in Bristol, Tenn., that attracted more than 6 mil- lion visitors last year. It is home to more than 70 stores and restaurants. The Pinnacle already is one of the area’s largest employers with more than 1,700 workers, and there’s more development on the way. Johnson plans to develop 300 acres adjacent to The Pinnacle on the Bristol, Va., side of the state line into a sports and entertainment complex. Recent developments: Johnson attended the unveiling last fall of a renovated team room for Virginia Tech’s football team. Johnson, who donated money for the renovation, is a Tech alumnus who played on the school’s football team in the 1980s.
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