As chief operating officer and partner with PBMares, Mary Aldrich has a full day. The company is in the top 100 certified public accountant consulting firms in the United States. “And this year has been [Read More…]
“I knew when I was 12 years old that I wanted to be an orthodontist,” says Dr. Corrie Swihart, owner of Swihart Orthodontics. “I had problems with my teeth as a child, which made me [Read More…]
Helping patients achieve their personal goals is the mission of Dr. Eric Mierzejski (Mew-jes-ki) at Achieve Chiropractic. That is the reason behind the name of the practice. All goals are important whether relieving pain, winning [Read More…]
It was the summer of 1961. I had just completed my junior year in college. Summertime was for beaches and romance, according to all of the popular songs and movies. My college roommate had invited [Read More…]
“There is no citizen unaffected by the health department. The entire Peninsula benefits from many unseen activities. It is not necessary to walk into the building to enjoy the many services,” says Irene Ferrainolo (Fair-en-ola), [Read More…]
Tucked behind Hilton Shopping Center off Warwick Boulevard is an unassuming building. Inside the plain white windowless façade is 20,000 square feet of wholesale art supplies. Fred Worthington, owner, who is not an artist, was [Read More…]
“I have spent most of my life on the water,” says Doreen Kopacz (rhymes with “topaz”). She is harbormaster at the Seafood Industrial Park (SIP). Wearing many hats, Kopacz says, “I have a lot of [Read More…]
A latecomer to the law profession, Wayne Holcomb, president, managing partner and owner of Holcomb Law, PC, had a 20-year career in the U.S. Navy. Stationed in Norfolk, Holcomb flew planes off of aircraft carriers. [Read More…]
Theresa Rohm and Diane Smith first met at a meeting of the Tidewater Chapter of the Virginia Credit Union League in 1998. They were actually competitors, working for different firms. However, they remained friends. Rohm [Read More…]
“More than 10 percent of the U.S. population reports having hearing difficulties,” says Dr. Mavis Garrett, owner of Maico Audiological Services. “This number will increase as the baby boomers age.” Garrett is optimistic that the [Read More…]
“We buy junk, restore it and sell treasures,” says Richard Henson, owner of Cody’s Lights & Repair in Phoebus. Sitting at an old table in his shop, Henson is surrounded by lamps and parts, floor [Read More…]
“These have been the best years of my life,” says Sharyn Fox, municipal program manager at Whitman, Requardt and Associates, LLP (WRA) an engineering consulting firm involved in construction management and environmental issues. Fox has [Read More…]
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