Business briefcase
Posted: February 16, 2013
City National Bank has broken ground on its new branch office at Jubal Early Drive and Valley Avenue in Winchester.
The branch is scheduled to open in the summer; it replace a branch on Weems Lane.
City National operates 20 branches along the Interstate 81 corridor between Martinsburg, W.Va., and Lexington — including Winchester, Stephens City, Strasburg, Front Royal and Woodstock.
The new Winchester branch will have a 5,700 square-foot office, three drive-through lanes and a drive-through automated teller machine.
“We are thrilled to be adding this important location in Winchester,” said Katrina Meade, regional manager for City National’s Northern Virginia markets. “This full-service facility, at the corner of two of the city’s most traveled streets, will give City excellent visibility — and our customers will enjoy increased access.”
Jim Barb Realty Inc. has named George Johnson as its top lister, Susie Old as top salesperson and Margaret Barb as top producer for January.
Barrett Machine Inc. has announced that Dennis Ridings of Irongate is joining the staff as estimator and project manager.
He has more than 40 years of experience in fabricating and erecting structural and miscellaneous steel.
Contact dennis@barrettmachine.com or call 540-247-1988.
The Top of Virginia Regional Chamber will host a Business and Breakfast from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Tuesday in Nibblins at 229 Market St. in the Rutherford Crossing shopping center north of Winchester.
All chamber members and prospective members are welcome to attend. They should bring business cards for networking and door prizes.
Top of Virginia Regional Chamber members are invited free of charge to the first Feltner Forum, to be held at 4 p.m. March 1 in the Feltner Building at 9 Court Square on the Loudoun Street Mall in Winchester.
The featured speaker will be City Manager Dale Iman, who will update the chamber membership on “Renovating Winchester’s Living Room,” an update on the historic downtown mall revitalization project. Other city staff members involved in the project will also be present.
A reception will be held following the forum at 5 p.m.
The Feltner Forum series is a joint effort by Shenandoah University, Tech Team Solutions and the Top of Virginia Regional Chamber.
Admission is free to chamber members, but seating is limited, so reservations must be made by calling 540-678-4426.
RE/MAX Roots Winchester‘s top listing agent for January is Jan Copeland; the top buyer agent is Traci Shoberg; and the top producer is Brett Sowder.
Steve Slaughter, owner of Frederick Block, Brick & Stone, sales manager Greg Rhodes and inside sales manager Eric Estep recently attended the 28th annual Carolina Brick Forum in Greensboro, N.C.
The two-day event featured lectures and an exhibit hall allowing distributors to learn about new products, technology, technical information and trends in the industry.
Frederick Block, Brick & Stone is a third-generation, family-owned business in Winchester. It is the leading area distributor of masonry and hardscape products for residential and commercial structures. FBBS now has a second store in Upperville.
For more information, call 540-667-1261 or visit www.frederickblock.com.
Success Mortgage has announced that Robyn Graves, Ron Price and Bill Askew have completing their training for reverse mortgages.
They can be called at 540-678-0800 for answers to mortgage and reverse mortgage questions.
Success Mortage is at 27 W. Jubal Early Drive in Winchester.
Dr. Craig Zunka of Front Royal recently returned from Chicago, where he taught a class on dento-cranial manipulations.
The class focused on manipulation of the head and neck for the treatment of temporomandibular joint disorders and chronic head pain.
Chuck Pearce of Gore, a commercial loan broker, now serves all of the southeastern states.
Contact 540-888-3007 or trf@visuallink.com.
Briefcase submissions may be emailed to Janice Sanders at jsanders@winchesterstar.com, faxed to 540-667-1649, or sent to 2 N. Kent St., Winchester, Va. 22601. The deadline is 5 p.m. Thursday. Head-shot photos may be sent by email, but group photos cannot be published.