Business Notes: Chevy Chase Trust names new CEO
Plus: Francesca’s closing Bethesda Row store this month By Dan Schere |
January 4, 2021
Photo courtesy of Chevy Chase Trust
Chevy Chase Trust names new CEO
The investment management firm Chevy Chase Trust has named Jeff Whitaker as its new president and CEO, the company announced Monday. The appointment is effective immediately.
Whitaker previously worked at Bridgewater Associates, Berkshire Partners and the J.P. Morgan U.S. Private Bank during the last two decades, according to a press release.
Whitaker said in the press release that he is honored to join the company.
Top 20 development stories of 2020
The future of Lakeforest, Westfield Montgomery malls drew attention By Caitlynn Peetz |
December 29, 2020 | 10:57 am
In a year marked by changes to nearly everything, the emergence of new construction projects was a constant.
Among the most read stories about development in 2020 were one about a multi-million-dollar project in Rockville that includes a Wegmans grocery store and one about a plan to overhaul Westfield Montgomery mall in Bethesda.
The future of Lakeforest Mall and the possibility of an Amazon distribution center, both in Gaithersburg, also caught readers’ attention.
The 20 most read development stories of the year were:
Developers hope to break ground in 2021 on a major building project along Rockville Pike that will include a Wegmans grocery store.
By David Hagedorn |
February 1, 2021
Poutine a dish popular in Quebec made with french fries topped with cheese curds and a gravy-like sauce is sold at the Pop-Up Poutine food truck and a Rockville storefront. Photo by Lindsey Max
Popping up
Two food trucks, Pop-Up Poutine and Pop-Up Patisserie, are wheeling around Montgomery County thanks to husband and wife entrepreneurs Greta Ober and Stephan Beauchesne.
The Canadians, who live in Germantown, met at Montreal’s McGill University in 1988 and married in 1989. (Beauchesne, who was born and raised in Montreal, is quick to clarify he’s French-Canadian; Ober’s from the province of Saskatchewan.) He has an MBA in finance and economics; she has a master’s degree in library and information science.