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As the 2025 SBA Virginia Small Business Person of the Year, Mills built one of the Mid-Atlantic's most respected minority-owned ship repair contractors, keeping U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and commercial fleets operational from Hampton Roads ports.
Donald Mills is Founder and CEO of Mills Marine and Ship Repair, a Suffolk, Virginia firm providing ship repair, maintenance, and modification services to the U.S.
Navy, Coast Guard, and commercial shipping operators. He was named the 2025 SBA Virginia Small Business Person of the Year. The company is among the more prominent minority-owned ship repair contractors on the Mid-Atlantic coast.
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