Recent Articles from Beth JoJack
SCHEV board member hired as new director
Less than a year after joining the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia’s board, A. Scott Fleming will be SCHEV’s next director, the state agency announced Thursday. Fleming, whom Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed to the SCHEV board in July 2023, stepped down from the body this week after accepting the job as director. He […]
HP Hood announces $83.5M expansion in Frederick County
HP Hood, a nationally branded dairy processor, will invest more than $83.5 million to expand dairy processing operations at its Winchester-area facility in Frederick County, Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office announced Tuesday. The project includes upgrades to production and packaging equipment as well as construction of additional warehouse and cooler space. HP Hood’s expansion will provide [&helli[...]
Norfolk strip mall near NSU sells for $2M
University Shoppes, an 8,800-square-foot retail strip center in Norfolk, sold for $2 million, according to a news release from S.L. Nusbaum Realty. An entity registered as University Shoppes LLC sold 1500 E. Brambleton Shoppes, which is located near Norfolk State University, to an entity registered as 1500 East Brambleton Shoppes LLC. The shopping center has […]
Henrico trade school building sells for $1.27M
Ashland-based HSH Investments has purchased a building in Henrico County leased by long-term tenant Lotus Professional College from Ritesan Co. Inc. for $1.27 million. SLN Capital Markets, a division of S.L. Nusbaum Realty, announced the sale of 8935 Patterson Ave. on April 2. Henrico County recorded the sale March 27. The 10,150-square-foot building sits on […]
Sheetz starts construction on $2.4M Chesterfield property
Sheetz is building a store on 2.66 acres in Chesterfield County that it purchased for $2.45 million. The Altoona, Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain bought the property at 9420 Midlothian Turnpike from Gouldin Properties on March 18, according to county property records. Sheetz has started construction of a store at the site, according to a Tuesday […]
McLean’s Iridium closes on Satelles deal
McLean-based Iridium Communications, a global satellite communications company, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Satelles, a Reston-based provider of satellite-based time and location services that assist GPS and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), the company announced Tuesday. Iridium first announced the acquisition in March. The positioning, navigation and timing se[...]
231-unit affordable housing development coming to McLean
Construction will begin immediately on the 231-unit first phase of an affordable housing development in McLean backed by Amazon.com, SCG Development announced Wednesday. Located at 1750 Old Meadow Road, Somos at McLean Metro will be developed in two phases. In the first phase, Tysons-based SCG Development will demolish an abandoned office building on the property […]
Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers CEO to retire
Jay Bryant, CEO of Herndon-based Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA), is retiring at the end of this year, and Jon Cowell, MDVA’s current chief financial officer, will succeed him, the cooperative announced Friday. Bryant has worked at the MDVA, a cooperative of more than 900 dairy farm families in 10 states, for […]
Franklin County names economic development director
Roanoke County’s assistant director for economic development, Danielle Poe, will start her new job as director of economic development for Franklin County on April 15. Since joining Roanoke County in 2022, Poe has been responsible for real estate development, business retention and expansion and key community partnerships, Franklin County said in a statement. She succeeds […]
Port of Va. is already handling cargo diverted from Baltimore
On Tuesday afternoon, workers at the Port of Virginia’s Virginia International Gateway facility in Portsmouth unloaded cargo that had been scheduled for the Baltimore Harbor before a container ship struck and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in a fatal accident that has left the shipping channel closed for at least several weeks to come. […]