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Five Guys moving HQ to Alexandria
Five Guys Enterprises LLC is moving its corporate headquarters from southern Fairfax County to Alexandria this month, a spokesperson confirmed Friday. The new main office for the family-owned hamburger chain will be in leased space at 1940 Duke St., starting July 17. Friday was the company’s last day at its Lorton headquarters at 10718 Richmond […]
Bon Secours taps Mary Immaculate Hospital president
Alan George, a former health care executive from Georgia, started as president of Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News this week, the health care system announced Tuesday. George comes from ScionHealth, where he served as the chief operating officer for St. Francis – Emory Healthcare in Columbus, Georgia. He previously was CEO of […]
Richmond City Council passes casino legislation — again
Richmond City Council on Monday selected RVA Entertainment Holdings LLC — a joint venture between Urban One Inc. and Churchill Downs Inc. — as the city’s preferred casino operator, one of several administrative steps the city must take before a mulligan casino referendum lands on ballots in November, asking voters to reconsider allowing the proposed […]
UMW hires new business college dean
The University of Mary Washington named a new College of Business dean, Filiz Tabak, who will start July 10 at the Fredericksburg university, in an announcement this week. She comes from Towson University in Maryland, where she was acting associate dean of its College of Business & Economics most recently. Tabak succeeds interim Dean Ken […]
Inova receives $75M donation for heart, vascular programs
Northern Virginia philanthropists Dwight and Martha Schar have made a $75 million matching gift to support Inova Health System’s heart and vascular treatment programs, Inova announced Tuesday. The Schars have donated a total of $126 million to the Falls Church-based health system since 1993, including $50 million in 2015 to establish Fairfax County’s Inova Schar […]
VCU names new engineering dean
Azim Eskandarian, a Virginia Tech mechanical engineering professor and department head, has been named the next dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering, VCU announced Tuesday. Eskandarian, whose appointment takes effect Aug. 1, will also serve as the William H. Goodwin Jr. Endowed Chair of the engineering college. He’s currently department head and […]
Gray promoted from Navy Region Mid-Atlantic commander
After less than a year as the Norfolk-based commander of the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Christopher “Scotty” Gray is being promoted to lead the Navy Installations Command in Washington, D.C., pending U.S. Senate confirmation. Gray, who will be promoted to vice admiral after approval by the Senate, was relieved by his successor, […]
CoStar makes $18M pledge to VCU for arts building
CoStar Group, the Washington, D.C.-based real estate data analytics company with a large presence in Richmond, has committed to give $18 million to Virginia Commonwealth University to build an arts and innovation academic building in Richmond, the company announced Friday. The building, which will tentatively be named the CoStar Center for Arts and Innovation, will […]
Altria settles 6,000 Juul-related lawsuits for $235M
Henrico County-based Altria Group Inc. has settled at least 6,000 state and federal lawsuits related to Juul Labs Inc. for $235 million, the Fortune 500 tobacco manufacturer announced Wednesday. The settlements will be paid in the second quarter of 2023. Altria purchased a 35% stake in e-cigarette company Juul for $12.8 billion in 2018. Months […]
Richmond City Council approves Diamond District
Richmond City Council members voted unanimously Monday to approve the $2.44 billion Diamond District mixed-use development, which aims to include a replacement for the 38-year-old stadium of the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels baseball team by the end of 2025. Councilors also approved an ordinance to convey 61 acres of city-owned land to the Richmond Economic […]
