Recent Articles from Kate Andrews
Va. Beach retail building sold for $2.2M
A Virginia Beach retail building has been sold for $2.2 million, and the buyer plans to develop a Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers restaurant in the 6,000-square-foot building, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced last week. Mosley Real Estate Advisors Inc. purchased the 796 Lynnhaven Parkway building from United Restaurant Group LP and also plans […]
Va. new jobless claims dropped below 7,000 last week
Virginia’s new unemployment claims fell last week, as did continued claims, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday. For the filing week ending June 19, 6,905 people filed initial jobless claims, a decrease of 944 from the previous week. Continued unemployment claims totaled 42,878 last week, down 1,915 claims from the previous week. This time a […]
State unemployment rate slid to 4.5% in May
Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 4.5% in May, dropping 0.2 percentage points below April’s jobless rate. May’s statewide unemployment rate was 4 percentage points below May 2020’s rate of 8.5% in the first months of the pandemic shutdowns. Virginia continued to trend lower than the nation; the U.S. unemployment rate for May was […]
Va. General Assembly to convene special session on Aug. 2
The Virginia General Assembly will convene in Richmond on Aug. 2 for a special session to allocate more than $4.3 billion in federal relief funding, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Wednesday in a proclamation. In May, Northam and Democratic leaders from the Virginia State Senate and the House of Delegates outlined their priorities for the special […]
Shenandoah Growers taps new chief science officer
Tessa Pocock has been named Shenandoah Growers Inc.’s new chief science officer effective immediately, coming to the Rockingham County-based indoor agriculture company from San Francisco-based Plenty Unlimited Inc., where she was director of lighting optimization. Pocock, who holds a Ph.D. in environmental stress biology and master’s degrees in plant biochemistry and biology from Weste[...]
Va. hotel revenues increased by 178% in May
Virginia hotel revenues for May 2021 increased by 178% compared with May 2020, according to data released Tuesday by STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. During the same period, rooms sold went up by 96%. The average daily rate (ADR) paid for hotel rooms rose 42% […]
HII names new CIO for Newport News Shipbuilding
Jason K. Sutton has been promoted to chief information officer for Newport News Shipbuilding, parent company Huntington Ingalls Industries announced last week. Sutton, who joined the company in 2018 as director of operations integration and is currently program director for steel fabrication and assembly, will be responsible for all aspects of information technology and lead […]
Va. Beach industrial property sells for $3M
A 38,600-square-foot industrial building on 4.34 acres in Virginia Beach has been sold for $3,015,000, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced last week. The property at 1424 Baker Road was sold by Baker & Associates LLC to B&D Acquisitions as an investment. Geoffrey W. Poston of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer handled negotiations on the […]
Henrico County building sold for $2.2M
Brian Scrimpsher purchased a 15,327-square-foot building for $2,225,000 in western Henrico County, which will be used as a VA Cars Inc. dealership, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced last week. The property at 7494 W. Broad St. is on 1.1 acres, and it was purchased from Ross Square LLC, with James Ashby IV of Cushman […]
East Coast Appliance acquires Norfolk building for $1.4M
East Coast Appliance has purchased a 40,000-square-foot building in Norfolk for $1.4 million, which it plans to use as a warehouse, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced last week. The property, at 1164 Azalea Garden Road, is on 2.9 acres and was purchased from Richard and Cheryl Hart. Geoffrey W. Poston of Thalhimer handled the […]