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Homestead Creamery to expand Franklin County facility
Dairy products maker Homestead Creamery will carry out a $2.5 million renovation and expansion of its Franklin County production facility, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. The company will build a new ice cream production room and install additional production and refrigeration equipment and freezers. The expansion is in response to growing customer demand for the […]
Chesapeake shopping center sells for $20.05M
A community shopping center in Chesapeake sold for $20.05 million in early June, property records show. Located at 4300 Portsmouth Blvd., adjacent to the Chesapeake Square mall, the roughly 180,000-square-foot shopping center sold for $18.847 million, and an associated 1.32-acre outparcel sold for $1.203 million. The shopping center is 90% leased. Its tenants include Value […]
Wawa parcel in Newport News bought for $4.5M
A property leased to a Wawa in Newport News sold for $4.5 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Monday. OMILOS LLC — registered to an Arlington County address — bought the 1.95-acre parcel located at 11124 Jefferson Ave. Property records show that Athanasios K. Polyzos previously owned the property, beginning Nov. 16, 2022. Clark […]
Bristol casino ups the ante for opening
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol’s development team has pushed back the opening of the permanent casino, previously expected in July, and will instead open the approximately $515 million permanent casino resort in late fall. The team — a joint venture between Hard Rock, Par Ventures President Clyde Stacy and The United Co. Chairman Jim […]
Richmond switches up stadium funding plan
UPDATED JULY 16 Richmond City Council this spring pitched a bit of a curveball on financing of the city’s new baseball stadium. On May 8, councilors approved a plan that they say would save the city money and get the replacement stadium — part of the proposed Diamond District — completed in time to meet […]
VIPC partners with VC funds to invest $100 million in 100 startups
The Virginia Innovation Partnership Corp. is partnering with seven venture capital fund managers to invest $100 million in 100 Virginia-based startups. Through the partnership, announced May 20 by Gov. Glenn Youngkin and named Virginia Invests, VIPC will commit $40 million to the seven funds using previously awarded funding from the U.S. Treasury Department’s State Small […]
Liebherr to expand Newport News-Hampton facility
Newport News-based Liebherr Mining Equipment will invest $72.3 million to expand a plant at the border of Newport News and Hampton, creating an estimated 175 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday. “We thank Liebherr, an international leader in mining equipment manufacturing, for its commitment to the commonwealth of Virginia,” Youngkin said in a statement. “Liebherr […]
Va. ranked No. 1 in customized workforce training by Business Facilities
The Virginia Talent Accelerator Program has taken the top spot in site selection industry publication Business Facilities’ ranking of states’ customized workforce training for the second year in a row. Business Facilities is a magazine geared toward corporate site selectors and site selection consultants. The publication released on Monday the top states for a few […]
MicroStrategy buys $786M more bitcoin since late April
Tysons-based tech company MicroStrategy keeps growing its bitcoin holdings, most recently spending about $786 million to acquire almost 12,000 more of the cryptocurrency. From April 27 to June 19, the company, which is widely reported to be the world’s largest corporate bitcoin holder, acquired approximately 11,931 bitcoins for approximately $786 million in cash, according to […]
Arlington County office building to get $40M makeover
JBG Smith has started construction on a $40 million renovation project for an 11-floor commercial building in Arlington County, the Bethesda, Maryland-based developer announced Tuesday. The company plans to make the 444,916-square-foot building, built in 1985, at 2011 Crystal Drive into an office building and “amenity hub.” The project will include a new 300-person capacity […]
