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Baltimore bridge collapse will drive ships to Port of Va.
After a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday, causing the bridge to collapse and possibly claiming multiple lives, ships bound for the Port of Baltimore will be diverted to other ports, primarily the Port of Virginia and the Port of New York and New Jersey. The Virginia Port Authority, […]
HHHunt starts work on 2,200-home development in Midlothian
Construction has started on a new master-planned community in Chesterfield County’s Midlothian area that will bring hundreds of single-family homes, town houses, apartments and commercial space. Glen Allen-based developer HHHunt and real estate investment firm GrayCo are developing The Aire at Westchester. The 334-acre tract is at Route 288 and Midlothian Turnpike on the western […]
Pembroke Square starts phase 2 of mall redevelopment
Pembroke Square will begin the next phase of demolition Monday on the former Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach, as part of a $200 million mixed-use redevelopment project. The roof and columns of the mall’s structure will be removed at the northeast entrance, north of Kohl’s on the Constitution Drive side of the former mall. A […]
Va. Beach economic developer to lead Va. Beach Vision
Laura Hayes Chalk is leaving Virginia Beach‘s economic development department to become the executive director of Virginia Beach Vision, a business advocacy group in Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach Vision announced Tuesday. Chalk, who will start July 10, succeeds Martha McClees, who announced her retirement in November 2023. Virginia Beach’s deputy director of economic development, Chal[...]
Tucker Door & Trim enters Va. with $10M Henrico plant
Tucker Door & Trim, a Georgia-based distributor and manufacturer of doors, windows and specialty millwork for the construction industry, will soon open its first facility in Virginia, creating 50 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. Tucker Door & Trim will invest $10 million in a Henrico County manufacturing and assembly facility for fiberboard and fiberglass […]
McLean AI health care startup raises $111M in Series A funding
McLean-based Zephyr AI has raised $111 million in a Series A funding round, the health care technology startup announced March 13. The round included participation from about 30 investors, including Revolution Growth, Eli Lilly & Co., Jeff Skoll, and Epiq Capital Group, according to a news release and a Securities and Exchange Commission filing from […]
Virginia Tech announces new CFO
Virginia Tech has hired Simon Allen as its chief financial officer and vice president for finance, the university announced Monday. Allen is currently vice president for finance and CFO of the Ithaca campus of Cornell University. In his new role, which he’ll start May 6, Allen will report to Virginia Tech Executive Vice President and […]
Noblis names new CIO
Reston-based Noblis will appoint Mark Lay as its vice president and chief information officer, the not-for-profit federal contractor announced Wednesday. Lay will take the place of Gail Hogan, who announced her retirement in December 2023 and whose last day is expected to be April 5. He will report to Gary Sladic, Noblis’ chief financial officer, […]
Torc makes interim CFO permanent
Blacksburg-based self-driving truck company Torc Robotics, a subsidiary of Daimler Truck, hired Richard Kannan as its new chief financial officer, the company announced Thursday. Kannan, who had served as interim CFO since August, will also become a member of Torc’s executive leadership team. “Richard has proven himself to be an invaluable asset to Torc during […]
Former US Treasury Secretary Snow to retire from Armada Hoffler board
Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury John Snow will retire from real estate firm Armada Hoffler‘s board of directors, the Virginia Beach company announced this week. Snow, 84, has served as a director since Armada Hoffler went public in 2013 and served as lead independent director from 2013 to 2019. He was treasury secretary for […]
