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Hunton Andrews Kurth promotes execs
Virginia’s second-largest law firm, Richmond-based Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP, has named a new executive committee chair, the firm announced Monday. Randall S. Parks will succeed George C. Howell III as the chair of the firm’s executive committee. Parks joined the firm (then Hunton & Williams LLP) in 1988. Howell served as chair for five years, […]
Va. Beach shopping center sells for $8.5M
A shopping center near Lynnhaven Mall in Virginia Beach has sold for $8.5 million. The Lynnhaven East and North Mall Shops, at 2701 and 2704 N. Mall Drive, have been sold by Rialto Capital Partners, but the buyer has not been disclosed, according to Colliers. The property has 106,524 square feet and more than 96,000 […]
Ex-Roanoke Times press building to become apartments
Another former newspaper building will be turned into apartments. The former Roanoke Times press building, located at 120 Salem Ave. in Roanoke, sold for $2.2 million. BH Media Group Inc. sold the 51,087-square-foot former press production facility to Belleview Investments LLC as a redevelopment property. A restauranteur shared his plans with The Roanoke Times last […]
NASA vet named president of Leidos’ Dynetics
Huntsville, Alabama-based Dynetics Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Reston-based Fortune 500 government contractor Leidos Holdings Inc., has named Steve Cook as its new Dynetics Group president and Paul Engola as deputy president, effective April 1, the company announced Tuesday. Current Dynetics President Dave King will stay on in a consulting capacity and ensure a […]
Skanska tops out mixed-use building in McLean
Heming at 1800 Chain Bridge Road, a 28-story mixed-use building in McLean, has now been “topped out,’ Skanska announced March 23. Representatives from Skanska, CallisonRTKL, IMEG Corp., and Skanska’s construction partners commemorated the construction milestone by signing a steel beam and placing it at the highest structural feature of the building, a celebration referred to [...]
Capital One inks $125M MLB sponsorship deal
Tysons-based Capital One Financial Corp. has signed a deal reportedly worth $125 million to become the official bank and credit card partner of Major League Baseball and the presenting sponsor of the World Series, Capital One and Major League Baseball announced Monday. CNBC reported the deal is worth $125 million over five years. The Fortune […]
Median home prices rose 9% in Va. since 2021
The cost of buying a home in Virginia increased nearly 9% in the past year, according to a March 21 report from Virginia Realtors. The statewide median sales price in February was $350,000, or $28,550 higher than it was in February 2021. That’s an 8.9% increase and the sharpest gain since June 2021. Not only […]
Super Chix to open 10 locations in Va.
Super Chix Chicken & Custard, a Dallas-based chicken sandwich franchise, plans to open 10 locations in Virginia, beginning with one in Williamsburg, the company announced March 23. Virginia Beach-based management and development company S2K Hospitality will open the first restaurant in Williamsburg’s Midtown Row in the fourth quarter of 2022. “S2K Hospitality is excited to […]
Davenport Energy promotes Harold Thornton to president
Chatham-based Davenport Energy Inc. has promoted Harold E. “Hal” Thornton Jr. to president, the company announced Tuesday. Thornton has been with Davenport, a provider of gas, diesel fuel propane and petroleum products, for 27 years. He was initially hired as human resources director in 1995, rising through the ranks to supervisory and management positions. Most […]
Smithfield Foods donates $2M to Ukraine relief efforts
Virginia-based Smithfield Foods Inc. announced a $2 million donation to relief efforts in Ukraine Monday. The nation’s largest pork processor and hog producer donated $250,000 each to the Global Red Cross Network, Mercy Chefs, Save the Children and World Central Kitchen. “Like the rest of the world, we are humbled and moved by the resilience […]
