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State awards $7M in grants to help with site readiness
Eleven commercial projects across the commonwealth will get a boost to help with site readiness, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The Virginia Business Ready Site program, administered by the Virginia Economic Development Partnership, awarded $7 million in development grants. Having project-ready sites available has been a priority for VEDP, and Northam asked for $150 million […]
NoVa’s 2021 home sales surpassed 2020 total
In Northern Virginia, nearly 27,000 homes were sold in 2021, an increase of 17% over 2020’s total and the highest number of sales since 2005, the Northern Virginia Association of Realtors reported this week. “For the year, the NVAR footprint total sales volume was up by more than 23%, reaching almost $19 billion. This is […]
Hampton Roads home sales steady at end of 2021
The number of listings in the Hampton Roads real estate market dropped significantly, sales increased, and inventory dropped to a new low in December 2021, Real Estate Information Network Inc. reported. Last month, there were 2,821 active listings, down 26% year-over-year when compared to active listings in December 2020. But the number of properties that […]
HCA hires new Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center CEO
HCA Virginia has hired Ryan DeWeese to be the new chief executive officer of Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, effective Feb. 14. DeWeese is currently chief operating officer of HCA Healthcare sister hospital Ocala Health, in Ocala, Florida, where he has been since 2020. But he is no stranger to Virginia. Before his role in Ocala, […]
Northrop Grumman lands $1.4B Army contract
The U.S. Army has awarded a five-year-contract valued at about $1.4 billion to Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. for low-rate initial production and full-rate production of the Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS). Developed in partnership with Northrop Grumman, IBCS is the centerpiece of the U.S. Army’s modernization strategy for air and […]
Williams Mullen hires former McAuliffe adviser
Williams Mullen has hired Christopher J. “Chris” McDonald as a director of government relations in the Richmond office. McDonald previously served as a member of former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s administration, counseling the governor’s office, the secretary of commerce and trade and the then-Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy, along with other government entiti[...]
Breeden Co. names new president and CEO
More than 60 years after Ramon W. Breeden Jr. founded his Virginia Beach-based real estate development company, The Breeden Co. has new leadership. Chief Operating Officer Timothy Faulkner has been promoted as the company’s next president and CEO, after more than 20 years with the Virginia Beach-based company, and Breeden, who founded the company in […]
Recent commercial real estate sales in Virginia
Central Virginia An 8,540-square-foot mixed-use building in Lynchburg sold for $1.3 million. Built in 2018, the property, located at 1285 Enterprise Drive, includes three two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments and two first-floor commercial suites, both under long-term leases. It was 100% occupied at the time of sale. Virginia Beach-based Anjuna LLC bought the property from FOF LLC. […]
White Marsh Shopping Center sells for $4.1M
White Marsh Shopping Center in Gloucester County has sold for $4.1 million to Nexus Capital LLC. The seller of the property was White Marsh Properties LLC, which was the owner for more than 40 years. The shopping center, first developed in 1961, has 110,029 square feet, which includes 15,046 square feet of mini storage units […]
Commercial real estate leases across Va.
The following leases were completed between Dec. 14, 2021, and Jan. 10: Central Virginia Matt Gentry Agency renewed 1,151 square feet at 8401 Patterson Ave. in Richmond. Catherine Walker of Colliers Virginia handled the transaction on behalf of the landlord. American Pest Management leased 5,007 square feet at 1750 E Parham Road in Richmond. Joe […]
