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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 […]
Six-building portfolio in Manassas sells for $45M
A six-building portfolio, comprising 212,000 square feet of warehouse and flex space in Manassas, has been sold by Bethesda, Maryland-based Finmarc Management to The Davis Companies and David Holdings JV for $45.58 million, Finmarc Management Inc. announced Jan. 5. The buildings are located at 7345, 7663 and 7795 Coppermine Drive and 7201, 7301 and 7401 […]
Breeden Construction hires marketing manager
Richmond-based Breeden Construction has hired Corbin Matacunas as the company’s marketing manager, Breeden announced Friday. Matacunas will be responsible for conceiving and executing marketing strategies and tactics that drive growth, in addition to working on brand development and messaging. “Corbin is results-oriented and highly collaborative, which makes him a strong cultural fit,” B[...]
Mars sits out Super Bowl 2022
Mars Wrigley, the line of confectionary brands owned by McLean-based Mars Inc., will not have ads in this year’s Super Bowl LVI, the first year the candy company has missed since 2010. A spokeswoman confirmed the move, first reported by Ad Age, to Virginia Business in a statement. “Mars Wrigley will not have an ad […]
VDH funds $5 million for new COVID-19 testing centers
As COVID infection rates reach record numbers from the omicron variant, the Virginia Department of Health will open nine new COVID-19 community testing centers across the state to increase testing availability, Gov. Ralph Northam’s office announced Thursday. The centers will offer polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, considered the most reliable type of COVID-19 test. The […]
Markel promotes Hollis Zyglocke to lead mid-Atlantic region
Glen Allen-based Fortune 500 holding company for insurance, reinsurance and investment operations Markel Corp. has promoted Hollis Zyglocke to regional president, mid-Atlantic region, for the company’s Markel Specialty division, the company announced Thursday. Zyglocke will lead the region within Markel Specialty’s east territory. The region she will lead includes Pennsylvania, Delawar[...]
ASGN promotes Rand Blazer to president
Henrico County-based ASGN Inc. has promoted Rand Blazer, president of Glen Allen-based ASGN subsidiary Apex Systems LLC, to president of ASGN. At the same time, ASGN promoted three other executives as presidents of its subsidiaries, the Fortune 1000 provider of IT and professional staffing services announced Monday. A former U.S. Army Captain, Blazer joined Apex […]
Chesapeake-based Yupo names new CEO
Chesapeake-based synthetic paper manufacturer Yupo Corp. America has named Byron E. Bassett as its new president and CEO. Bassett joins Yupo from North Carolina-based Precision Fabrics Group Inc., where he served as corporate vice president. Bassett replaces Andre Fischbach, who had been in the top spot since 2016. “Byron is a recognized business leader with […]
Washington Football Team to announce new name Feb. 2
On Feb. 2, the Washington Football Team will announce its new name on NBC’s “Today” show. In an announcement on the NFL team’s website, team President Jason Wright wrote that they “are in the homestretch of our rebrand journey.” He said the team name will not be Wolves or RedWolves, early on fan favorites. “Once […]
