Atlantic Union to acquire American National Bank
Updated 4:15 p.m. July 25 Richmond-based Atlantic Union Bank‘s parent company announced Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire American National Bankshares Inc., which is headquartered in Danville and is the holding company of American National Bank and Trust Co. The combined bank will have total assets of $23.7 billion as of […]
Former Henrico bank branch sells for $1.6M
A former Atlantic Union Bank branch in Henrico County has sold for $1.6 million. 8209 W Broad Street LLC, which is registered to an address in Chesterfield County, purchased the 3,579-square-foot former bank office on approximately .58 acres from Atlantic Union Bank. The property is located at 8209 W Broad St. Will McGoogan of Cushman […]
Atlantic Union Bank names CIO
Matt Linderman is Atlantic Union Bank‘s new chief information officer, the bank’s Richmond-based holding company, Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp., announced Friday. Linderman was previously the chief technology officer of PNC Financial Services Group Inc. Prior to that, he was PNC’s senior vice president of data center and cloud products. “Matt is an accomplished IT executive [[...]
Atlantic Union transferring stock listing to NYSE
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp., the Richmond-based holding company for Atlantic Union Bank, announced Friday it is transferring the listing of its common stock and depositary shares from the Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange. The bank‘s first day of trading on the NYSE is Jan. 18. “We are excited to join the NYSE alongside […]
Caroline County building sells for $3M
A 71,252-square-foot office building in Caroline County has sold for just over $3 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Sept. 5. The building, located at 24010 Partnership Blvd. in Ruther Glen, is on 47 acres. Atlantic Union Bank sold the building to Partnership Blvd Properties LLC. Will McGoogan of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer […]
Future shock
As companies across Virginia continue to adjust to workplace changes created by the COVID-19 pandemic, many human resources managers say one thing is clear: The way people work has changed for good. “This is a new work environment — the workplace has changed now,” says Kirstin Shelton, vice president of human resources for Octo Consulting […]
Atlantic Union reopens corporate offices
John Asbury, president and CEO of Richmond-based Atlantic Union Bankshares, has learned a lot about his employees during the pandemic. Chief among them: Many of them often don’t need to be in the office five days a week to get their work done. But he also knows that some in-office collaboration is key to the […]
Embedded finance
Several years ago, Blue Ridge Bank President and CEO Brian Plum began to notice a movement across the broader economy. “We live in a world where data has value,” Plum says. “It only made sense that over time, [as] you would see more sellers or other service providers that have built out platforms to try […]
Atlantic Union Bank names Maria Tedesco COO
Richmond-based Atlantic Union Bank has named Maria Tedesco its chief operating officer, effective immediately. It’s a new position for the bank. Tedesco will continue in her role as president as well. She joined the bank in 2018 and previously was chief operating officer for BMO Harris Bank’s U.S. retail and business banking lines, as well […]
Finance | Insurance
JOHN ASBURY PRESIDENT AND CEO, ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES, RICHMOND A native of Radford who graduated from Virginia Tech and received his MBA at William & Mary, Asbury now leads the largest regional bank headquartered in Virginia. Atlantic Union, which employs 1,839 people in Virginia, reported $677 million in revenue in 2020. It also has $19.6 […]
Spotsylvania bank building sold for $1.1M
A former Atlantic Union Bank branch office in Spotsylvania County has sold for $1,145,000, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced last week. The 3,229-square-foot building at 5831 Plank Road sits on .94 acres. Katy Land Holdings LLC, based in Texas, purchased the building. Will McGoogan, Jamie Scully, CCIM and Berkley Mitchell of Thalhimer handled the […]
Applications open Jan. 19 for new PPP round
The relief loan floodgates will reopen Tuesday, as the U.S. Small Business Administration opens the latest $284.5 billion round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funding available. This time, borrowers who received allocations during the initial rounds of PPP funding in 2020 can reapply under Second Draw PPP Loan applications. First Draw PPP Loans are for […]


















