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Inova breaks ground on Alexandria, Springfield hospitals
In late September, Inova Health System broke ground on two new hospitals — one in Alexandria and the other in Springfield, the start of a new phase for the Falls Church health system. Both acute-care hospitals are expected to be completed in 2028, officials say. Inova Alexandria, which will sit on the former Landmark Mall […]
Legal Elite 2024: Construction Law
Stephan F. Andrews O’Hagan Meyer Richmond D. Stan Barnhill Woods Rogers Roanoke Wilfredo Bonilla Jr. Crenshaw, Ware & Martin Norfolk Stephen W. Brewer Willcox Savage Norfolk Shannon J. Briglia Smith Currie & Hancock Tysons Kelly J. Bundy Hirschler Richmond Kristan B. Burch Kaufman & Canoles Norfolk William Alexander Burnett Williams Mullen Richmond Brian B. Cashmere […]
Hardee to retire as Lawson Cos. CEO in 2025
Lawson Cos., the Norfolk-based residential real estate development and construction company, announced Thursday its president and CEO, Carl Hardee, will retire at the end of 2025. Aaron Phipps, Lawson’s senior vice president and chief financial officer, is expected to succeed Hardee, who was named president and CEO in 2016, according to the company’s announcement. Hardee […]
The other tunnel project
Despite complications including a run-in with an abandoned anchor, workers are now back at it, constructing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel’s second tunnel across the Thimble Shoal Channel. As of July, the bridge-tunnel’s expansion from one tunnel to two is set to be finished in 2027 — five years later than expected and 10 years after work […]
ACI doubles its Chesterfield HQ
Commercial and industrial contractor Atlantic Constructors Inc. (ACI) is doubling its headquarters in Chesterfield County, a roughly $25 million project. The contractor, which provides mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection products and services, plans to open a second 170,000-square-foot building on 18 acres beside its existing building, which sits on 25 acres, in early November. [&[...]
Virginia 500: The 2024-25 Power List
Who are Virginia’s most powerful and influential leaders in business, government, politics and education this year? Find out in the fifth annual edition of the Virginia 500: The 2024-25 Power List. Read more about how we assembled the Virginia 500 from our editor. Executives are listed in alphabetical order by industry. Below you will find links […]
Virginia 500 Spotlight August 2024: MAGGIE REED
PERSONAL MOTTO: She believed she could, so she did. WHAT MAKES ME HAPPIEST: I am happiest outdoors doing almost anything or curled up with a book and my dogs. HOBBY/PASSION: I love to read and to learn — be it podcasts, audiobooks, physical books or life experiences. HOW I CHOSE MY CAREER: I went to […]
Caesars Virginia — a work in progress
Lots can change over three years and eight months. Back in September 2020, Danville, its industrial development authority and Nevada-based Caesars Entertainment signed a development agreement naming Caesars the city’s preferred gaming operator and outlining the parties’ obligations. Back then, Caesars budgeted $400 million to build its Caesars Virginia resort casino on the Schoolfield [...]
DataBank to add leased data center to Ashburn campus
DataBank, a Texas provider of data center, cloud, and interconnection services, has signed a lease on a data center currently under construction on Red Rum Drive in Ashburn by GI Partners, the California investment firm announced Thursday. Two other data center buildings are already located on Red Rum Drive. One is owned by DataBank and […]
Bowman announces executive promotions
Michael Bruen has been named Bowman Consulting Group’s president, the Reston-based engineering services firm announced last week. Gary Bowman, who formerly was president, retains his roles as CEO and chairman. Dan Swayze, who served as executive vice president and division manager, will fill Bruen’s former role as chief operating officer and will become an executive […]
Dewberry wins $810M FEMA contract
The Department of Homeland Security has awarded Dewberry, an engineering, architecture and construction firm in Fairfax County, an $810 million contract to deliver logistics planning and construction services to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to a System for Award Management (SAM) notice published Friday. The indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract will support FEMA&#[...]
Branch Group acquires N.C. contractor
The Branch Group, a Roanoke-based heavy-highway and building contractor, has closed on its acquisition of Burnsville, North Carolina-based Young & McQueen, a 37-year-old contracting firm specializing in heavy civil and highway construction, site work, bridges and structures construction, the company announced Monday. Branch declined to release financial terms of the deal, which closed on May [[...]
