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W.M. Jordan Co. hires business development manager
W.M. Jordan Co. has hired Erica Viola as the firm’s business development manager, the Newport News-based construction firm announced on Aug. 3. Viola will focus on seeking new business and building relationships across the Hampton Roads region, according to a news release from W.M. Jordan. The Maryland native previously worked for civil construction firms Iron […]
Roanoke construction firm to renovate Homestead’s Warm Springs Pools
Roanoke-based Lionberger Construction Co. has been selected as the general contractor to renovate The Omni Homestead Resort’s historic Warm Springs Pools, Omni Hotels & Resorts announced Monday. The contractor will restore the men’s and ladies’ bath houses at the formerly named Jefferson Pools and the reception house of The Omni Homestead Resort to their 1925 […]
The Breeden Co. names CFO for Breeden Construction
Virginia Beach-based real estate development firm The Breeden Co. has promoted Angie Loew to vice president and chief financial officer of its Richmond-based Breeden Construction division. Loew joined Breeden in 2004 as a commercial accountant and served most recently as divisional controller of the company’s general contracting division. Loew will be responsible for all financial […]
Salem construction contractor names project manager
Salem-based general construction firm R.L. Price Construction Inc. announced March 9 that Ben Price has been promoted to project manager. Price has been with the firm, which was founded by his father and grandfather, for eight years. Founded in 1990, the firm’s work has included The Roanoke Times press building, multiple projects at Roanoke College […]
W.M. Jordan Co. promotes two Richmond execs
Newport News-based construction firm W.M. Jordan Co. recently promoted two executives in its Richmond division. K. Brooks Ballance has assumed the role of vice president of the Richmond division; William “Bill” L. Lucas Jr. has been promoted to director of estimating for Richmond. Ballance joined the company as a project manager in 1999; he is […]
Charlottesville construction software company acquired by Neb. firm
Omaha, Nebraska-based construction management software company Buildertrend announced Wednesday it has acquired Charlottesville-based CoConstruct, a similar software company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but the two businesses in 2020 served a combined 23,000 clients and more than 1.1 million users, representing more than $200 billion in annual construction projects. The [...]
HRBT tunnel boring machine’s name will be ‘Mary’
Chosen from several entries submitted by Hampton Roads area middle school students, the massive underwater tunnel boring machine (TBM) that arrives later this year to dig new tunnels for the $3.8 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion project will be named Mary, in honor of Mary Winston Jackson, a NASA scientist depicted in “Hidden Figures.” St. […]
Hourigan names new health care division director
Richmond-based commercial construction and development company Hourigan announced Friday that it has named Brian Brown as director of its health care division. Brown brings more than 26 years of experience to the role, including 16 years at Hourigan. At Hourigan, Brown has been instrumental in delivering projects ranging from medical office buildings and critical care […]
Rush Street Gaming announces general contractor for Portsmouth casino
Rush Street Gaming, the developer and gaming operator for the upcoming $300 million Rivers Casino Portsmouth, announced Friday it has chosen a joint venture between Virginia Beach-based S.B. Ballard Construction Co. and Philadelphia, Mississippi-based Yates Construction as the resort casino’s general contractor. Ballard and Yates will construct the 400,000-square-foot casino, which will incl[...]
Roanoke clears path for more downtown development
Roanoke developer Lucas Thornton hopes to break ground this summer on a multimillion-dollar renovation project that will transform what is now Campbell Court Transportation Center, the city’s rundown bus station, into an office tower and another building with apartments and retail space. Thornton’s $35 million development, tentatively named Randolph Street, inched closer to becoming re[...]
Construction begins on $25.5M Danville manufacturing center
The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research (IALR) announced Tuesday it has broken ground on a $25.5 million, 51,250-square-foot manufacturing center on its Danville campus. The Center for Manufacturing Advancement (CMA) will offer space for manufacturing companies establishing or expanding their presence in Southern Virginia. The project is funded by the commonwealth of Virginia and [&hellip[...]
Branch Builds names president
The Branch Builds subsidiary of Roanoke-based construction company The Branch Group announced Wednesday it has promoted Catherine Underwood to president. With 20 years of experience at the company, she was most recently the senior vice president. She began her time with Branch Builds in 2000 as an estimator and has also served as a project […]
