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Virginia Tech breaks ground on $85M Hitt Hall
Virginia Tech leaders and donors broke ground Wednesday on the university’s $85 million, 100,000-square-foot Hitt Hall, which will house the Myers-Lawson School of Construction. The building, which has an expected completion of spring 2024, will feature general assignment classrooms and a 600-seat multivenue dining facility. The Myers-Lawson School is a collaboration between the College of [[...]
Associated General Contractors of Va. elects officers
The Associated General Contractors of Virginia (AGCVA) has elected new officers and members to the industry group’s board of directors. Anthony Smith of Service Contracting of Virginia Inc. will serve as board chair, Don Sproul of Clancy & Theys Construction Co. will serve as vice chair and Arlene Lee of Lee Building Co. will serve […]
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[...]
$55M affordable housing community to be built in Richmond
Construction is set to start in January 2022 on a new $55 million affordable housing community in Richmond, developer Dakota Partners announced this week, after having purchased a 14.4-acre parcel at 2200 Brady St. on Richmond’s South Side. To be known as Brady Square, the community will include 264 residential units in two buildings constructed […]
Construction begins on Rivers Casino Portsmouth
Chicago-based developer and gaming operator Rush Street Gaming broke ground Tuesday on Rivers Casino Portsmouth, kicking off construction of the $300 million casino and entertainment complex. Located off Victory Boulevard, the complex will have a casino, BetRivers sportsbook, restaurants, a live entertainment lounge, hotel and event center. It is scheduled to open in early 2023. […]
Construction begins on Hard Rock casino in Bristol
Construction has started on the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol’s temporary casino, with opening scheduled in the second quarter of 2022, Hard Rock International Inc. announced Thursday. Before its permanent casino is built, Hard Rock will build a 30,000-square-foot casino at the former Bristol Mall. It will feature 900 gaming slots and 20 tables […]
2021 CONSTRUCTION LAW Q&A
Joshua C. “Josh” Johnson MichieHamlett Attorneys at Law, Roanoke Title: Partner Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia Education: Bachelor’s degree, University of Virginia; law degree, U.Va. School of Law Spouse: Kristin B. Johnson Children: 3 boys: Alex, Patch and Teddy First job as a lawyer: Johnson, Ayers & Matthews, Roanoke Fan of: George Strait Recently read book: “Greenlights,” […[...]
Amazon has hired 3,500 HQ2 workers
Amazon.com Inc. has hired 3,500 of its 25,000 planned workers for HQ2, the tech behemoth’s $2.5 billion East Coast headquarters in Arlington. Meanwhile, construction on the two office towers for HQ2’s first phase, Metropolitan Park, is more than halfway complete, company representatives said during a site tour Wednesday. Amazon has added about 500 […]
New luxury apartments coming to downtown Norfolk
With $56.2 million in financing in place, Marathon Development Group’s Frank “Buddy” Gadams is ready to start work on “Gravity 400 Apartments,” in downtown Norfolk, Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC and Breeden Construction announced. Located at 400 Waterside Drive, the 273-unit high-rise apartment tower will be have studio, one-, two-, and three-bedroom floor plans, in a [&he[...]
Va. Tech complex to house biz programs
Fall visitors to Virginia Tech are likely to spot laborers hard at work on the university’s Data and Decision Sciences building, the first of four buildings that will make up the university’s Global Business and Analytics Complex (GBAC) — classroom and living spaces centered around using data to address problems facing businesses and society. “We’ve […]
Norfolk cruise terminal begins work on $2.6M cruise ship gangway
Nauticus began construction on its $2.6 million cruise ship gangway in Norfolk this week, it announced Wednesday. The new boarding system will accommodate larger cruise ships, like the Carnival Magic, which is set to sail from Norfolk in 2022. Nauticus expects to have more than 180,000 cruise ship passengers in 2022. Swedish company Seawing PBB […]
The Branch Group names Wilber Chen head of unit
Roanoke-based construction firm The Branch Group has named Wilber W. Chen as president of its G.J. Hopkins | Lacy MEP (manufacturing, electrical and plumbing) business unit, the company announced Friday. Chen comes to Branch with more than three decades of experience in the MEP transportation and heavy civil markets. He will be part of the […]
