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N.C. furniture manufacturer to create 150 jobs in Pittsylvania
North Carolina-based Ison Furniture Manufacturing Inc. will invest $3.5 million to acquire and renovate the recently closed A.C. Furniture Co. Inc. facility in Pittsylvania County, creating 150 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. Ison furniture will also purchase new assembly and production equipment for its upholstered furniture products. Its supplier, Dogwood Global LLC, will occupy [&h[...]
Danville Community College announces Morgan Olson collaboration
Danville Community College (DCC) on Thursday announced a collaboration agreement with North America’s largest walk-in van manufacturer, Morgan Olson LLC, for training and talent development. Working with the Virginia Talent Accelerator Program and the Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP), DCC and Morgan Olson developed a comprehensive training program to bolster a talent pipeline[...]
U.S. nonresidential construction spending fell in July
National nonresidential construction spending fell again in July by 1.2%, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data published Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. And ABC Chief Economist Anirban Basu says next year is shaping up to be an especially harsh one for contractors. Spending totaled $809.1 billion for the month of […]
Real Estate
J. SCOTT ADAMS PRESIDENT, VIRGINIA, COLLIERS INTERNATIONAL LLC, NORFOLK A nearly 30-year veteran in the real estate industry, Adams, who joined Colliers in January 2019, oversees the company’s Central and Southeast Virginia teams and, starting this fall, the Raleigh market. Last year, Colliers Virginia, which employs more than 350 people, reported $54.5 million in revenue. […]
Colonial Williamsburg names chief development officer
William & Mary’s associate vice president for development has been named chief development officer at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Earl T. Granger III will start his new position Aug. 2, the foundation announced Thursday. His hiring comes after a national search. A 1992 William & Mary graduate, Granger has served in various roles over the […]
JBG Smith gets green light for 300-foot-tall apartment towers in Crystal City
Bethesda, Maryland-based developer JBG Smith Properties has secured the final permissions from Arlington County for two, 300-foot-tall apartment towers in Crystal City near where the real estate company is developing and leasing space for Amazon.com Inc.’s $2.5 billion HQ2 East Coast headquarters. The mixed-use development at 1900 Crystal Drive will include 811 apartments and 40,000 [&hellip[...]
Stanley Martin buys Richmond parking lot for $3.9M to develop town homes
Reston-based Stanley Martin Cos. LLC has purchased a 1.16-acre parking lot at 1027 N. Lombardy St. in Richmond from Sylvia Place Properties LLC for $3.9 million, Virginia Beach-based Divaris Real Estate Inc. announced Wednesday. Read Goode and Cheryle Toy represented Stanley Martin in the transaction. Stanley Martin also has 2.25 acres of adjacent property under […]
