Paul D. Camp Community College names new president
Paul D. Camp Community College’s new president will be Corey L. McCray, who will start his position on Oct. 25. McCray was selected among 52 applicants, according to Glenn DuBois, the chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges, who announced McCray’s selection Thursday. “I’m confident that Corey has the skills, experience, and preparation to become an outstanding [&helli[...]
Colliers names new regional manager for Va., Raleigh brokerage
Colliers has named a new regional operations manager for its Virginia and Raleigh, North Carolina, offices, the commercial real estate company announced this week. Kristina Rodriguez, who will be based in Norfolk, will oversee the Colliers Virginia offices in Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, Richmond and Norfolk, along with the Raleigh office, and manage their brokerage division, including [&helli[...]
Industrial building in Va. Beach sells for $6.15M
An 83,200-square-foot industrial building in Virginia Beach has sold for $6.15 million. Eisner Family Limited Partnership and Bart M. Eisner 2019 Irrevocable Trust purchased the building on 4.697 acres at 5721 Bayside Road in Virginia Beach from Chiap Hua Inc. The purchaser plans to hold the property as a long term investment. Stephanie Sanker with […]
Green Clean Express Auto Wash to open 20+ locations in Va.
Green Clean Express Auto Wash, a Norfolk business acquired by Ohio-based Express Wash Concepts in May, plans to open more than 20 car wash locations throughout Hampton Roads, Richmond and Charlottesville by the second quarter of 2022. As part of its expansion, Green Clean purchased an acre in Virginia Beach for $1,794,500, Cushman & Wakefield | […]
Bank of America names new Hampton Roads president
Francisco “Frank” Castellanos has been named the Hampton Roads region president for Bank of America, the bank announced Monday. Castellanos comes to Bank of America from Merill Lynch Wealth Management, where he was the market executive for greater Virginia and a market integration executive. He previously worked in Bank of America’s policy office, concentrating on […]
Software firm to take over former Va. Beach Sears space
Decisions LLC, a provider of no-code, business process automation software, is moving its headquarters from Chesapeake to the former Sears building at Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced this week. The company has leased 52,638-square-feet of office space at the shuttered department store at 4588 Virginia Beach Blvd., at the […]
Vinton, Warsaw, Wytheville receive industrial revitalization funding
The towns of Vinton, Warsaw and Wytheville will receive a total of more than $1.4 million in state industrial revitalization fund (IRF) grants, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. IRF funding provides gap financing for redevelopment projects that can lead to long-term employment opportunities. “This funding will not only help transform deteriorating or unused structures, it […]
Business optimism down among GovCon officials
Business optimism among government contractor (GovCon) officials has dropped 16% during the pandemic, according to the Gauge Report, an annual survey conducted by Dulles-based software company Unanet and New York City-based CohnReznick LLP. “These concerns and sentiments are to be expected given the current economic climate,” Kim Koster, Unanet vice president of GovCon strategy and […]