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Henrico green-lights $2.3B GreenCity project
The Henrico County Board of Supervisors this week unanimously approved rezoning the 204-acre former Best Products headquarters campus into the $2.3 billion GreenCity project, a major mixed-used development that will feature a 17,000-seat arena. GreenCity, which was proposed in December 2020, is also expected to include two hotels with 600 rooms, about 2.2 million square […]
Insurance startup to create 70 jobs with Henrico HQ
Startup specialty property and casualty insurance holding company Richmond National Insurance Co. (RNIC) will create about 70 jobs over the next three years as it establishes its headquarters in Henrico County, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. “The commonwealth is always looking to create an environment that supports startups and businesses of all sizes,” Northam said […]
Henrico realty co. gains majority ownership of Ga. management company
Henrico County-based property development company McCann Realty Partners LLC now has a controlling interest in Georgia-based property management company Pegasus Residential LLC, the company announced last week. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The two companies have been partners since Pegasus’ founding in 2009, McCann Realty Partners President and Managing Principal [...]
Genworth completes IPO for mortgage insurance subsidiary
Henrico County-based Fortune 500 insurer Genworth Financial Inc. completed the once-delayed initial public offering of its mortgage insurance subsidiary, Raleigh, North Carolina-based Enact Holdings Inc., it announced Monday. Between the IPO and a private sale of shares, Genworth received aggregate net proceeds of about $535 million after underwriters’ fees but before other expenses. Genwort[...]
Genworth launches IPO for mortgage insurance subsidiary
Nearly five months after it was first announced, Henrico County-based Fortune 500 insurer Genworth Financial Inc. on Monday launched an initial public offering for its private mortgage insurance subsidiary, Raleigh, North Carolina-based Enact Holdings Inc. Genworth Holdings Inc. (GHI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Genworth Financial, is offering 13.31 million shares of common stock in […]
GreenCity arena hopes to draw sports, music acts
When developers unsuccessfully pitched Navy Hill, a $1.5 billion mixed-use project and arena that sought to reinvent Richmond‘s downtown, they posed a question: If a major draw like Beyoncé came to town, where would she perform? Now those same developers are aiming to host artists like Justin Timberlake, Green Day and John Legend at GreenCity, […]
Capital Square buys Chesterfield apartment complex for $86M
Henrico County-based Capital Square 1031 purchased the Livingston Apartment Flats in Chesterfield County from Cosby Village Residences LLC for $86 million earlier this month. Whitson Huffman, Capital Square’s chief strategy and investment officer, noted that Chesterfield’s population grew 11% between 2010 and 2019 and is projected to grow another 12% by 2030, making the area […]
ASGN sells Oxford Global Resources for $525M
Glen Allen-based ASGN Inc. has sold its Oxford Global Resources LLC subsidiary to an affiliate of Miami-based private equity firm H.I.G. Capital for a total cash consideration of $525 million, ASGN announced Wednesday. Based in Massachusetts, Oxford is a staffing and consulting company with offices across North America. ASGN retained Sullivan & Cromwell LLP as […]
Central Virginia BBB CEO announces retirement
Barry N. Moore, president and CEO of the Glen Allen-based Better Business Bureau Serving Central Virginia, has announced his retirement after four years heading the nonprofit organization that rates and accredits businesses based on their market practices and trustworthiness. Richard Johnstone, chairman of the BBB-CV Board of Directors, said in a statement, “The board of […]
ASGN buys Reston’s IndraSoft
Henrico County-based Fortune 1000 professional services company ASGN Inc. has acquired Reston-based software company IndraSoft Inc., it announced Friday. IndraSoft’s 220 consultants will join the Missions Solutions business unit at ECS, ASGN’s Fairfax-based federal contracting subsidiary. Acquired by ASGN in 2018, ECS delivers tech solutions in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intellig[...]
Richmond snack company investing $16.5M in Henrico facility
Richmond-based specialty snack supplier Red River Foods Group Inc. will invest $16.5 million to establish a warehouse and processing facility in Henrico County, creating 60 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. Virginia competed with Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania for the project. The center will process tree nuts, seeds and dried fruits and will […]
Henrico County retail center sells for $8.3M
Ice Zone Shops near downtown Short Pump in western Henrico County has sold for $8.32 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Thursday. Florida-based Advanced Properties Ltd. purchased the 62,657-square-foot building from Colony Lake LLC. Catharine Spangler, Connie Jordan Nielsen and Nicki Jassy handled the sale. The center, located at 4350 Pouncey Tract Road, was […]
