Central Virginia home lot sales surged 33% in Q4 2020
Henrico-based real estate researcher Integra Realty Resources announced this week that Central Virginia saw a surge of home activity in the fourth quarter of 2020, with lot sales increasing by 33% and permitting activity increasing by 39%. In this time frame, 1,430 building permits were issued for construction and 1,432 vacant lots were sold. Integra […]
The Hilb Group acquires Medicare-focused firm
Henrico County-based insurance company The Hilb Group LLC announced Tuesday it has acquired West Greenwich, Rhode Island-based Compass Planners (CP). Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Led by Jim Soucy, CP is an insurance company that specializes in Medicare Advantage. Soucy and his three colleagues will join THG’s Cranston, Rhode Island office. Soucy […]
Capital Square names chief technology officer
Henrico County-based real estate investment company Capital Square announced Tuesday that Jeffrey Blount has been named the company’s chief technology officer. Prior to joining Capital Square, Blount served as virtual chief information officer at Glen Allen-based office IT services and equipment supplier Cobb Technologies. “Jeff, who built Capital Square’s technology systems from the[...]
Northam announces $3.6M expansion of Eaton in Henrico
Power management manufacturer and supplier Eaton Corp. plc will invest $3.6 million to move production from California to its facility in Henrico County, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The move will create 80 jobs through the expansion of the Henrico facility’s production capabilities and the addition of new lines for electrical component manufacturing. Eaton, an […]
Short Pump Hilton enters receivership
The Hilton Richmond Hotel and Spa in Short Pump has entered receivership after its owner, Shamin Hotels, fell behind on loan payments, according to documents filed in Henrico County Circuit Court. In an order dated Jan. 21, Fairfax-based based Crescent Hotel Management Services LLC was named special receiver for the Short Pump Hilton, which was […]
Altria donates $3M to Better Housing Coalition
The Richmond-based nonprofit Better Housing Coalition (BHC) announced Monday it has received the largest corporate gift in its 33-year history — a $3 million gift from Henrico County-based Fortune 500 tobacco product manufacturer Altria Group Inc. BHC plans to use the donation to develop more affordable housing in the greater Richmond region. It will also […]
The Hilb Group makes third acquisition announcement of 2021
Henrico County-based insurance company The Hilb Group LLC made its third acquisition announcement of the year, with the purchase of Lake Success, New York-based Rampart Brokerage Corp. & Affiliates. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded 55 years ago, Rampart Brokerage Corp. and Affiliates (RBC) employs nearly 200 people and serves as a […]
Wells Fargo to lay off 320 Henrico County employees
The investment management and financial brokerage business unit of Wells Fargo & Co., Virginia’s third-largest bank by 2019 deposits, will lay off 320 employees from its Henrico County office. The wealth and investment management jobs are moving to some of the bank’s larger locations, Wells Fargo Advisors spokesperson Shea Leordeanu said in a statement. Wells […]
Genworth notifies employees of job cuts
Henrico County-based Genworth Financial Inc. has notified some employees of job cuts, a company spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. The job cuts come on the heels of the company’s Jan. 4 announcement that its planned $2.7 billion acquisition by China-based Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. Ltd. has been frozen. Company spokesperson Julie Westermann declined to share the number […]
The Hilb Group acquires Mich.-based agency
In its second acquisition announcement of the new year, Henrico County-based insurance company The Hilb Group LLC said Tuesday it has acquired Linwood, Michigan-based Owen Moore Insurance Agency, effective Dec. 31, 2020. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 1973, Owen Moore Insurance Agency (OMA) is a full-service property and casualty agency. […]
The Hilb Group acquires N.C.-based insurance agency
Henrico County-based insurance company The Hilb Group LLC announced Tuesday it has acquired Maiden, North Carolina-based insurance agency Dwayne Wilson Insurance & Financial Services Inc., effective Dec. 31. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 1985, DWI is a full-service life and health agency. It provides insurance products to employer groups and […]
Three Henrico County office buildings sell for $19.2M total
Three office buildings in Henrico County collectively sold for $19.2 million, Colliers International announced Tuesday. The office buildings, known as the Midtown Office Portfolio, total 155,368 square feet. The buildings include One Holland Place (at 2235 Staples Mill Road) and Vistas I & II (at 5540 and 5516 Falmouth Street). The portfolio was 92% leased […]