Richmond starts water testing, but city remains under boil water advisory
On Thursday, Richmond Mayor Danny Avula said that water levels have risen across the city to the point that authorities have started testing samples for contamination and most buildings in the city have at least some running water, four days after the city’s water treatment plant failed following a winter storm. A Jan. 6 power […]
Thalhimer subsidiary purchases Dabney Center for $75M
Thalhimer Realty Partners, a Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer subsidiary, has purchased Dabney Center, a 56-acre industrial park in Henrico County, for $75.3 million, the company announced Monday. The complex, which includes 14 buildings and encompasses more than 642,000 square feet, was purchased from Brandywine Realty Trust of Philadelphia. Atlantic Union Bank provided financing for […[...]
Aiming for the fences
When renters tour the new Novel apartment building in Richmond‘s Scott’s Addition neighborhood, one fifth-floor vantage point has particular appeal. The windows on the building’s east side look across Arthur Ashe Boulevard onto the site where the Richmond Flying Squirrels’ new baseball stadium, CarMax Park, is expected to open in time for the 2026 season. […]
Virginia mail service improves; second Trump push to privatize USPS ‘unlikely’
U.S. Postal Service operations have continued to improve, but a bipartisan coalition of state leaders say more work is needed to get the service to a level Virginians deserve. Virginia was ranked at the bottom for on-time mail delivery in October 2023, at the start of the federal government’s fiscal year. Just over 66% of […]
Owens & Minor sues Anthem, accusing insurer of mishandling claims
Mechanicsville-based Fortune 500 health care logistics and supply company Owens & Minor filed a federal lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield this week, claiming that the Henrico County insurer mismanaged funds for Owens & Minor’s employee health insurance plan and allegedly violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA. According to the […]
UPDATE: Botanical garden workers vote to unionize
Updated Nov. 22 RICHMOND, Va. – Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden workers voted 37-13 in favor of unionization on Nov. 21. The workers filed for union representation last month amid employee-voiced workplace concerns, which ranged from lack of equipment to safety policies. This is the first group of botanical garden workers to be represented by the […]
ODEC announces next president and CEO
Chris Cosby will become president and CEO of Glen Allen‘s Old Dominion Electric Cooperative on Feb. 1, 2025. Cosby succeeds John C. Lee, who has been ODEC’s president and CEO since Sept. 8, 2023, initially serving in an interim capacity. ODEC announced Lee’s retirement, effective Feb. 1, on Monday. He will serve as a senior […]
LL Flooring CEO resigns, effective immediately
LL Flooring President and CEO Charles E. Tyson has resigned effective immediately, the Henrico County flooring company formerly known as Lumber Liquidators announced in a Securities and Exchange Commission document released Friday. The move is not exactly a surprise, coming several weeks after Thomas Sullivan, Lumber Liquidators’ founder and former CEO, purchased 219 LL Flooring stores, [&h[...]
Judge approves LL Flooring’s sale of Sandston plant, assets
A Delaware Bankruptcy Court judge on Monday approved the sale of 219 LL Flooring stores to an entity connected to F9 Group, which is owned by Lumber Liquidators founder and former CEO Thomas Sullivan. The court also OK’d the $104.75 million sale of the bankrupt flooring company’s eastern Henrico County distribution center to an entity […]
Henrico EDA program will help international businesses get foothold
The Henrico Economic Development Authority is launching a global business gateway program for internationally headquartered companies seeking to establish a presence in the United States. The Henrico Global Business Gateway, which the EDA announced Tuesday, will provide international businesses with office space for up to three staffers each in the upcoming Gather Workspaces coworking location [&h[...]
LL Flooring to sell 219 stores; 211 other stores set to close
Henrico County’s LL Flooring, which declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month, has signed an agreement to sell 219 stores and other assets to F9 Investments, the company announced Sept. 6. LL Flooring plans to close 211 other stores nationwide, up from 94 stores previously announced. With this agreement, F9 Brands owner Tom Sullivan, the founder […]
Pump, valve manufacturer to expand in Henrico
KSB USA/North America, a Henrico County-based pump and industrial valve supplier, will invest $25 million to more than double the square footage of its facility there, a project expected to create 32 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. As part of the expansion, KSB will add another loading dock office space and update its shipping […]