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Facebook awards nearly $170k in grants to three Va. newsrooms
Facebook Inc. announced Thursday that it has awarded a total of nearly $170,000 from its COVID-19 Local News Relief Fund Grant Program to three Virginia media outlets: The Richmond Free Press, Charlottesville Tomorrow and the Henrico Citizen. Facebook received more than 2,000 applications for the funding, dividing more than $10 million in grants among 144 […]
Henrico printing plant closing, laying off 184 workers
Stamford, Connecticut-based Cenveo Worldwide Ltd. is shutting down its Cadmus printing plant in Henrico County by the end of May, laying off 184 employees. The company, whose customers include Virginia Business magazine, filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice with the Virginia Employment Commission on Monday, May 4, notifying them of the […]
Last remaining corner plot in Henrico County’s Short Pump sells for $5.85M
The last remaining corner plot of land in Henrico County‘s Short Pump area has sold for $5.85 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Mark E. Douglas said. Located at 12120 W. Broad St., the 12.27 acre vacant, wooded lot is less than one mile from West Broad Marketplace, a shopping center with anchor tenants including […]
American Family Fitness building in Henrico sells for $4.1M
An outparcel building at Virginia Center Commons Mall, which is leased to American Family Fitness, sold for $4.1 million, Norfolk-based real estate company S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. announced Thursday. The 86,627-square-foot building is located at 10101 Brook Road in Glen Allen and has been leased to American Family Fitness for more than seven years. The […]
The Hilb Group acquires book of business from payroll services company
Henrico County-based insurance company The Hilb Group LLC (THG) announced Tuesday the acquisition of a book of business from Cleveland-based payroll services company CBIZ Inc. The transaction was effective April 1. THG also hired CBIZ’s business unit president Peter Tarmey as a producer at THG. Tarmey is currently based in Cranston, Rhode Island, and will […]
Virginia is ‘pivoting away’ from field hospitals
Virginia is “pivoting away” from needing field hospitals to handle patient overflow because health systems believe they’ll be able to manage any surge in COVID-19 cases, said Dr. Danny Avula, the director of Richmond and Henrico County‘s health departments, Friday evening. “We have not seen any significant increase in hospitalization [and] ventilator use is under […]
Former Ruby Tuesday location to become Generac store
A former Ruby Tuesday in Henrico County has sold for $1.9 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Tuesday. The 5,451-square-foot property is located at 9830 W. Broad St. and sits on just more than an acre of land. Morrison Restaurants Inc. purchased the property in August 1993 and the restaurant was built in 1994, […]
Five-story apartment complex to be built in Henrico County
A five-story apartment complex will be built at the intersection of Maywill and Thalbro Streets in Henrico County, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Tuesday. Bristol Maywill Partners LLC purchased the 2.1 acres of land for $2 million from 2001 Maywill LLC. The apartment complex will be part of a mixed-use development, which will include […]
Death toll at Henrico nursing home climbs to 39
Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center now has 39 patients who have died from causes related to COVID-19, the Henrico County center reported Thursday afternoon. Six died within the past 24 hours. This now exceeds the 37 deaths at the Seattle nursing home that was a highly publicized, early coronavirus outbreak hotspot in the United States. […]
Henrico strip mall sells for $1.5M
Laurel Park Shopping Center in Henrico sold for $1.5 million, Commonwealth Commercial Partners LLC announced Friday. The strip mall located at the corner of Woodman and Hungary Roads encompasses more than 16 acres of land, and is located less than 2 miles from Reynold Community College. The shopping center’s primary retailer is Dollar General. New […]
Breeden Construction moves HQ, triples office space
Henrico County-based Breeden Construction has moved its headquarters office to an 8,100-square-foot space near Henrico Doctors’ Hospital — tripling its previous office space, the company announced this week. Financial terms of the move were not disclosed. The Class A office space is located at 1700 Bayberry Court, Suite 200, and includes private offices and meeting […]
Henrico County manager: Canterbury’s reaction to early offer of help was “not positive”
Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center was slow to accept Henrico County‘s help at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak that has left 16 residents dead and 108 people positive at the facility, Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas said during a news conference Thursday evening. “We have respected their autonomy and offered them support,” said Henrico […]
