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Central Va. Big Deal: Renaissance times
Feb 28, 2024

Central Va. Big Deal: Renaissance times

Henrico County’s near West End is seeing a renaissance. For decades, the area bordering Richmond around the Willow Lawn neighborhood has been home to mostly defunct commercial projects and old homes. But a $450 million project announced in December 2023 to renovate an old Elevance Health (formerly Anthem) campus promises to bring a “transformation” to […]

ODEC names two C-suite execs
Jan 8, 2024

ODEC names two C-suite execs

Glen Allen-based Old Dominion Electric Cooperative has named Jack Robb as its chief legal officer and senior vice president, and Chris Cosby as chief operations officer, the not-for-profit cooperative announced Monday. Robb joined ODEC as deputy chief legal officer last year, but before that, spent a decade serving as outside counsel while working for Miles […]

Dec 21, 2023

Arko names new CFO

Arko has named Robert E. Giammatteo as its chief financial officer and executive vice president, according to a Thursday announcement from the Henrico County-based Fortune 500 company that is one of the nation’s largest convenience store operators and fuel wholesalers. Giammatteo will start his new role on Jan. 2, 2024. He will also serve as […]

Rendering courtesy Marchetti Development
Dec 18, 2023

Henrico greenlights $450M live-work-play community

The Henrico County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12 greenlit Kinsale Center, a massive redevelopment project in the Willow Lawn area from insurance company Kinsale Capital Group and Richmond-based Marchetti Development. The $450 million mixed-use development is expected to bring nearly 700 residences, an eight-story “high end” hotel, 32,300 square feet of retail and 345,000 […]

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Nov 10, 2023

Richmond-area mainstay Saxon Shoes moves onto its next step

When Gary Weiner’s parents, Jack and Gloria, opened Saxon Shoes in Richmond in 1953, they mostly carried shoes for children with orthopedic needs. Now, 70 years later, the store has something for everyone and is about 10 times the size of the average shoe store and operates in Henrico County‘s Short Pump area. It’s become a […]

Capital Square moves Glen Allen HQ
Oct 30, 2023

Capital Square moves Glen Allen HQ

Glen Allen-based real estate company Capital Square has relocated to a new, expanded corporate headquarters in Henrico County‘s Innsbrook area, not far from its original headquarters. Capital Square has subleased the space at 4851 Lake Brook Drive in the Innsbrook Corporate Center until March 2028. The new office, which is 44,867 square feet, is more […]

Altria's headquarters in Henrico County
Oct 19, 2023

Altria subsidiary NJOY sues 34 e-vapor businesses

Henrico County-based Altria Group’s NJOY e-vapor subsidiary filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against nearly three dozen U.S. and international manufacturers, distributors and retailers of e-vapor products, claiming that the businesses are selling products that are illegal under California’s flavored vape ban. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of the Central District of Cali[...]

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Oct 12, 2023

LL Flooring receives $194M acquisition proposal

Las Vegas-based holding company Live Ventures has submitted a proposal to acquire Henrico County-based hard-surface flooring retailer LL Flooring Holdings for approximately $194.4 million in cash. Live Ventures, which specializes in the retail and flooring industries, published Thursday the letter sent by its president and CEO, Jon Isaac, to the LL Flooring board the previous […]

Oct 5, 2023

Primis Bank names new president

Rick A. Fulk has been promoted to president of Glen Allen-based Primis Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of McLean-based Primis Financial, the bank announced Wednesday. “Rick’s promotion to president of our most important division is an exciting moment for our company and demonstrates our commitment to have the bank be the primary driver of our […]

Sep 29, 2023

Bon Secours, Anthem reach agreement in $93M dispute

Bon Secours announced Friday it has reached an agreement with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Virginia, which the health system sued in August, alleging the insurer owed Bon Secours $93 million in unpaid claims. Although details were not released due to confidentiality agreements between the two parties, Bon Secours said it will drop […]

Sep 28, 2023

October 2023 Top Five

The top five most-read daily news stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Aug. 16 to Sept. 14, 2023, were led by the news that Bon Secours filed suit against Anthem in Henrico County Circuit Court. 1  |  Bon Secours sues Anthem for $93 million The health system alleges that insurer Anthem Health Plans of Virginia owes unpaid […]

Love at first site
Sep 28, 2023

Love at first site

Home to eight Fortune 500 companies and three Fortune 1000 companies, metro Richmond is “punching above our weight” for a region of 1.3 million residents, says Jennifer Wakefield, president and CEO of the Greater Richmond Partnership. For the third year in a row, the Richmond region was named by Business Facilities magazine as a top […]

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