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The VirginiaBusiness.com Top Five
The top trending stories on VirginiaBusiness.com from Nov. 16 to Dec. 15 included the news that Gov. Ralph Northam was ordering new restrictions based on post-Thanksgiving surges in coronavirus cases. Wise County is first to receive Starlink internet in Va. The pilot program from Elon Musk’s SpaceX will provide broadband via low-orbit satellites. (Dec. 14) […]
Short Pump Hilton faces receivership, foreclosure
The Hilton Richmond Hotel and Spa in Short Pump, the flagship of Chester-based Shamin Hotels’ empire, may change hands as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a complaint filed in Henrico County Circuit Court on Dec. 2, 12042 West Broad Street Holdings LLC, the Bethesda, Maryland-based noteholder on the property, alleges a breach […]
The Hilb Group announces 101st acquisition
Marking its 101st acquisition to date, Henrico County-based insurance company The Hilb Group LLC (THC) announced Tuesday it has acquired Williston Park, New York-based insurance agency Hiram Cohen & Son Inc. (HCS), effective Dec. 1. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. A family company founded in 1919, HCS is still operated by founder […]
The Hilb Group acquires New York-based insurance company
Henrico County-based insurance company The Hilb Group LLC (THG) announced Tuesday it has acquired Auburn, New York-based insurance company Moran, Moran, & Dauphin Inc. (MMDI), effective Nov. 1. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2006, MMDI provides property and casualty (P&C) insurance products. As part of the transaction, the MMDI leadership […]
ASGN subsidiary buys Fla.-based tech firm
Henrico County-based Fortune 1000 professional services company ASGN Inc. announced Tuesday it has acquired Tampa, Florida-based information technology firm Integrated Solutions Management Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1991, ISM specializes in internet of things (IoT) technology, IT service and operations management. It will become part of ECS, a Fairfax-ba[...]
CarLotz plans to go public on Nasdaq
Chesterfield County-based CarLotz Inc., a consignment dealer of used cars, announced Thursday it plans to go public and expand nationwide. CarLotz, which is valued at $827 million, will combine with Miami-based Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp., a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, to make it a public company. At closing, the company name will remain […]
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 […]
GreeneHurlocker promotes Paul Allen to operations officer
Henrico County-based law firm GreeneHurlocker has promoted Paul Allen to operations officer, Co-Managing Member Brian Greene announced Friday. Allen joined GreeneHurlocker in August 2016 as a paralegal and operations manager, having previously working as a paralegal both locally and nationally. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Hampden-Sydney College in political science and economics. F[...]
Henrico office building sells for $6.3M
A Henrico County office building, the Campbell Building, sold for $6.3 million to Atlanta-based B&C CCPB LLC, Canada-based real estate company Colliers International announced Monday. The 55,920-square-foot class B office building is located at 8002 Discovery Drive in the Forest Avenue office corridor. HCA Healthcare’s Henrico Doctors’ Hospital is across the street. The property wa[...]
Henrico shopping center sells for $21.7M
The Colonnades West shopping center in Glen Allen was sold to Quebec, Canada-based Colterra Capital Corp. for $21.76 million, Divaris Real Estate Inc. announced Thursday. Located on 14.73 acres of land, Colonnades West is 97.5% leased to anchor tenants Ross Dress for Less, Marshall’s, Office Max and Shoe Carnival. The 136,082-square-foot shopping center is located […]
The Hilb Group acquires Rhode Island insurer
Henrico County-based insurance broker The Hilb Group LLC (THG) has acquired Rhode Island-based Wickford Insurance Agency Inc. (WIA) in a deal that closed on Dec. 1, THG announced Tuesday. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. WIA is a property and casualty insurance agency and its associates will join THG’s Rhode Island operations under […]
Genworth extends Chinese acquisition to March
Henrico County-based Fortune 500 insurance company Genworth Financial Inc. has extended the timeline for its long-delayed $2.7 billion takeover by China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. Ltd. until March 31, the company announced Monday, marking the 13th time the agreement has been extended. On Dec. 12, Genworth sold its majority stake in its Canadian mortgage insurance […]
