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Taubmans give $25 million for Carilion cancer center
Carilion Clinic will soon break ground on a new building for an expanded cancer program thanks to a $25 million gift from a Star City family, the largest ever made to the nonprofit health care system. The gift from former Advance Auto Parts CEO Nicholas Taubman, also a past U.S. ambassador to Romania, and his […]
Philanthropy: Accelerating advances
Over the past year, Virginia philanthropists continued to support medical research and higher education, with several demonstrating their commitment through subsequent donations. Northern Virginia philanthropists Dwight and Martha Schar carried on their longtime support of Falls Church- based Inova Health System, providing a $75 million matching gift to the health system in May 2023. Inova [&helli[...]
Estes trucking subsidiary to buy Minn. supply chain co.
Estes Forwarding Worldwide, a wholly owned subsidiary of Richmond-based Estes Express Lines, plans to acquire Superior Brokerage Services, a Minneapolis-based, single-sourced supply chain company specializing in domestic and international transportation, U.S. customs brokerage services and warehousing. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but EFW CEO Scott Fisher told Virginia Business on Thursda[...]
Virginia MOCA moving to Virginia Wesleyan campus
The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art is moving from Virginia Beach’s ViBe District to Virginia Wesleyan University’s campus, with the aid of a $25 million gift, the museum and university said Tuesday in announcing the partnership. The gift, from Jane Batten, Joan Brock and David and Susan Goode, will fund construction of the museum’s new […]
