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VPM hires news director
Sep 7, 2021

VPM hires news director

VPM, Central Virginia’s NPR and PBS public broadcasting affiliate, has hired former Charlottesville Tomorrow News Editor Elliott Robinson as news director. “We are thrilled that Elliott will be leading VPM News,” VPM President and CEO Jayme Swain said in a statement. “With his impressive background in local news, extensive knowledge of the issues that matter […]

Richmond consulting firm hires SVP of data and analytics
Aug 31, 2021

Richmond consulting firm hires SVP of data and analytics

Richmond-based IT consulting firm UDig has hired Reid Colson as its senior vice president of data and analytics, it announced Tuesday. “With Reid on our team, we are excited to help clients seize opportunities, from creating a single version of the truth to driving value via predictive analytics and machine learning,” said Andy Frank, UDig […]

Ron Carey and Brian Robertson
Aug 30, 2021

Diversity, equity and inclusion

Brought to you by Virginia Business and Bank of America, join us every other month for the Diversity Leadership Series — virtual fireside chats with a diverse group of Virginia business leaders sharing their insights and thoughts on leadership, their career paths, and diversity and equity. Our series kicked off on July 20 with Brian […]

Virginia Health Information CEO to retire
Aug 20, 2021

Virginia Health Information CEO to retire

Michael T. Lundberg, the founding CEO of Virginia Health Information, has announced his retirement at the end of October. Lundberg, whose last day is Oct. 31, has been with Richmond-based nonprofit health care data organization since its founding in 1993 and led VHI from a $300,000-per-year organization to one anticipating more than $10 million in […]

Scott’s Addition property sells for $10.8M in Richmond
Aug 13, 2021

Scott’s Addition property sells for $10.8M in Richmond

A 53,392-square-foot mixed-use property in Richmond has sold for $10.8 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group announced Friday. The 1.81-acre plot was sold by an entity co-managed by Richmond-based Fountainhead Development and Lynx Ventures. The building, on 1300 MacTavish Ave. in the Scott’s Addition neighborhood, has 13 apartments and 42,892 square feet [...]

UPDATED: Richmond now has six major casino proposals
Aug 10, 2021

Richmond casino referendum gets court’s OK for ballot

The Richmond Circuit Court approved the Richmond City Council’s petition Tuesday to place a referendum on the November ballot for city voters to weigh in on the Urban One Inc.-backed ONE Casino + Resort project. It‘s the next step in a process that started early this year with the city’s request for proposals for a […]

What will Congress do?
Aug 10, 2021

VCU Health raises minimum wage to $15

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System is raising its minimum wage to $15 per hour in September, the Richmond-based health care system announced Tuesday. The roughly 1,700 employees and contract workers affected provide food and nutrition services, environmental services, valet services and other services to patients and the system’s operations. The group represents approximately 10%[...]

Aug 9, 2021

ASGN Inc. acquires Fairfax consulting firm

Richmond-based ASGN Inc., a Fortune 1000 provider of IT and professional services, acquired Fairfax-based Enterprise Resource Performance Inc., a health care consulting and data analytics firm that delivers federal healthcare transformation services, ASGN announced Thursday. ERPi’s 250 consultants will become part of ECS, ASGN’s Fairfax-based federal contracting subsidiary. ERPi was fo[...]

McGuireWoods promotes Herring to Richmond office managing partner
Aug 9, 2021

McGuireWoods promotes Herring to Richmond office managing partner

Former Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael Herring has been appointed managing partner of McGuireWoods’ Richmond office, the law firm announced Monday. After 13 years as Richmond commonwealth’s attorney, Herring resigned in 2019 to accept a position as a partner at McGuireWoods. Herring specializes in commercial litigation, government investigations and white collar criminal[...]

May In & About
Aug 4, 2021

Richmond mandates vaccinations for city employees

Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announced Wednesday that all city employees will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19, becoming the first Virginia locality to mandate vaccination. Fairfax County has taken steps in recent weeks toward a vaccination mandate for its 12,000 employees, but the county executive must make the final decision. Gov. Ralph Northam has […]

Jul 27, 2021

The Hilb Group acquires Medicare-focused firm, six Va. companies

Henrico-County based insurance company The Hilb Group LLC finalized its acquisition of Health Quote of Rhode Island Inc. on July 1, it announced Tuesday. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Health Quote specializes in Medicare offerings, and its clientele will join THG’s Medicare practice. THG CEO Ricky Spiro said in a statement, “Our […]

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus captures No.1 state ranking
Jul 27, 2021

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus captures No.1 state ranking

Inova Fairfax Medical Campus unseated University of Virginia Medical Center as the best hospital in Virginia in U.S. News and World Report’s annual list of the best hospitals in the nation, which was released Tuesday. The Inova facility was also ranked as the top hospital in the Washington, D.C. area. “We are extraordinarily proud to […]

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