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Colliers International Virginia names new partner
Colliers International announced Tuesday that Jessica Butterworth has been appointed as a partner at Colliers International Virginia. Since 2018 Butterworth has served as the director of engineering services, a role in which she oversees building engineering services for the Colliers offices in Richmond, Charlottesville, Norfolk, Fredericksburg, as well as Greensboro and Raleigh, North Carolina. A[...]
General Assembly will see limited in-person gatherings, higher security for 2021 Lobby Day
A federal judge said Friday that a dispute over the scheduled closing of the Pocahontas Building, the temporary offices for delegates and state senators during the General Assembly session, has been settled. In December, Virginia state Sen. Bill DeSteph, R-Virginia Beach, sued Senate Rules Committee Chair Sen. Mamie E. Locke, D-Hampton, who announced that the […]
350-unit apartment complex coming to Richmond’s Scott’s Addition
A 350-unit mixed-use apartment building is coming to Richmond‘s Scott’s Addition neighborhood by late 2022 or early 2023, Glen Allen-based real estate investment company Capital Square and Charleston, South Carolina-based real estate developer Greystar announced Thursday. Capital Square and Greystar purchased 2.28 acres of land in Scott’s Addition for $8.6 million that will be us[...]
Dominion names economic development strategy VP
Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. announced Wednesday that Felicia Howard has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president of economic development strategy, effective Jan. 1. Howard most recently served as vice president of gas operations for Dominion Energy South Carolina, but will be based in Richmond for her new role. She will oversee […]
Dominion announces $10M scholarship program for minority students
Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. announced Wednesday a six-year, $10 million initiative to provide scholarships to minority students who reside in the company’s service area, which includes Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina. This year, Dominion will award $500,000 in scholarships among 60 recipients through its Educational Equity Scholarship Program. “As we witness[...]
Estes Express Lines, family commit $2M to Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU
The Children’s Hospital Foundation announced Wednesday that Richmond-based Estes Express Lines donated $150,000 — with another $1.85 million committed from the Estes family — to support the construction of the Wonder Tower at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. The 16-story Wonder Tower will be home to the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU’s […]
Richmond city government solicits proposals for resort casino
Richmond has issued a request for qualifications/proposals, the first step in launching a competitive process for bringing a resort casino to the state capital, subject to voter approval. Earlier this year, Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation allowing five economically challenged cities — including Richmond — to open casinos. Voters in Bristol, Danville, Norfolk and Portsmouth […]
First batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine distributed in Va.
Virginia health districts and health care facilities statewide began receiving the newly approved Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week, Virginia Department of Health announced Tuesday. About 140,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine were expected to arrive by Wednesday, as well as 50,000 more doses of the Pfizer Inc. vaccine, which will be distributed to 96 sites […]
Richmond pharma company makes leadership appointments
Richmond-based pharmaceutical company Kaléo announced Tuesday five executive leadership appointments and promotions. Joining Kaléo from Boston Scientific, where he served as the senior vice president of corporate compliance and privacy officer, Kevin Espinoza has been hired as chief compliance officer. He will oversee Kaléo’s operations. He has also previously worked with Forest Laborator[...]
Boy Scouts’ Heart of Va. Council purchases $2.8M Henrico HQ
The Boy Scouts of America’s Heart of Virginia Council has purchased a $2.875 million office building in Henrico County as its new Richmond-area headquarters, Colliers International Virginia LLC announced Tuesday. The 26,290-square-foot office building at 8090 Villa Park Drive near the intersection of East Parham and Brook roads will be renovated beginning in January. Nearly […]
Dominion files construction, operations plan for $7.8B offshore wind farm
Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. announced Friday it has filed the required construction and operations plan (COP) with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to build the utility’s proposed $7.8 billion, 2,640-megawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project. “This is an important step in the process toward bringing commercial-scale offshore wind to the commonwealth and shows [...]
14K+ Virginians filed initial jobless claims last week
The number of initial jobless claims filed last week reached close to its Aug. 8 peak, with more than 14,000 Virginians filing initial unemployment claims, according to Virginia Employment Commission data released Thursday. The week prior, initial claims reached more than 16,000. While there was a 12.9% decrease in claims from the previous week, the […]
