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35 Virginia companies make 2020 Fortune 1000 list
Thirty-five Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 66th annual Fortune 1000 list, which was released Monday. The list ranks the 1,000 largest United States corporations by total revenue. Of the 35 Virginia companies, 22 made the elite Fortune 500 list. Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) is the only Virginia newcomer to the Fortune 500 list. Last year […]
Reopening will be delayed in Richmond, Accomack County
The city of Richmond and Accomack County, the Eastern Shore locality that has seen COVID-19 outbreaks in its poultry plants, will not enter Phase One of Gov. Ralph Northam’s “Forward Virginia” reopening plan Friday. Like Northern Virginia, the localities will wait two weeks until May 29. The governor’s announcement comes after Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney […]
Health accelerator program coming to Richmond
Richmond-based seed-stage accelerator Lighthouse Labs is partnering with the Health Innovation Consortium (HIC) to start a health-focused startup accelerator program in Virginia, the groups announced Thursday. Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Health and Richmond-based nonprofit Activation Capital created HIC, which launched in January 2019 to bring health care ideas to the market. “Health[...]
Mayor: Richmond may not join Phase One reopening unless state provides more support
Update, May 14 at 6:15 p.m.: Gov. Ralph Northam announced that the city of Richmond and Accomack County will delay Phase One of the reopening plan by two weeks, joining localities in Northern Virginia. Earlier: Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has said that the city may not join Gov. Ralph Northam’s Phase One reopening plan on Friday […]
Richmond pharmaceutical company expands into Canada
Richmond-based pharmaceutical company Kaléo announced Wednesday it is expanding its market to Canada, offering its epinephrine auto-injector Allerject. The product used to treat severe allergic reactions will be available in pharmacies across Canada starting May 19. In response to a shortage of EpiPen in Canada in 2018, Kaléo’s original epinephrine auto-injector Auvi-Q was available in [[...]
Adding some color to crisis
Richmond artist Noah Scalin was commissioned by Richmond-based advertising company The Martin Agency to create an art installation, released Tuesday, announcing Old Navy’s donation of $30 million worth of clothing to families in need during the pandemic. Known for creating large-scale pieces made from ordinary items, as well as his Skull-A-Day project, Scalin created a […]
Land near Richmond stadium sells for $1.95M
A vacant plot of land in Richmond across from The Diamond baseball stadium has sold for $1.95 million, Colliers International announced Thursday. Located at 3110 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd., the property is 1.19 acres. The property is located directly across from the planned Boulevard redevelopment project, known as The Boulevard RVA. The redevelopment project launched […]
Facebook awards nearly $170k in grants to three Va. newsrooms
Facebook Inc. announced Thursday that it has awarded a total of nearly $170,000 from its COVID-19 Local News Relief Fund Grant Program to three Virginia media outlets: The Richmond Free Press, Charlottesville Tomorrow and the Henrico Citizen. Facebook received more than 2,000 applications for the funding, dividing more than $10 million in grants among 144 […]
Developers propose $350M tower to replace Richmond Public Safety Building
The development team that created plans for the failed $1.5 billion Navy Hill proposal in downtown Richmond has returned to the scene, this time with a lower-stakes proposal that would not require funding by the city, a sticking point in the earlier plan. Capital City Partners LLC, the partnership between Michael Hallmark of Los Angeles-based […]
ChamberRVA announces small business relief fund
Richmond‘s regional chamber of commerce, ChamberRVA, on Wednesday launched its RVA Small Business Relief Fund to provide grants to eligible small businesses in the Richmond region that have been harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The effort is a partnership with Facebook Inc., which seeded the fund with $250,000 to be used in the first round of […]
Greater Richmond Partnership hires VP of business development
Regional economic development organization The Greater Richmond Partnership Inc. (GRP) announced Tuesday it has hired Audrey Polk as its vice president of business development. Polk most recently worked as the existing business representative at the Henrico Economic Development Authority. Before that, she was a research analyst for the Virginia Economic Development Partnership. She earned her [&[...]
Industrial building sells for $2.5M in Richmond
An industrial building in Richmond sold for $2.5 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Monday. Located at 2400 Maury St. in Richmond’s Manchester area, the 19,156-square-foot building sits on more than 9 acres of land. The building was previously leased to Esf Trailer Systems LLC, which sold cargo and flatbed vehicles. Glen Allen-based commercial […]
