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Reports: Novo Nordisk in talks to buy Petersburg Ampac plant
Two South Korean media outlets have reported that the South Korean owner of Ampac Fine Chemicals may sell its manufacturing plant in Petersburg to Novo Nordisk, the Danish global pharmaceutical company. Sources told The Korea Economic Daily that the Seoul-based manufacturing conglomerate SK Group, which purchased Ampac in 2018 for a reported $576 million, is […]
Dominion Energy to buy N.C. offshore wind lease for $160M
A Dominion Energy subsidiary has agreed to acquire a 40,000-acre offshore wind lease off North Carolina’s Outer Banks for $160 million, the Fortune 500 utility announced Monday. Virginia Electric and Power Company, which does business as Dominion Energy Virginia, will purchase the Kitty Hawk North Wind lease from Avangrid, a Connecticut-based sustainable energy company, and […]
Chesapeake shopping center sells for $20.05M
A community shopping center in Chesapeake sold for $20.05 million in early June, property records show. Located at 4300 Portsmouth Blvd., adjacent to the Chesapeake Square mall, the roughly 180,000-square-foot shopping center sold for $18.847 million, and an associated 1.32-acre outparcel sold for $1.203 million. The shopping center is 90% leased. Its tenants include Value […]
Wawa parcel in Newport News bought for $4.5M
A property leased to a Wawa in Newport News sold for $4.5 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Monday. OMILOS LLC — registered to an Arlington County address — bought the 1.95-acre parcel located at 11124 Jefferson Ave. Property records show that Athanasios K. Polyzos previously owned the property, beginning Nov. 16, 2022. Clark […]
400-unit apartment complex sells for $84M in Norfolk
A 400-unit apartment community in Norfolk sold for $84 million, according to a late May news release from Croatan Investments. Originally built in 1991, the garden-style apartment community, Park Crescent, had 454,735 rentable square feet at the time of sale, according to Croatan. FPA Multifamily purchased the property from a joint venture of Croatan and […]
Dollar Tree considers selling or spinning off Family Dollar
Chesapeake-based Fortune 500 discount retailer Dollar Tree is considering selling or spinning off its Family Dollar brand, which it acquired in 2015 for $8.5 billion. “Dollar Tree has been on a multiyear journey to help the company fully achieve its potential,” CEO and Chairman Rick Dreiling said in a statement Wednesday. “Last year, we announced […]
Dominion closes sale of Utah gas utility for $4.3B
Richmond-based Fortune 500 utility Dominion Energy has closed on its $4.3 billion sale of subsidiaries Questar Gas and Wexpro to Canadian pipeline and energy company Enbridge, Dominion announced Monday. Salt Lake City, Utah-based natural gas utility Questar serves more than 1.2 million customers in Utah, Wyoming and Idaho. Wexpro supplies natural gas under a cost-of-service […]
Dominion to sell 50% interest in offshore wind farm
Dominion Energy announced Feb. 22 it had reached an agreement with investment firm Stonepeak to sell a 50% noncontrolling stake in the utility’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project for nearly $3 billion. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2024, if approved by the Virginia State Corporation Commission and the North Carolina […]
Dominion closes sale of East Ohio Gas for $6.6B
Richmond-based Fortune 500 utility Dominion Energy closed on its sale of East Ohio Gas to Canadian pipeline and energy company Enbridge in a $6.6 billion deal, the utility announced Thursday. The sale was first announced in September 2023 as part of a deal for Dominion to sell its three natural gas distribution companies. The Public […]
VSE calls off $100M sale of business to equity firm
Alexandria-based distribution and maintenance provider VSE Corp. has called off an agreement to sell off its federal and defense segment for up to $100 million to Louisiana-based private equity firm Bernhard Capital Partners. The deal was announced in May, and the companies said in a news release Wednesday that they mutually agreed to terminate the […]
Magic Johnson won’t rule out renaming Commanders
Could the Washington Commanders get a new name? NBA legend Magic Johnson, one of the Ashburn-based NFL team’s new co-owners, wouldn’t rule out the possibility during an interview Friday morning with Craig Melvin on NBC’s “Today” show. “Everything is on the table, right? Especially after the last year,” the former Los Angeles Lakers star point […]
NFL owners approve $6.05B sale of Washington Commanders
Dan Snyder‘s controversial 24-year tenure as the embattled owner of the Ashburn-based Washington Commanders has come to an end with the record $6.05 billion sale of the team — and a $60 million fine from the NFL. In a special meeting Thursday, all 32 NFL team owners unanimously approved the team’s sale to a partnership […]
