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Va. Beach economic development director is finalist for Oregon job
Virginia Beach Deputy City Manager and Director of Economic Development Taylor Adams is one of three finalists to be the next city manager in Salem, Oregon. Adams has worked for the city of Virginia Beach since 2015 and became deputy city manager in 2021. He heads up the city’s economic development department, and also has […]
Salem apartment complex sells for $12M
A 132-unit apartment complex in Salem has sold for $12 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Wednesday. Viewnorth Apartments LLC purchased the property from Northview Apartments LLC on April 29. The buyer plans to upgrade the community, according to a news release about the transaction. The apartments are located at 411 to 515 Yorkshire […]
HCA Virginia names new LewisGale CEO and market president
Alan Fabian, formerly CEO of LewisGale Hospital Montgomery in Blacksburg, has been promoted as market president and CEO of Salem-based LewisGale Regional Health System, its parent health system, HCA Virginia, announced Tuesday. Fabian has been with HCA Healthcare since 1995 and at LewisGale Hospital Montgomery since 2013. Before that, he held leadership roles in Louisiana […]
Roanoke College selects next president
Roanoke College’s next president will be Frank Shushok Jr., the college announced Tuesday. Shushok, Virginia Tech‘s vice president for student affairs, will succeed Michael C. Maxey, who served as president for 15 years and is retiring in July, to become the school’s 12th president. “I am thrilled to welcome President-elect Frank Shushok to the Maroon […]
Salem names new economic development director
Salem’s new economic development director, Tommy Miller, says he has “the entrepreneurial gene,” a trait that should come in handy with his new role. Miller established Richmond Brewery Tours, a venture he ran from 2012 through 2020 to highlight the burgeoning craft beer industry. “Any entrepreneurial venture should be both calculated and gut driven,” he […]
Maxey elected Council of Independent Colleges chair
Roanoke College President Michael C. Maxey has been elected chair of the Council of Independent Colleges’ Board of Directors, the council announced Monday. “The Council is pleased to have Michael Maxey as chair of the board,” CIC President Marjorie Hass said in a statement. “CIC is in the midst of implementing many exciting new projects […]
Salem’s Spartan Square sells for $16.5M
Spartan Square, a 180,346-square-foot shopping center in Salem, has been sold for $16.5 million, Colliers announced on Jan. 18. Spartan Square Limited Partnership sold the 91% leased shopping center to a joint venture between Essential Growth Acquisition Properties and Viking Partners. The shopping center is anchored by a Kroger and tenants include Dollar Tree, Pet […]
Shaun McConnon donates $15M to Roanoke College
Roanoke College has received a $15 million donation, the single largest cash gift in the school’s 179-year history, college president Michael Maxey announced Thursday to the board of trustees. College alumnus Shaun McConnon, former CEO of Massachusetts-based cybersecurity company BitSight Technologies, donated the money for the new science center. The center will house the psychology, [&hell[...]
Roanoke College president to retire in 2022
Michael C. Maxey, the 11th president of Roanoke College, announced Thursday that he will retire at the end of the academic year. Maxey has been with Roanoke College, located in Salem, since 1985 and has served as president since 2007. He has served the longest of any of the college’s presidents, according to a news […]
A Roanoke reawakening
The Roanoke area is anything but sleepy when it comes to economic development these days. In fact, “the opportunity for Roanoke is greater now than it has been in quite some time,” says John Hull, executive director of the Roanoke Regional Partnership, a public-private joint venture that works to attract new business to the region. […]
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 […]
Salem construction contractor names project manager
Salem-based general construction firm R.L. Price Construction Inc. announced March 9 that Ben Price has been promoted to project manager. Price has been with the firm, which was founded by his father and grandfather, for eight years. Founded in 1990, the firm’s work has included The Roanoke Times press building, multiple projects at Roanoke College […]
