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Two Hampton Roads car washes sell for $1.6M
Two Solar Wash Inc. car wash locations in Hampton Roads sold for $1.6 million, S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. announced Wednesday. Located at 910 W. Washington St., the Suffolk property has five self-service bays, seven vacuum bays and a fully automatic, soft touch station. The Franklin location, found at 1021 Armory Drive, has seven vacuum bays, […]
TowneBank acquires Tennessee cabin rental company
Suffolk-based TowneBank acquired Tennessee-based vacation property rental company Venture Resorts Inc. on July 1, the bank announced Monday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. “This is an exciting development for Towne Vacations,” Brian Skinner, president and CEO of Towne Financial Services Group, the division that oversees the bank’s vacation property management ac[...]
Timber exporter building $1.1M facility in Suffolk
Kristi Corp. a global supplier of industrial raw materials for aluminum and steel metallurgical industries, will build a $1.1 million log load and fumigation facility in Suffolk, creating 10 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. The company will source 100% of its exports from Virginia logging companies. Virginia competed with North Carolina and Pennsylvania […]
Suffolk names new city manager
Suffolk City Council unanimously agreed to hire Albert Moor as city manager during its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday. Council members appointed Moor to serve as interim city manager in September, following the resignation of Patrick Roberts, who held the post since 2015. Roberts had previously served as deputy city manager and assistant director in […]
New president and CEO of Towne Financial Services Group named
Brian K. Skinner has been named president and CEO of Towne Financial Services Group, which includes all financial divisions of Suffolk-based TowneBank other than the bank itself. Skinner, currently the company’s chief banking officer, starts his new role effective May 1, TowneBank announced Thursday. His new duties include overseeing the company’s mortgage, insurance, realty and [&hell[...]
Dental office building in Suffolk sells for nearly $2.43M
A dental office building in Suffolk sold for nearly $2.43 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer Capital Markets Group announced Wednesday. California-based investor Aspen Suffolk LLC purchased the 3,500-square-foot Aspen Dental property located at 1930 North Main Street from LWS Suffolk Station LLC, an affiliate of Atlanta-based Salomon Real Estate Group, as an investment. The […]
Land in Portsmouth sells for $1.05M
A 0.75-acre plot of land sold in Portsmouth for development of a car wash location, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Tuesday. Green Clean Holdings purchased the land located at 5820 High St. from Chesapeake-based Parker Burnell Real Estate Group for $1.05 million. The buyer plans to develop its ninth Hampton Roads Green Clean Auto […]
Downtown Suffolk unveils new branding
The Suffolk Economic Development Department on Wednesday unveiled new Downtown Suffolk branding. Downtown District businesses will have access to the logo and other marketing tools developed by advertising agency BrandFirst. There are also logos available with a “We’re Open” tagline. The new branding and tagline are part of Suffolk’s Downtown Master Plan, which also includes […]
City of Suffolk announces leadership overhaul
Following the late September resignation of former Suffolk City Manager Patrick Roberts, interim City Manager Albert Moor on Monday made several appointments to the administrative staff, including an acting deputy city manager. Suffolk City Council accepted Roberts’ resignation during a special meeting after a closed session. The reason for his resignation was not released. After […]
Suffolk city manager resigns
Suffolk City Manager Patrick Roberts has resigned, effective Oct. 2. Suffolk City Council accepted Roberts’ resignation during a special meeting on Monday evening after returning from a closed session. Albert Moor was appointed as interim city manager and will assume the position Oct. 3. “It is with extremely heavy hearts that we have agreed to […]
Suffolk shopping center sells for $2.72M
A shopping center in Suffolk sold for $2.72 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Tuesday. Located at 1910 N. Main Street, the 7,600-square-foot Obici Shops retail property was sold by Venture Obici LLC to Battlefield Consolidated Properties LLC as an investment. The property was 100% leased at the time of the sale to Spectrum […]
Bon Secours seeks to expand Suffolk hospital
Bon Secours Mercy Health announced on Monday it has filed a certificate of public need (COPN) to expand its Suffolk hospital by 67,000 square feet and add up to 36 beds. The proposed expansion stems from the increased need for inpatient beds, resulting from findings from the COVID-19 pandemic and population growth in the area. […]
