Atlantic Diving Supply names new CEO, COO
Virginia Beach-based Atlantic Diving Supply Inc. (ADS) has promoted Ryan Angold to CEO, the company announced Tuesday. Angold replaces Jason Wallace, who has stepped down from leading the company since 2014. Also, ADS promoted John Dunn to chief operating officer, adding to his duties as chief financial officer. Their new roles [...]
Sentara Healthcare board elects new leaders
Sentara Healthcare’s Board of Directors has elected Allan Parrott as its new chair, Sentara announced Monday. Parrott has served as the board’s vice-chair for the past three years and has been on the board since 2015. He succeeds Dian Calderone, who served three years as chair and has been on the board since 2014. Sh[...]
Va. Beach post office building sells for $5M
A 29,813-square-foot property leased to the U.S. Post Office in Virginia Beach has been sold for $5 million. U.S. Post Office Acredale-Annex at 1700 Centerville Turnpike was built in 2000 and was sold by Faith Irrevocable Trust to Postal Realty Trust. The property is on a 25-year net-leased structure with the tenant. Michael J. [...]
Winmar Construction moves HQ to Reston
Winmar Construction has moved its corporate headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Reston, signing a 7,000-square-foot lease at 2100 Reston Center Parkway. The general contractor has 40 employees in the seven-story building in Reston but will still have a presence in Washington, D.C., at 1010 Wisconsin Ave. The company also has [...]
Bon Secours names COO of Hampton Roads market
Bon Secours has named Craig Schmidt chief operating officer for the health system’s Hampton Roads market, effective Monday. He will lead the market’s operational projects within its facilities and oversee the growth in the Cincinnati, Ohio-based health system’s operations in Hampton Roads, according to a news r[...]
Raytheon moving global HQ to Arlington
Raytheon Technologies Corp. announced Tuesday that it will relocate its global headquarters from Massachusetts to Arlington in the third quarter of this year, a move that will see four of the top five U.S.-based aerospace and defense contractors headquartered in Virginia. Raytheon is the second-largest defense company in the wor[...]
Amazon closes $198M PenPlace purchase from JBG Smith
Amazon.com Inc. has acquired the 11-acre PenPlace development site, part of its HQ2, its East Coast headquarters, from Bethesda, Maryland-based JBG Smith Properties for $198 million, JBG Smith announced Monday. Arlington County in April approved the 3.3 million square feet of office space spread across three 22-story buildings[...]
JMU hires first DEI VP
James Madison University has named Malika Carter its inaugural vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, the university announced Monday. Carter will start Aug. 25. “This appointment is a great honor,” Carter said in a statement. “JMU is well positioned to become, in the field of inclus[...]
CBRE moving NoVa office to The Boro in Tysons
CBRE Group Inc. has signed a lease for 24,108 square feet at The Boro tower in Tysons, the firm announced June 1. In the first quarter of 2023, CBRE will move its Northern Virginia office from International Drive in Tysons to occupy the entire 11th floor of The Boro, at 8350 Broad St. The new […]
ODU to create supply chain, logistics, maritime school
Old Dominion University will create a School of Supply Chain, Logistics, and Maritime Operations, pending approval from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, the university announced Friday. In its June meeting, the university Board of Visitors approved a resolution to create the school, effective Oct. 15. “Coordinating our academic and research initiatives through […]
Henrico assisted living facility to become affordable housing
Construction started this week on a $23 million project that will create 86 units of affordable housing in eastern Henrico County, Virginia Supportive Housing announced. Formerly an assisted living facility, Cool Lanes Commons, on the border of Richmond and Henrico, will create 80 one-bedroom apartments and six studio apartments[...]
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation hires real estate VP
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has hired Diane E. Branch as vice president of real estate, the foundation announced Friday. Branch will manage a portfolio of nearly 400 parcels, which is more than 1,900 acres of developed and undeveloped land in the city of Williamsburg and James City and York counties. She begins her new [...]