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Carilion Clinic furloughs workers, reduces hours
With its regular ambulatory and inpatient care declining by 40% to 70% during the COVID-19 crisis, Roanoke-based Carilion Clinic announced Tuesday it is furloughing employees to reduce expenses. It follows similar measures taken by other health care systems operating in Virginia including Bon Secours Mercy Health and Ballad Health. The number of employees who will be […]
Va. coronavirus cases top 6,000
3:40 p.m. April 14 update: The Virginia Department of Corrections reported the first confirmed COVID-19 death of an inmate Tuesday. According to a news release, a 49-year-old woman who was serving a nine-year sentence at the Virginia Correctional Center for Women in Goochland County died at the Virginia Commonwealth University [...]
U.Va. coronavirus model sees Va. cases spiking in July, August
University of Virginia data modeling predicting the spread of COVID-19 in the commonwealth shows that if social distancing continues until June 10, cases will continue at a steady rate of a few hundred cases a day on average. Absent of any protective measures, however, the state would have seen the pandemic spiral out of control[...]
Va. has 5,700+ coronavirus cases
4:50 p.m. April 13 update: In a news release, the Mount Rogers Health District in Southwest Virginia announced that there are now four fatal cases of COVID-19 in its district, including three over the past week. Officials said there is community transmission in Washington, Wythe and Smyth counties. Also, Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Henrico […]
Governor signs clean energy legislation
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday that he has signed the Virginia Clean Economy Act into law, requiring state electricity providers to become 100% carbon free by 2050. The legislation sets a 2045 carbon-free deadline for Virginia power operations for Dominion Energy Inc. and a 2050 deadline for Appalachian Power. It also requires virtually all […]
Northam signs laws expanding election access
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed laws this weekend repealing Virginia’s voter ID law, making Election Day a state holiday and expanding access to early voting. After July 1, voters will not be required to show a photo ID in order to vote. The new laws also repeal the controversial Lee-Jackson Day state holiday in January, […]
Northam signs LGBTQ protections into law
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Saturday that he has signed the Virginia Values Act into law, making Virginia the first Southern state to pass sweeping anti-discrimination laws protecting the LGBTQ community. The act, which passed the Democratic-majority General Assembly in February and goes into effect July 1, prohibits discrimi[...]
Harrisonburg Dairy Queen sells for $1.15M
A Dairy Queen Grill & Chill in Harrisonburg sold for $1.15 million, Denver-based Blue West Capital announced Thursday. Dairy Queen was the only tenant leased to the property at 78 S. Carlton Street in Harrisonburg. The property sold as a sale-leaseback. The Dairy Queen franchisee will still be able to use the building, but w[...]
Former IKEA warehouse sells for $3.85M in Pittsylvania
A 152,379-square-foot warehouse and distribution facility formerly used by IKEA in Pittsylvania County’s Ringgold area sold for $3.85 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Monday. Rick Barker Properties LLC purchased the facility located at 240 Factory Lane — approximately six miles outside of Danville. [...]
Five-story apartment complex to be built in Henrico County
A five-story apartment complex will be built at the intersection of Maywill and Thalbro Streets in Henrico County, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Tuesday. Bristol Maywill Partners LLC purchased the 2.1 acres of land for $2 million from 2001 Maywill LLC. The apartment complex will be part of a mixed-use developme[...]
Battling coronavirus, Northam seeks faster release of prisoners
In light of the threat that coronavirus could pose to prison inmates, Gov. Ralph Northam has asked the state Department of Corrections to begin planning for the release of nonviolent prisoners with less than a year of time left to serve, the governor said during his Friday coronavirus news conference. When the General Assembly r[...]
COVID-19 disrupts Va. tourism as season ramps up
RICHMOND, Va. — Michael Moore has always enjoyed his job as wine trail guide with Top Shelf Transportation. He said the job is about more than wine. “I get people anything they need,” Moore said. “I’m like a rolling concierge.” Moore, 71, works in the Monticello Wine Trail region, which encompasses parts of A[...]
