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U.Va. breaks ground on Manning biotech institute
The University of Virginia began construction Friday on the $350 million Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology. Paul and Diane Manning launched the institute with a $100 million donation in January. Paul Manning founded PBM Products, which became the world’s largest privately owned infant formula and baby food busi[...]
Raleigh-to-Richmond rail project receives $1B federal grant
A passenger rail route between Raleigh, North Carolina, and Richmond will receive a $1 billion U.S. Department of Transportation grant, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, announced Tuesday. The approximate 162-mile route will be along the currently out-of-service CSX Transportation “S-Line” as part of a Southeast corri[...]
Sentara takes sole ownership of Velocity Urgent Care
Sentara Health is now the sole owner of Velocity Urgent Care, the Norfolk-based health system announced Monday. In 2017, Sentara partnered with Velocity and transferred the operations of seven Sentara Urgent Care facilities to its joint venture with Velocity and a third party. Now Sentara, which declined to name the third party,[...]
A British invasion at Norfolk’s Chrysler Museum
This week, Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney’s photography exhibit makes the second stop on its global magical mystery tour, with the show’s U.S. debut at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk. Museum officials say attendance is expected to be higher than any previous exhibit at the 90-year-old Chrysler, with inquiri[...]
Hampton Roads hotel revenues outpace Va., country
Hotel revenues in Hampton Roads outpaced Virginia and the nation through October, according to a report from Old Dominion University’s Dragas Center for Economic Analysis and Policy, citing data from STR, a division of CoStar Group that provides market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. Through October, hotel revenues we[...]
Brightpoint promotes Fiege to president
William “Bill” Fiege will be the eighth president of Brightpoint Community College, the Virginia Community College System announced Monday. Fiege will begin his new role on Jan. 2, 2024. Van Wilson has led Brightpoint as interim president since February 2023, after former President Ted Raspiller stepped down from t[...]
Stoney declares candidacy for Va. governor
Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney declared his candidacy for governor Monday, setting up an early contest with U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who announced her own run for the Democratic nomination last month. The general election will take place in November 2025. If elected, he would be Virginia’s second Black governor, more tha[...]
Timmons tops off $50M HQ in Chesterfield County
Engineering and design firm Timmons Group topped off the last steel beam of its new, $50 million headquarters Friday at Chesterfield County’s Springline at District 60 mixed-use development. The five-story, 150,000-square-foot building is part of the $210 million, 42-acre first phase of the county’s Springline at District 60[...]
Arlington taps community planning, housing leader
Samia Byrd has been named to lead Arlington County’s Department of Community Planning, Housing and Development beginning Jan. 3, 2024, the county announced Wednesday. Byrd’s responsibilities will include leading the next generation of land use regulations, plans, development policies and practices, housing, and commu[...]
Virginians bet $571M on sports in October
Virginians wagered $571 million on sports in October, up 8.2% from a year ago, according to data released Friday by the Virginia Lottery. About $565.5 million in sports betting revenue came from mobile operators, and the rest, roughly $5.7 million, came from casino retail activity. Virginia’s current casinos are the temporary [...]
RTX’s Pratt & Whitney division receives $701M aircraft contract
Arlington-based defense giant RTX’s Pratt & Whitney aerospace division in Connecticut will provide sustainment and other support services for propulsion systems on the F-35 fighter jet under a $701 million modification to a Navy contract. Pratt & Whitney will provide program management, propulsion integration, engi[...]
Interim VP of Carilion Mental Health becomes permanent
Carilion Clinic has named Lisa Sprinkel its permanent vice president of Carilion Mental Health, adding to her duties as vice president of Carilion Clinic Home Health and Hospice department. With Dr. Robert Trestman, Carilion’s mental health chair, Sprinkel will lead the mental health team, which has a new location at Tangl[...]
