Regent University founder Pat Robertson dies at 93
Christian Broadcasting Network founder M.G. “Pat” Robertson, a one-time GOP presidential hopeful and also chancellor, founder and CEO of Regent University in Virginia Beach, died Thursday at age 93, Regent and CBN announced. “We are deeply saddened by the loss of our beloved founder,” Regent University Executive [...]
Richmond airport CEO to chair national board
Perry J. Miller, president and CEO of the Capital Region Airport Commission, which includes Richmond International Airport, has been elected 2023-24 chair of the American Association of Airport Executives, the world’s largest professional organization representing individuals who work at public-use commercial and general a[...]
Norfolk City Council votes to purchase MacArthur Center
On Wednesday evening during a special meeting, Norfolk City Council members approved plans for the city to purchase the struggling MacArthur Center mall downtown for up to $18 million. The 23-acre MacArthur Center is owned by Wells Fargo & Co., which holds the mall following a loan default by the mall’s previous owner, C[...]
AWS reports it invested $51.9B in Va. from 2011-21
Amazon Web Services Inc. invested more than $51.9 billion in Virginia between 2011 and 2021, according to an economic impact statement released by the company Wednesday. That investment total includes capital and operational expenditures in Virginia, including Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William counties, AWS said. During that s[...]
Hampton Roads warehouses sell for $8.4M
A portfolio of three warehouses in Hampton Roads sold for $8.4 million in mid-May. Tidewater Fleet Supply, an independent distributor of fleet, truck, trailer and heavy equipment parts, leases the properties. Located at 3666 Progress Road, the Norfolk warehouse sold for $6.03 million, according to city property records. The parc[...]
CNSI-Kepro rebrands as Acentra Health
The health services tech company that formed from last year’s merger of McLean-based health care IT provider CNSI and Nashville, Tennessee-based health care management tech company Kepro is now branding itself as Acentra Health. The company announced the rebranding Tuesday. “Our new company name and brand represent a new[...]
Bon Secours names Harbour View Hospital president
Andy Spicknall became the inaugural president of Bon Secours Harbour View Hospital in Suffolk on Monday. Spicknall, who most recently served as vice president of operations at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth, reports directly to Pat Davis-Hagens, the health system’s Hampton Roads market president. “During h[...]
Norfolk eyes $18M purchase of MacArthur Center mall
Read update: Norfolk City Council votes to buy mall Norfolk City Council will discuss acquiring the struggling downtown MacArthur Center mall for $18 million during a special meeting Wednesday. MacArthur Center is owned by Wells Fargo & Co., which holds the mall following a loan default by the mall’s previous owner, Co[...]
Maryland brewery plans expansion to Fauquier
Silver Spring, Maryland-based Silver Branch Brewing Co. will invest $3 million to open a location in Fauquier County, adding 38 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. The expansion is the second location for the brewery, which is growing its production. Virginia competed with Maryland for the project. “Silver Branch Brewi[...]
Activation Capital plans $53M innovation center in Richmond
Activation Capital, a Richmond-based innovation incubator, will redevelop a 102,000-square-foot innovation center in the Bio+Tech Park in downtown Richmond, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer and Activation Capital announced Friday. The 34-acre park, at Eighth and E. Leigh streets, is a commercial life sciences hub adjacent to [...]
36 Va. companies make 2023 Fortune 1000 list
Thirty-six Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 69th annual Fortune 1000 list, notably including newcomers to the commonwealth Raytheon Technologies Corp. and Boeing Co. as Virginia’s second and third highest-ranking companies. Freddie Mac remained Virginia’s top-ranked company, at No. 45, and 24 Virginia companies made this year’s elite Fortune 500 list. Released Monday, the Fortune 1000 […][...]
James City County farmland sells for $12M
A Houston-based industrial real estate company has purchased a 328-acre former farm in James City County for $12 million with plans to develop facilities for manufacturers, importers and warehousing and distribution companies. Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer and sales partners Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices RW Towne Realty [...]