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How Va. grocery stores are staying safe amid coronavirus
RICHMOND — Virginia grocery stores have increased efforts to keep stores clean and safe while they remain open to provide essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Ralph Northam issued a stay-at-home order as coronavirus cases quickly multiplied in the commonwealth. Grocery stores, considered essential businesses w[...]
Walk this way
Virginia Business virtually sat down with Joshua Weinstein, founder of Norfolk Tour Co., which provides public and private tour services in downtown Norfolk and surrounding areas. This is part of an ongoing series of conversations with Virginians about how their work lives and businesses have changed during the pandemic. Virg[...]
Sentara Healthcare, VCU Health System seal the deal on Virginia Premier
Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare and Richmond-based VCU Health System finalized their previously announced joint ownership of the Virginia Premier health plan on Wednesday. Sentara is now the majority owner and VCU Health has a 20% ownership stake of Virginia Premier, a Medicaid managed care organization. Sentara announced the agreement in September 2019, which will serve more […]
Northam to ask state lawmakers for May elections delay
Gov. Ralph Northam has asked the state legislature to push May 5 elections to the Nov. 3 ballot, he announced Wednesday at his regular coronavirus news conference. The General Assembly, which must approve any rescheduling of an election, will take up the matter when it reconvenes April 22 in Richmond, Northam said. All absentee [...]
Va. coronavirus cases continue to rise
10:30 p.m. April 8 update: VDH health districts reported three more virus-related deaths Wednesday afternoon and evening. These are the first fatal cases in the Central Virginia Health District (Lynchburg and surrounding counties), Three Rivers Health District (Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula), where a woman in her 40s has died, and the Eastern Shore Health District, […]
Keeping clean
Virginia Business virtually sat down with Charlene Johnson, owner of Tysons Cleaning LLC, which provides commercial and residential cleaning services in Northern Virginia. This is part of an ongoing series of conversations with Virginians about how their work lives and businesses have changed during the pandemic. Virginia Busine[...]
Four more deaths attributed to virus at long-term care center
Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center reported Tuesday that 32 residents at the Henrico County long-term care center have died from causes related to COVID-19, recording four more deaths over the past 24 hours. The facility has 84 residents and 25 staff members who have tested positive since all were tested several d[...]
Virginia coronavirus cases: 3,333 as of Tuesday, a nearly 16% increase in 24 hours
1:45 p.m. update: Four more deaths have been reported at Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Henrico County, bringing the total number of COVID-19 fatalities to 32. Forty-nine residents are receiving care for symptoms on-site and at area hospitals, according to the center, and 84 residents and 25 staff members have tested positive, although not all […]
28 COVID-19 deaths at Henrico nursing facility
Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center reported Monday afternoon that 28 residents have died from causes related to COVID-19, 11 since last Friday’s announcement. There are currently 88 residents and 25 employees at the Henrico County long-term care facility who have tested positive; all have been tested, the center said, although some staff members’ test results […]
Governor: Virginia has ordered $27M of masks, other PPE
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday that the state has signed a $27 million contract with a Virginia-based logistics company to ship N95 masks and other personal protective equipment from Asia, with the first shipment arriving next week. Northfield Medical Manufacturing LLC in Norfolk will manage the deliveries, Northam said. Ho[...]
Student housing community to be built near Virginia Tech
A 517,000-square-foot student housing community will be built near Virginia Tech, New York City-based Eyzenberg & Co. announced Thursday. Financial terms of the development have not been disclosed. Charleston, South Carolina-based real estate developer Greystar will develop the 424-unit property on a 11.5-acre lot at 100[...]
Closing time
Virginia Business virtually sat down with Mo Choumil, founder and CEO of Fairfax-based ATG Title Inc., which provides title insurance, escrow services and closing services, to see how real estate closings have been affected by the coronavirus crisis. This is part of an ongoing series of conversations with Virginians about how [...]
