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The Branch Group names Wilber Chen head of unit
Roanoke-based construction firm The Branch Group has named Wilber W. Chen as president of its G.J. Hopkins | Lacy MEP (manufacturing, electrical and plumbing) business unit, the company announced Friday. Chen comes to Branch with more than three decades of experience in the MEP transportation and heavy civil markets. He will be [...]
Paul D. Camp Community College names new president
Paul D. Camp Community College’s new president will be Corey L. McCray, who will start his position on Oct. 25. McCray was selected among 52 applicants, according to Glenn DuBois, the chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges, who announced McCray’s selection Thursday. “I’m confident that Corey has the sk[...]
Mitre promotes two as CTO and CFO
McLean- and Bedford, Massachusetts-based The Mitre Corp. promoted two long-time executives to chief medical and technology officer and chief financial officer, the company announced Oct. 5. Jay Schnitzer is now senior vice president, chief medical and technology officer and Wilson Wang is now senior vice president, CFO. Schnitze[...]
Recent commercial real estate sales
Central Virginia Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced the sale of 3.89 acres of land on Lewistown Road at Lakeridge Parkway in Ashland. ARLS Properties LLC purchased the acreage from Craig Realty Group for $3 million for future retail development. David M. Smith of Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer represented the purchaser. Commonwealth Commercial Partners […]
Hanover industrial park sells for $4.7M
Hickory Hill Road Virginia LLC has purchased the 189-acre industrial site on Hickory Hill Road in Hanover County for $4.7 million, Porter Realty announced Monday. The Graymont Industrial Park was sold by Richmond-based Brooks Investment II Company LLC and Brookes Investment III Company LLC. Clifford B. Porter of Porter Realty Co[...]
Airbus U.S. Space & Defense promotes COO to CEO
Robert Geckle has been promoted to be the CEO of Arlington-based aerospace and aviation contractor Airbus U.S. Space & Defense Inc., moving up from serving as the chief operating officer and head of operations and corporate functions, the company announced Thursday. Geckle has worked with Airbus across its major business lin[...]
Virginia wins $5M DOD grant to train shipbuilding workers
Virginia won a $5 million U.S. Department of Defense grant to train workers in defense manufacturing industries, particularly shipbuilding, in Danville and Hampton Roads, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The grant will go to the Virginia Defense Manufacturing Community, which brings together the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Southern Virginia and Old Dominion […]
Henrico green-lights $2.3B GreenCity project
The Henrico County Board of Supervisors this week unanimously approved rezoning the 204-acre former Best Products headquarters campus into the $2.3 billion GreenCity project, a major mixed-used development that will feature a 17,000-seat arena. GreenCity, which was proposed in December 2020, is also expected to include two hotel[...]
Va. new jobless claims nearly flat
Virginia’s new unemployment claims rose slightly more than 7% last week, the Virginia Employment Commission reported late Thursday. For the filing week ending Oct. 9, people filed 10,040 initial claims, an increase of 680 from last week. Continued claims totaled 43,535, a decrease of 484 claims from the previous week. Because [...]
Insurance startup to create 70 jobs with Henrico HQ
Startup specialty property and casualty insurance holding company Richmond National Insurance Co. (RNIC) will create about 70 jobs over the next three years as it establishes its headquarters in Henrico County, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. “The commonwealth is always looking to create an environment that supports startups and businesses of all sizes,” Northam said […]
Scott County Tempur Sealy bedding factory to add 25 jobs
Tempur Sealy International Inc. is expanding its Duffield facility in Scott County, the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority announced Thursday. The bedding company known for its Tempur-Pedic, Posturepedic and Stearns & Foster mattresses, among others, is headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, but has two manufacturing facilities: one in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and one in Southwest Virginia. […][...]
U.S. Senate Federal Credit Union opens new Alexandria HQ
United States Senate Federal Credit Union (USSFCU) held a grand opening for its Braddock Station corporate headquarters and retail branch in Alexandria on Wednesday. USSFCU selected 1310 Braddock Place, previously home to the National Industries for the Blind, in 2018. The new Bowman Branch on the first floor replaces the credit[...]
