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Bedford County names new economic development director
Pam Bailey will be the new Bedford County Economic Development director, County Administrator Robert Hiss announced Monday. She had been serving as the interim director. “Pam brings energy, passion and creativity, along with a high work ethic, to this position,” Hess said in a statement. “I’ve been completely impressed w[...]
VCU Massey Cancer Center wins $3.3M grant for lung cancer research center
The Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center won a $3.3 million Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant to establish a research center on lung cancer disparities from the National Cancer Institute last week. The Translational Research Center in Lung Cancer Disparities (TRACER) will study the disprop[...]
Murphy & McGonigle appoints new Va. managing partner
New York-based financial services law firm Murphy & McGonigle announced Monday that Katherine McGrail, its litigation shareholder and chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, will become the new managing partner of its Virginia office, located in Glen Allen. She will serve on the executive committee. “The perspective[...]
JMU SVP of administration and finance announces retirement
Charlie King, James Madison University’s senior vice president of administration and finance for the past 25 years, has announced he will retire in December, the university said Monday. “On behalf of the entire university community, I congratulate Charlie on his retirement and share deep appreciation for the foundation he ha[...]
Governor: Staff shortages becoming dire in Va. hospitals
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said that hospital workers in the state are “losing their patience” and that medical facilities will not be able to handle all patients with COVID-19 or other ailments if hospitals are understaffed beyond where they are now. “They need our help,” he said Monday at a news confer[...]
Va. launches Amtrak service from downtown Richmond to D.C. and New York
Virginia is launching the Amtrak Northeast Regional Route 51, a thrice daily service from downtown Richmond to Washington D.C. and New York, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday from Main Street Station. “If you’ve ever been stuck on I-95, you know we can’t pave our way out of congestion,” Northam said in a statem[...]
Chesterfield hires director of real estate assessments
Chesterfield County has hired Melvin Bloomfield to be its director of real estate assessments. Bloomfield has been Richmond’s deputy director of real estate assessments for the past seven years. He begins his new role Oct. 4. “We are ecstatic to have Mel joining the Chesterfield family. He brings a wealth of expertise and experience that […]
2 Va. companies land spots on $151M Navy IT contract
Two Virginia companies have landed spots on a $151 million contract to provide full IT lifecycle support to the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command’s core facilities, management, construction management and installation management systems. Norfolk-based Chitra Productions LLC and Fairfax-based AttainX Inc. will both do work alongside three other companies in Atlanta, Kansas and Ohio, the […][...]
8 Va. companies land spots on $42B Air Force contract
Eight Virginia companies have landed spots on a $46 billion contract with the U.S. Air Force Eglin Wide Agile Acquisition contract. The Air Force awarded spots to 55 firms, according to a Department of Defense announcement this week. The contract provides for work in digital engineering and model-based systems engineering, agile processes, open systems architecture, […]
Primis Bank selling minority interest back to Southern Trust Mortgage
Glen Allen-based Primis Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of McLean-based Primis Financial Corp., entered into an agreement to sell its minority interest back to Virginia Beach-based Southern Trust Mortgage LLC (STM), it announced Thursday. Primis Financial Corp. expects to record a pre-tax charge of about $2.9 million in the third quarter. STM will repurchase all of […]
CNU President Paul Trible to retire in August
Christopher Newport University President Paul S. Trible Jr. announced Friday he plans to retire as president next August. He will then serve as chancellor for the next academic year, and Adelia Thompson, university’s chief of staff and acting CEO, will be CNU’s interim president. Trible, a former U.S. senator and mem[...]
1.9M-square-foot industrial park being built in Stafford
The Fairfax-based Peterson Cos. is building a 1.9 million-square-foot development in a 270-acre industrial park in Stafford County, and JLL will oversee the leasing, the companies announced Friday. Northern Virginia Gateway, which is expected to be built out within a year, is on Centreport Parkway, off Interstate 95. “Peterson[...]
