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Richmond Ballet announces associate artistic director
The Richmond Ballet announced Monday that Ma Cong has been named as its associate artistic director. He will serve in an adjunct capacity for 18 months before joining full time in 2022, supporting Artistic Director Stoner Winslett, who has led the ballet company since 1980. “As I finish my 40th season at Richmond Ballet, I [&h[...]
Va. COVID-19 cases continue weekly decline
Virginia continues to see a weekly decline in COVID-19 cases, with the Virginia Department of Health reporting 3,579 new cases for the week ending June 22. The state reported 68 new deaths from the coronavirus during the same time period, bringing the state death toll for the pandemic to 1,620. The state has seen 58,465 [&hellip[...]
CBRE names mid-Atlantic retail lead
Commercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE has named Katie Mahon as its senior managing director and retail lead for its mid-Atlantic division, which includes markets in Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Maryland, the company announced late last week. In her newly-created role, she will oversee CBRE’s retail op[...]
Survey: Economic, cultural impact of virus concern Va. execs
A newly released survey finds that Virginia business and nonprofit leaders are concerned not only about the financial but the cultural impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Culture Conundrum survey, which polled 365 leaders across Central Virginia, Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia, was conducted from May 19-31 by Williamsburg-based marketing research firm Brand Planning LLC […]
Sentara opens $93.5M Brock Cancer Center in Norfolk
Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare announced Friday it has opened the $93.5 million, 253,000-square-foot Sentara Brock Cancer Center, a patient treatment and care facility in Norfolk. The facility, which started construction in March 2018, opened to patients on June 1. It’s named for philanthropists Joan Brock and her late[...]
$125M Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront hotel opens
The $125 million, 305-room Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront is now open, Virginia Beach hospitality and real estate company Gold Key | PHR announced Thursday. The hotel, managed by Gold Key | PHR, is an addition to The Cavalier Resort, which includes the Historic Cavalier Hotel and Beach Club, two restaurants, 25,000 square fe[...]
The Harvest Foundation names new president
The Harvest Foundation in Martinsville announced Friday that it has named Kathryn “Kate” E. Keller as its new president. She is expected to start on July 15. Keller replaces Allyson Rothrock, who is retiring after more than 17 years with The Harvest Foundation. Keller worked for 20 years at Cincinnati-based health foundation[...]
City of Alexandria signs lease in Mark Center
The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) signed a lease with the city of Alexandria, which will move the city Department of Community and Human Services and the Alexandria Health Department into the current IDA headquarters building in the Mark Center development in 2023, following renovations. Depending on leasehold improveme[...]
Loudoun County to fund 400 additional small businesses
On Tuesday, June 23, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors will hold a random drawing for the third round of grants from its COVID-19 Business Interruption Fund, which supports small businesses affected by the pandemic. The funding was allocated from the $36.1 million in federal funding to Loudoun County from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and […]
Gannett eliminates CEO position for operating company
McLean-based Gannett Co. Inc., the nation’s largest newspaper publisher, announced Friday that its board of directors has decided to eliminate the CEO position for Gannett Media Corp., its operating company. The decision results in the departure of Paul Bascobert, who had joined the company in August 2019. Gannett Chairman and CEO Michael Reed has assumed […]
State directs nearly $250M to long-term care facilities for COVID-19
Because a majority of COVID-19 outbreaks in Virginia have occurred in long-term care facilities, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday that the state will direct nearly $250 million to these facilities for coronavirus response, with most of the funding coming from federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. Northam has also directed the […]
12K+ Virginians refuse to return to work amid pandemic
More than 12,000 Virginians who have filed jobless claims during the pandemic have refused to return to work, the Virginia Employment Commission announced Friday, while there are approximately 400,000 job vacancies posted on the Virginia Workforce Connection website. “While certain circumstances, such as health, child care or other caregiver responsibilities, may warrant continued payments of […][...]
