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The Rotunda at the University of Virginia.
Mar 17, 2020

U.Va. staff member tests positive for COVID-19

University of Virginia President James E. Ryan announced late Monday that a U.Va. Women’s Center staff member has tested positive for COVID-19. “Given the progression of the virus, it is not a surprise to discover a local case, but we know it will heighten anxiety,” Ryan said in the statement. The individual is[...]

Mar 16, 2020

Markel to acquire newly merged company

A subsidiary of Henrico County-based Markel Corp., a specialty insurer and diversified financial holding company, will purchase Richmond-based Lansing Building Products and Harvey Building Products following the merger of the two companies, Lansing Building Products announced Monday. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.  Lansing Building Products is a national supplier of exterior building […][...]

Mar 16, 2020

Dominion Energy donates $1M to coronavirus aid, suspends service disconnections

The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation has donated a total of $1 million for coronavirus aid, which will go to the American Red Cross and local organizations in the 18 states where Dominion operates. It has more than 7 million energy customers. The charitable foundation for Richmond-based Dominion Energy has specifically committed $250,000 to the American […]

Mar 16, 2020

SAIC closes $1.2B deal to acquire Unisys Federal

Reston-based government and defense technology contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) completed its acquisition of Reston-based federal government information technology services contractor Unisys Federal on March 13 for $1.2 billion in cash, the company announced Monday. The acquisition was first announced Feb. 6 and brings Unisys Federal’s cloud migration, among other services, to SAIC and […][...]

Mar 16, 2020

COVID-19 claims second life in Virginia

A second person in the Peninsula Health District has died from COVID-19, according to a news release posted by James City County on Monday. The patient was a male in his 70s who died from respiratory failure as a result of the novel coronavirus, the Virginia Department of Health reported, the county alert said. This […]

Mar 16, 2020

Va., Maryland and D.C. request federal funding for COVID-19 test sites

As coronavirus cases in Virginia continue to rise, Gov. Ralph Northam, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser sent a letter to President Donald Trump Sunday requesting that the National Capital Region — which includes Northern Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. — be added as a priority location for federal funding to […]

Gov. Ralph Northam held a press conference Thursday in Richmond, declaring the coronavirus pandemic a state emergency.
Mar 15, 2020

Northam bans events with 100+ people

Following Virginia’s first COVID-19 death and a growing cluster of cases in the Peninsula, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has issued a ban on all events with more than 100 people across Virginia. He also ordered local government offices closed in the Peninsula region, which includes Newport News and Williamsburg. The statewid[...]

Dr. Norman Oliver, the state health commissioner, is overseeing the state's emergency response.
Mar 14, 2020

Virginia reports first coronavirus death

UPDATE, MARCH 15: As of Sunday night, Virginia has 45 known cases of COVID-19, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Virginia Health Commissioner Dr. Norman Oliver said for the first time Sunday that he is concerned about community spread of the virus in the Peninsula Health District, where one person has died. For mor[...]

Something in the Water festival logo
Mar 13, 2020

Pharrell’s Something in the Water festival canceled due to coronavirus

Virginia Beach’s Something in the Water 2020 festival has been canceled due to the growing coronavirus crisis. It will return on April 23-25, 2021, according to organizers. The brainchild of Grammy-winning musician and Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams, the festival premiered in spring 2019, selling 35,000 tickets an[...]

Mar 13, 2020

Arlington Chamber taking over Awesome Women group

The Arlington Chamber of Commerce will be taking over the Arlington-based professional networking group Awesome Women (AWE) starting in 2021, the chamber announced Thursday. During the transition period, the new Arlington Chamber Chapter of AWE will begin offering will begin offering AWE-branded women’s-only networking events this fall. Founded in 2014 by Karen Bate and Evelyn […]

Rendering of senior living facility that CA Ventures plans to build at 601 N. Parham Road in Henrico County.
Mar 13, 2020

Chicago developer plans senior living facility in Henrico

A Chicago developer has purchased  a 5.3-acre plot of land in Henrico County for $3.75 million from Temple Beth El synagogue in Richmond. The land will be developed into a senior living facility. CA Ventures’ CA Senior Living division will be building a senior living facility, featuring assisted and independent living opt[...]

Riders at rush hour at the Farragut North Metrorail station on the Red Line. Credit: WMATA Photograph by Larry Levine
Mar 13, 2020

Metro is reducing service in response to coronavirus

In response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, the Metro transportation system announced it will be reducing service until further notice, beginning Monday, March 16, in an effort to help protect Metro’s employees and customers. Metro will be reducing Metrorail trains to every 12 minutes on each line, Monday through Frid[...]

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