AWS reports it invested $51.9B in Va. from 2011-21
Amazon Web Services Inc. invested more than $51.9 billion in Virginia between 2011 and 2021, according to an economic impact statement released by the company Wednesday. That investment total includes capital and operational expenditures in Virginia, including Loudoun, Fairfax and Prince William counties, AWS said. During that s[...]
Hampton Roads warehouses sell for $8.4M
A portfolio of three warehouses in Hampton Roads sold for $8.4 million in mid-May. Tidewater Fleet Supply, an independent distributor of fleet, truck, trailer and heavy equipment parts, leases the properties. Located at 3666 Progress Road, the Norfolk warehouse sold for $6.03 million, according to city property records. The parc[...]
CNSI-Kepro rebrands as Acentra Health
The health services tech company that formed from last year’s merger of McLean-based health care IT provider CNSI and Nashville, Tennessee-based health care management tech company Kepro is now branding itself as Acentra Health. The company announced the rebranding Tuesday. “Our new company name and brand represent a new[...]
Bon Secours names Harbour View Hospital president
Andy Spicknall became the inaugural president of Bon Secours Harbour View Hospital in Suffolk on Monday. Spicknall, who most recently served as vice president of operations at Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center in Portsmouth, reports directly to Pat Davis-Hagens, the health system’s Hampton Roads market president. “During h[...]
Norfolk eyes $18M purchase of MacArthur Center mall
Read update: Norfolk City Council votes to buy mall Norfolk City Council will discuss acquiring the struggling downtown MacArthur Center mall for $18 million during a special meeting Wednesday. MacArthur Center is owned by Wells Fargo & Co., which holds the mall following a loan default by the mall’s previous owner, Co[...]
Virginians bet nearly $426M on sports in April
Virginians wagered $425.98 million in April, up 6.6% from the year prior, according to data released June 1 by the Virginia Lottery. About $422 million in sports betting revenue came from mobile operators, and the remaining $3.5 million came from casino retail activity out of the temporary Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol an[...]
Maryland brewery plans expansion to Fauquier
Silver Spring, Maryland-based Silver Branch Brewing Co. will invest $3 million to open a location in Fauquier County, adding 38 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Monday. The expansion is the second location for the brewery, which is growing its production. Virginia competed with Maryland for the project. “Silver Branch Brewi[...]
Activation Capital plans $53M innovation center in Richmond
Activation Capital, a Richmond-based innovation incubator, will redevelop a 102,000-square-foot innovation center in the Bio+Tech Park in downtown Richmond, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer and Activation Capital announced Friday. The 34-acre park, at Eighth and E. Leigh streets, is a commercial life sciences hub adjacent to [...]
36 Va. companies make 2023 Fortune 1000 list
Thirty-six Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 69th annual Fortune 1000 list, notably including newcomers to the commonwealth Raytheon Technologies Corp. and Boeing Co. as Virginia’s second and third highest-ranking companies. Freddie Mac remained Virginia’s top-ranked company, at No. 45, and 24 Virginia companies made this year’s elite Fortune 500 list. Released Monday, the Fortune 1000 […][...]
James City County farmland sells for $12M
A Houston-based industrial real estate company has purchased a 328-acre former farm in James City County for $12 million with plans to develop facilities for manufacturers, importers and warehousing and distribution companies. Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer and sales partners Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices RW Towne Realty [...]
UMW hires new business college dean
The University of Mary Washington named a new College of Business dean, Filiz Tabak, who will start July 10 at the Fredericksburg university, in an announcement this week. She comes from Towson University in Maryland, where she was acting associate dean of its College of Business & Economics most recently. Tabak succeeds int[...]
Former Henrico bank branch sells for $1.6M
A former Atlantic Union Bank branch in Henrico County has sold for $1.6 million. 8209 W Broad Street LLC, which is registered to an address in Chesterfield County, purchased the 3,579-square-foot former bank office on approximately .58 acres from Atlantic Union Bank. The property is located at 8209 W Broad St. Will McGoogan of C[...]