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Four more deaths attributed to virus at long-term care center
Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center reported Tuesday that 32 residents at the Henrico County long-term care center have died from causes related to COVID-19, recording four more deaths over the past 24 hours. The facility has 84 residents and 25 staff members who have tested positive since all were tested several d[...]
28 COVID-19 deaths at Henrico nursing facility
Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center reported Monday afternoon that 28 residents have died from causes related to COVID-19, 11 since last Friday’s announcement. There are currently 88 residents and 25 employees at the Henrico County long-term care facility who have tested positive; all have been tested, the center said, although some staff members’ test results […]
Henrico County in contact with 39 of 41 nursing homes, fire chief says
After a news conference Thursday evening in which the Henrico County manager promised that county staff would be calling all of the county’s 41 nursing homes, the county Division of Fire employees followed through on the promise Friday. They spoke to employees at 39 facilities by mid-afternoon Friday, Fire Chief Alec Ought[...]
Henrico strip mall sells for $1.5M
Laurel Park Shopping Center in Henrico sold for $1.5 million, Commonwealth Commercial Partners LLC announced Friday. The strip mall located at the corner of Woodman and Hungary Roads encompasses more than 16 acres of land, and is located less than 2 miles from Reynold Community College. The shopping center’s primary retailer i[...]
Breeden Construction moves HQ, triples office space
Henrico County-based Breeden Construction has moved its headquarters office to an 8,100-square-foot space near Henrico Doctors’ Hospital — tripling its previous office space, the company announced this week. Financial terms of the move were not disclosed. The Class A office space is located at 1700 Bayberry Court, Suit[...]
Henrico County manager: Canterbury’s reaction to early offer of help was “not positive”
Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center was slow to accept Henrico County’s help at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak that has left 16 residents dead and 108 people positive at the facility, Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas said during a news conference Thursday evening. “We have respected their autonomy and[...]
Richmond EDA to offer no-interest loans to small businesses hurt by crisis
The Richmond Economic Development Authority announced Thursday it will begin offering no-interest loans up to $20,000 to small businesses harmed by the COVID-19 crisis. The Richmond EDA has made $1 million available for the relief fund, according to the city’s economic development director, Leonard Sledge. Businesses based within the city limits with fewer than 25 […]
Canterbury Rehab: 16 residents, including 5 in past 24 hours, dead from COVID-19
Sixteen residents of a Henrico County long-term care facility have died from causes related to COVID-19, the center reported Thursday afternoon. Five people who lived at Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center died in the past 24 hours, according to a statement from Canterbury Administrator Jeremiah Davis, and three ea[...]
U.Va. School of Law grants student exception for National Guard duty
3 p.m. update: According to a letter posted on Virginia Law Weekly, U.Va. School of Law’s Academic Review Committee has granted student Frannie Skardon an exception, allowing her to remain a full-time student while serving in the Army National Guard. Her unit has been called up to assist in the COVID-19 emergency in New York City. […]
Genworth Financial acquisition delayed again
The long-delayed $2.7 billion acquisition of Henrico County-based Genworth Financial Inc. by China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. Ltd. has been postponed again. The Virginia State Corporation Commission’s Bureau of Insurance reapproved the merger and the companies agreed to a 14th waiver and agreement to each party’s right to terminate the proposed agreement. The latest waiver […]
Va. ER physician spearheads intubation PPE production
Virginia College of Emergency Physicians President Dr. Scott Hickey turned to the owners of contracting companies in Powhatan — Michael Potter of Village Building Co. Inc. and David Dowdy of Interior 2000 — to produce boxes designed to protect emergency health care workers while they intubate patients with COVID-19. Designed[...]
City of Richmond reports first two COVID-19 deaths
Two men in their 70s who were hospitalized have died from COVID-19, the Richmond City Health District reported Tuesday evening. They are the first virus fatalities in the city. Both had underlying chronic health conditions, according to a news release from Mayor Levar Stoney’s office, and had recently worked in New Jersey. “The Richmond City […]
