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Henrico lab to ship 150,000 COVID-19 tests per month
Glen Allen-based GENETWORx Laboratories said it will soon begin shipping at least 800 COVID-19 test kits per day, with a goal of ramping up manufacturing enough to deliver 150,000 during the month of April. A unit of Pennsylvania-based Recovery Centers of America (RCA), GENETWORx Laboratories says it can provide test results within 24 hours of […]
Genworth Financial moves closer to acquisition
Henrico County-based Genworth Financial Inc. has cleared another regulatory hurdle in its long-delayed takeover bid by China Oceanwide Holdings Group Co. Ltd. On Tuesday, the New York State Department of Financial Services reapproved Oceanwide’s proposed acquisition of Genworth’s New York-based insurance company, Genworth Life Insurance Company of New York (GLICNY). In connection with the reapproval, Genworth […][...]
The Hilb Group acquires Ohio company
Henrico County-based insurance company The Hilb Group LLC (THG) announced Tuesday the acquisition of Cleveland, Ohio-based Healthcare Liability Consultants Agency Inc., effective March 1. THG also hired the Healthcare Liability Consultants owner owner and medical malpractice insurance specialist Julie Paton as a producer. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Founded in 2009, THG […][...]
Richmond developer raises $7M for apartment building in Scott’s Addition
Capital Square Realty Advisors LLC, a Henrico County-based real estate investment and management company, announced Monday that it has raised $7 million from investors for a five-story, 80-unit apartment building in the city’s popular Scott’s Addition neighborhood. Scott’s Collection I, which will be located on[...]
The Community Foundation debuts $3M fund to aid nonprofits
Richmond-based nonprofit The Community Foundation is partnering with the Emergency Management Alliance of Central Virginia and PlanRVA to create a regional emergency response fund to support Richmond-area nonprofits responding to the impact of COVID-19. The $3 million Central Virginia COVID-19 Response Fund was seeded with a $500,000 contribution from The Community Foundation and will be […][...]
Henrico nursing home has 4 coronavirus patients, 3 more pending
Four residents at Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Henrico County tested positive for coronavirus in the past 48 hours and three more residents who are exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms are being tested, the nursing home announced Friday afternoon. “Per guidance from the Henrico County Health Department, all seven patients are currently being treated onsite in […]
Altria CEO Howard Willard contracts coronavirus
Henrico County-based Altria Group Inc. CEO Howard Willard has tested positive for COVID-19 and is taking a temporary medical leave of absence, Altria’s executive vice president and general counsel Murray Garnick told all salaried and hourly employees through a memo released late Thursday. “Howard has been out of the [...]
Richmond ABC store near VCU closes due to COVID-19
A Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) retail store near Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond has been closed until further notice after a store employee’s roommate tested positive for COVID-19. Both roommates are quarantined at home. Located at 1217 West Broad Street near the corner of West Broad and North Harrison streets, the store is […]
Philip Morris USA suspending Richmond manufacturing operations after second coronavirus case
Henrico County-based Altria Group Inc. has temporarily suspended operations at its Philip Morris USA manufacturing center in South Richmond after a second Philip Morris employee tested positive for COVID-19, Altria Director of Communications George Parman says. Altria expects the manufacturing center to suspend its operations fo[...]
Richmond ad agency launches website to help restaurants during crisis
Richmond-based advertising agency Familiar Creatures launched a website this weekend called “Keep Calm and Nom Nom RVA,” where Richmonders can buy gift cards from local restaurants to support the businesses during the coronavirus crisis. On Tuesday, Gov. Ralph Northam issued a statewide mandate for restaurants to “signific[...]
Philip Morris USA employee tests positive for COVID-19
A Philip Morris USA employee has tested positive for COVID-19, said Steve Callahan, managing director of communications, at Henrico County-based Altria Group Inc., the tobacco manufacturer’s parent company. Altria sent a message to all employees late Tuesday night notifying them about the matter, Callahan says. “For [...]
Richmond restaurateurs closing dining rooms to slow COVID-19
A coalition of Richmond-area restaurant owners led by Richmond Restaurant Group (RRG) announced in an email early Tuesday morning that they will close their dining rooms to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus. “We have been doing all we can to keep our people working, while also keeping you as our guests healthy and safe,” […]
