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Drew Jackson. Photo courtesy Capital Square
Apr 12, 2024

Capital Square names chief distribution officer

Drew Jackson has been promoted to chief distribution officer of Capital Square, the Glen Allen-based real estate company announced Tuesday. Previously the president and CEO of Michigan-based financial services holding company Concorde Holdings, Jackson joined Capital Square in February as senior managing director of private weal[...]

Bruce Smith teams with Cordish on Petersburg casino plan
Apr 12, 2024

Bruce Smith teams with Cordish on Petersburg casino plan

Virginia Beach developer and NFL Hall of Famer Bruce Smith is vying for the chance to develop a casino in Petersburg and has joined forces with Cordish Cos., the Baltimore-based entertainment company that has already made inroads in Virginia. There’s just one obstacle facing Smith and other prospective developers, includi[...]

Scott Fleming, SCHEV director
Apr 11, 2024

SCHEV board member hired as new director

Less than a year after joining the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia’s board, A. Scott Fleming will be SCHEV’s next director, the state agency announced Thursday. Fleming, whom Gov. Glenn Youngkin appointed to the SCHEV board in July 2023, stepped down from the body this week after accepting the job as d[...]

A brick building with a Lotus Professional College sign
Apr 8, 2024

Henrico trade school building sells for $1.27M

Ashland-based HSH Investments has purchased a building in Henrico County leased by long-term tenant Lotus Professional College from Ritesan Co. Inc. for $1.27 million. SLN Capital Markets, a division of S.L. Nusbaum Realty, announced the sale of 8935 Patterson Ave. on April 2. Henrico County recorded the sale March 27. The 10,15[...]

Aerial view of 9420 Midlothian Turnpike in Chesterfield County, where Sheetz is building a store. Image courtesy Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer
Apr 5, 2024

Sheetz starts construction on $2.4M Chesterfield property

Sheetz is building a store on 2.66 acres in Chesterfield County that it purchased for $2.45 million. The Altoona, Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain bought the property at 9420 Midlothian Turnpike from Gouldin Properties on March 18, according to county property records. Sheetz has started construction of a store at the [...]

Pharrell Williams kicked off his three-day Mighty Dream Forum in Norfolk on Nov. 1. Photo by Robyn Sidersky/Virginia Business.
Apr 5, 2024

Pharrell biopic musical to film in Va. this year

Virginia Beach-born-and-bred entertainment superstar Pharrell Williams will film a movie this spring and summer in Virginia based on his childhood, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. There had been rumors about the musical film project, called “Atlantis” in movie trade publications recently, but Youngkin confirmed[...]

Atlantic Union Bank President and CEO John Asbury
Apr 1, 2024

Atlantic Union completes $507M purchase of American National

Richmond-based Atlantic Union Bankshares completed its acquisition Monday of Danville-based American National Bankshares, parent company of American National Bank and Trust. Based on the $35.31/share closing price Thursday of Atlantic Union common stock, the transaction value was approximately $507 million, according to Atlantic[...]

Henrico gets federal funding jolt for EV charging stations
Mar 28, 2024

Henrico gets federal funding jolt for EV charging stations

People shopping for a new car or truck often hesitate to buy an electric vehicle because there aren’t many public charging stations. However, that situation will improve in Henrico County, which was awarded about $1.45 million in January through the U.S. Transportation Department’s Charging and Fueling Infrastructure[...]

First National's stock began trading on Nasdaq in April 2019. Photo courtesy Nasdaq
Mar 27, 2024

First National to acquire Prince George-based community bank

Strasburg-based First National has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Prince George-based Touchstone Bankshares in an all-stock transaction worth approximately $47 million, First National announced Tuesday. The parent companies’ merger combines community banks First Bank and Touchstone Bank to create a b[...]

HHHunt starts work on 2,200-home development in Midlothian
Mar 25, 2024

HHHunt starts work on 2,200-home development in Midlothian

Construction has started on a new master-planned community in Chesterfield County’s Midlothian area that will bring hundreds of single-family homes, town houses, apartments and commercial space. Glen Allen-based developer HHHunt and real estate investment firm GrayCo are developing The Aire at Westchester. The 334-acre tra[...]

The House clerk read out bills on the uncontested calendar at the General Assembly on Feb. 21, 2024. Photo by Vali Jamal, Capital News Service.
Mar 21, 2024

‘Bipartisanship’ fizzled in General Assembly this session

RICHMOND, Va. — Democrats and Republicans emphasized bipartisanship and working across the aisle after the election, in press conferences and throughout the legislative session, but the sentiment seemed to fizzle by the end. Lawmakers wrapped up the busy 60-day session on March 9 after they passed a biennial budget and ove[...]

Tucker Door & Trim enters Va. with $10M Henrico plant
Mar 20, 2024

Tucker Door & Trim enters Va. with $10M Henrico plant

Tucker Door & Trim, a Georgia-based distributor and manufacturer of doors, windows and specialty millwork for the construction industry, will soon open its first facility in Virginia, creating 50 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Wednesday. Tucker Door & Trim will invest $10 million in a Henrico County manufacturing an[...]

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