Ruling clears way again for Richmond casino referendum
A Richmond Circuit Court judge issued another ruling Wednesday clearing the way for a Richmond casino referendum to appear on ballots this November. Richmond Circuit Court Judge W. Reilly Marchant ruled against the Richmond Lodge No. 1 of the Good Lions Inc., a nonprofit organization that had filed a motion to block the casino v[...]
Virginia Housing CEO to retire
Virginia Housing CEO Susan Dewey will retire Dec. 31, after 24 years heading the Richmond-based authority. “Under Susan’s leadership, Virginia Housing made critical and timely strategic changes over the years to position us for success,” Bill Shelton, chairman of the Virginia Housing Board of Commissioners, said in a s[...]
Chesterfield pharma company to pay $30M in Suboxone settlement
Chesterfield County-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Indivior Inc. has reached a $30 million settlement agreement in a federal class-action antitrust lawsuit brought by a group of health plans over the manufacturer’s opioid addiction treatment drug, Suboxone. The global parent company, Indivior PLC, announced the settleme[...]
Midlothian shopping center under new management
A Midlothian shopping center anchored by a Food Lion is under new management after selling in late July for $19.6 million. Norfolk-based S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. will handle leasing and management for 15-acre Village Marketplace, located at 13100 Midlothian Turnpike in Chesterfield County. The 131,814-square-foot center’s t[...]
Henrico County, Markel|Eagle acquire land for GreenCity
Henrico County and an affiliate of Markel|Eagle Partners LLC came to an agreement Thursday to purchase the 110-acre Scott Farm property, which will be a key part of the $2.3 billion mixed-use GreenCity development, for $35.1 million. First proposed in December 2020, GreenCity plans to include what is billed as the nation’s[...]
275 Va. companies make 2023 Inc. 5000 list
This year, 275 Virginia companies made the Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s 5,000 fastest-growing privately held companies, which Inc. magazine released Tuesday. Ranking at No. 34 overall, Goldschmitt and Associates LLC was the highest-ranking Virginia companies on the list. Founded in 1998, the Leesburg-based information te[...]
$27.5M apartment community in Chesterfield now complete
Construction of a $27.5 million luxury apartment community in Chesterfield County is now complete. The Station at Chester includes 65 one-bedroom, 126 two-bedroom and 10 three-bedroom apartments with floor plans ranging from 650 square feet to 1,300 square feet. In addition to the community’s five apartment buildings, the [...]
Henrico insurer to create 72 jobs in $6.2M expansion
Henrico County-based insurance company Berkley Insurance Co. will invest $6.2 million to expand its office in the county’s Innsbrook area, with plans to create 72 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. A subsidiary of Connecticut-based Fortune 500 company W. R. Berkley Corp., the firm will lease an additional 8,920 [...]
$98M Richmond apartment building to break ground in Q3
A $98 million luxury apartment building, The Ace Apartments, will be the newest addition to Richmond‘s Scott’s Addition neighborhood. The 1.7-acre project will have 295 luxury studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments that will average 753 square feet per unit, and 85% of the units will have balconies. The development&[...]
8 Va. companies make 2023 Fortune Global 500
Eight Virginia-based companies made Fortune magazine’s 34th Global 500 list, released Tuesday, notably including the newly renamed RTX and Boeing Co. as Virginia’s second and third highest-ranking companies, both of which are also newcomers to the state, having moved their headquarters to Arlington County last year.[...]
Bon Secours names new leader for Hanover, Rappahannock hospitals
Bon Secours has named John Emery to lead Memorial Regional Medical Center in Mechanicsville and Rappahannock General Hospital in Kilmarnock, effective Monday. Emery previously served as president of the hospital system’s Southside Medical Center in Petersburg and Southern Virginia Medical Center in Emporia. In his new role[...]
For the record August 2023
CENTRAL VIRGINIA Buc-ee’s, the Texas-size travel center chain, completed its purchase of 27.686 acres in New Kent County for $6.5 million and will open its first Virginia location in the next two years, with three more slated across the state, S.L. Nusbaum Realty Co. announced June 16. At more than 75,000 square feet, the new Buc-ee’s […]