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Central Virginia

Mar 1, 2022

Camping World property in Hanover sells for $19.4M

The property where Camping World is located in Hanover County has been sold for $19.4 million, Colliers announced Monday. Camping World is at 11525 Sunshade Lane on 30.16 acres with 1,650 feet of Interstate 95 frontage, south of the town of Ashland. It serves as the company’s East Coast flagship location. EMAC LLC bought t[...]

CoStar Group Inc. plans to add 750,000 more square feet to its holdings in Richmond, adding an estimated 2,000 jobs. Rendering courtesy CoStar Group Inc.
Feb 27, 2022

In the big leagues

Central Virginia continues to attract pharmaceutical companies, advanced manufacturing sites and distribution centers, with 2021 seeing several major deals from companies that will bring large footprints to the region. Richmond was the leader in the clubhouse, with the city occupying half of the spots on the region’s list of t[...]

Patricia Hunter-Jordan, president of the Hanover County NAACP, says the Wegmans project will disrupt the historic Brown Grove community. Photo by Caroline Martin
Feb 27, 2022

Complicated history

Rochester, New York-based supermarket chain Wegmans Food Markets Inc. is building a $175 million distribution center and regional headquarters near the intersection of Sliding Hill and Ashcake roads in Hanover County. The 1.1 million-square-foot facility is expected to create roughly 700 jobs, making it one of the most significa[...]

Feb 25, 2022

Walgreens to establish $34.2M fulfillment center in Hanover

Walgreens will invest $34.2 million to establish a micro-fulfillment center in Hanover County, a project expected to create 249 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. The 65,686-square-foot facility will be located at the 185,000-square-foot Atlee Station Logistics Center and will have automated machinery to allow for a fle[...]

Feb 24, 2022

Fed still likely to raise rates, despite Russia-Ukraine conflict

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President and CEO Thomas Barkin said Thursday that he hopes to bring interest rates up to pre-pandemic levels “relatively quickly,” while noting that it’s hard to predict the future effect of the geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine on the nation’s economy. Spe[...]

Feb 23, 2022

Allianz promotes North American CEO to global position

Henrico County-based travel insurance company Allianz Partners USA has promoted CEO Elena Edwards to chief markets officer at the company’s French parent company, Allianz Partners Group. Jeff Wright, the company’s chief financial officer, is succeeding Edwards as CEO of the U.S. business unit. Edwards will retain her[...]

University of Virginia Rotunda and Lawn. Photo courtesy University of Virginia
Feb 23, 2022

U.Va. creates new center for real estate

The University of Virginia has established a new Center for Real Estate and the Built Environment at the McIntire School of Commerce with a $10 million alumni gift, the university announced Tuesday. The center, which will serve as a hub to bring together U.Va.’s commercial real estate curriculum with university research, i[...]

Colonial Downs plans to open The Rose, a $400 million gaming facility and hotel, in Dumfries in late 2023. Rendering courtesy Colonial Downs Group
Feb 22, 2022

Churchill Downs to buy Colonial Downs, Rosie’s parent company

Churchill Downs Inc., known for the Kentucky Derby, has entered an agreement to acquire Peninsula Pacific Entertainment LLC (P2E), the parent company of Colonial Downs Group and Rosie’s Gaming Emporiums, for $2.485 billion, the company announced Tuesday morning. CDI’s acquisition includes properties not only in Virgi[...]

Feb 18, 2022

AutoZone to build $185M distribution center in New Kent

Auto parts retailer AutoZone Inc. plans to build a $185.2 million warehouse and distribution center in New Kent County, creating 352 jobs, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. The 800,000-square-foot facility will serve as the company’s East Coast distribution operation, according to the governor’s office. Based in [...]

Feb 16, 2022

Florida firm buys two Henrico buildings for nearly $19M

Hollywood, Florida-based investment group Savlan Capital announced Monday that it has purchased two medical offices in Henrico County for $18.96 million. The buildings are part of the Windsor Business Park in the western part of the county and were bought from Newport Beach, California-based REIT Modiv. Savlan acquired a 51,800-[...]

VCU streetscape
Feb 15, 2022

VCU receives $104M gift for liver research

Dr. Richard Todd Stravitz and his family’s Barbara Brunckhorst Foundation gave an unprecedented $104 million donation to Virginia Commonwealth University to support liver research, VCU President Michael Rao announced Tuesday during his State of the University address. The largest gift in VCU’s history, it’s also believ[...]

Feb 11, 2022

Dominion Energy to sell W.Va. utility for $690M

Dominion Energy Inc. announced Friday it had signed a definitive agreement to sell its West Virginia natural gas utility to Washington, D.C.-based financial services company Ullico Inc.’s infrastructure business for $690 million. The sale of Hope Gas Inc., also known as Dominion Energy West Virginia (DEWV), is expected to clos[...]

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