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Prince George County administrator headed to King William County
Prince George County Administrator Percy C. Ashcraft is leaving to take the same role in King William County, county board chairman Floyd Brown Jr. announced Monday. Ashcraft’s last day in Prince George will be Dec. 3 and he will start in his next role on Dec. 6. “As chairman, I am saddened by his announcement, […]
New Liberty law school dean was State Dept. ambassador
Morse Hyun-Myung Tan will be the new dean of Liberty University School of Law beginning Jan. 1, the school announced Tuesday. Tan was most recently the ambassador at large for the U.S. State Department’s Office of Global Criminal Justice, where he oversaw the indictment, sanctioning, capture and/or conviction of war criminals [...]
Henrico expands development incentive program, amends tax credits
Henrico County announced this week it is creating a redevelopment incentive program for parts of the county that are in need of renovation. Henrico Investment Program was unanimously approved by the county board Tuesday, and the program is expected to launch in January. Incentives for development and reinvestment will be available for projects along parts […]
Performance Food Group to build $80M facility in Hanover
Performance Food Group Co., the Goochland-based Fortune 500 food distribution corporation, plans to invest $80.2 million on a new facility in Hanover County, creating 125 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The regional sales and distribution center will be housed in a 325,000-square-foot building in Ashland. “This ne[...]
Bon Secours acquires Richmond-based Tuckahoe Orthopaedics
Bon Secours has acquired Richmond-based Tuckahoe Orthopaedics and will operate the three-location medical practice as part of Bon Secours Medical Group, the health system announced Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The private practice has been in business for more than 40 years and has been affiliated with Bon Secours for many years. Tuckahoe Orthopaedics […]
BWXT promotes chief strategy officer to CFO
Robb A. LeMasters will be promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of Lynchburg-based nuclear components and fuel supplier BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) on Nov. 15. “We are extremely fortunate to have someone internal to BWXT who is fully prepared to assume the role of CFO,” BWXT President and CEO Rex Gev[...]
Brown Edwards acquires Mitchell Wiggins
Roanoke-based accounting firm Brown Edwards LLP acquired tax, audit and business consulting firm Mitchell Wiggins on Nov. 1. With offices in metro Richmond and the Petersburg/Tri-Cities areas, Mitchell Wiggins will bring six partners and 47 team members to Brown Edwards. Brown Edwards will have an office in the former Mitchell Wiggins space in Richmond, with […]
Falwell revives Liberty defamation suit, wants personal items returned
Former Liberty University President and Chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. has revived his defamation lawsuit against the Lynchburg-based private Christian university that is suing him for $10 million, according to court documents filed in late October. Falwell also seeks the return of personal property he says is being held by the un[...]
Commercial real estate leasing roundup
The following lease transactions took place in Virginia through Nov. 8: Central Virginia Virginia Insurance Services Inc. leased 1,900 square feet at 1 Park West Circle in Chesterfield County. Tucker Dowdy and Jamie Galanti of Commonwealth Commercial Realty represented the landlord. Kala Brand Music Co. leased 29,342 square feet at 11223 Leadbetter Road in Hanover […]
Lynchburg apartments sold for $4.1M
A four-property multifamily apartment portfolio including 55 apartments has been sold in Lynchburg for $4.1 million. The portfolio was sold to a local investment group, AC Capital LLC, which intends to pursue a value-addef strategy to upgrade the properties, all located in Lynchburg. The properties are at 200 Cleveland Ave. (Win[...]
Great Outdoor Provision Co. to expand flagship store in C-ville
Raleigh, North Carolina-based retailer Great Outdoor Provision Co. is opening an expanded flagship store in August 2022 in Charlottesville. The independently owned retailer, which sells outdoor clothing and recreational gear such as camping equipment and kayaks, will more than double that space of its Barracks Road location, growing from 9,641 square feet to 20,358 square […]
Reston’s Stanley Martin Homes breaks ground for RVA condos
Reston-based Stanley Martin Homes broke ground on a new downtown Richmond neighborhood, Carver Square, last month. Located in the city’s Carver neighborhood near Virginia Commonwealth University’s Siegel Center and across from Maggie Walker Governor’s School, Carver Square will feature 90 two-over-two-style garage condominiums on two acres at the corner of Moore and Lombary streets. A […][...]
