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Jan 8, 2021

UVA Health names new chief strategy officer

UVA Health has named Jason Lineen as its new chief strategy officer, following a national search. Lineen, an executive with more than two decades of health care strategy experience, will join UVA Health on Jan. 18. In that role, he will provide executive counsel and leadership for UVA Health’s strategic planning efforts, service line expansion […]

Jan 8, 2021

Sen. Amanda Chase ‘will absolutely not resign’

UPDATED 4:40 P.M., JAN. 8 Virginia Senate Democrats called Friday for the resignation of Republican state Sen. Amanda Chase, who spoke at the pro-Trump demonstration in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday that turned violent and led to a breach of the U.S. Capitol, but Chase says she “absolutely” will not leave her office. Facebo[...]

Jan 7, 2021

CarLotz nominates four to board of directors

Chesterfield County-based CarLotz Inc., a consignment dealer of used cars, announced Thursday it has nominated four new members to its board of directors, effective following the closing of its merger with special purpose acquisition company Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. CarLotz, which is valued at $827 million, will combine with Miami-based Acamar Partners Acquisition Corp. to […]

Jan 6, 2021

La.-based health care company buys two Va. practices

Shreveport, Louisiana-based Seaside Healthcare LLC announced Tuesday it has acquired two Virginia mental health care practices: Chesterfield-based Simple Intervention and Hopewell-based Second Chances Comprehensive Services LLC. Financial terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. Both transactions were part of Seaside Healthcare’s plan to expand in Virginia. Brandon and Kenra Hudson, co-founders and owners of Simple […][...]

Felicia Howard. Photo courtesy Dominion
Jan 6, 2021

Dominion names economic development strategy VP

Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. announced Wednesday that Felicia Howard has been promoted to the newly created position of vice president of economic development strategy, effective Jan. 1. Howard most recently served as vice president of gas operations for Dominion Energy South Carolina, but will be based in Richmond for he[...]

Jan 6, 2021

Dominion announces $10M scholarship program for minority students

Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. announced Wednesday a six-year, $10 million initiative to provide scholarships to minority students who reside in the company’s service area, which includes Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina and South Carolina. This year, Dominion will award $500,000 in scholarships among 60 recipients through its Educational Equity Scholarship Program.  “As we witness our country’s […][...]

Wonder Tower rendering courtesy Children's Hospital of Richmond
Jan 6, 2021

Estes Express Lines, family commit $2M to Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU

The Children’s Hospital Foundation announced Wednesday that Richmond-based Estes Express Lines donated $150,000 — with another $1.85 million committed from the Estes family — to support the construction of the Wonder Tower at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. The 16-story Wonder Tower will be home to the Childr[...]

VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital. Photo courtesy VCU
Jan 4, 2021

Riverside Tappahannock Hospital becomes part of VCU Health System

Richmond-based VCU Health System announced Monday it has finalized its purchase of the 67-bed Riverside Tappahannock Hospital (RTH) and related medical services from Riverside Health System. Financial terms of the transaction were not released. The hospital will now operate as VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital. VCU Health System [...]

Dec 30, 2020

Touchstone Bankshares names chief lending officer

Prince George-based Touchstone Bankshares Inc. has named C. Sean Link as its chief lending officer. Link has more than 10 years of senior executive banking experience with a focus on commercial banking, most recently as senior vice president of commercial banking at Truist in Richmond. Link also served as senior vice president of commercial banking […]

Guizhi “Julian” Zhu, an assistant professor at the VCU School of Pharmacy, is developing a fingernail-sized vaccine patch.
Dec 29, 2020

VCU thinks small for COVID-19 innovations

The novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has upended life across the globe, but it also has spurred innovation and invention. At Virginia Commonwealth University, two researchers have been working on projects that, if successful, might have far-reaching applications for preventing and detecting COVID-19. A vaccine patch the si[...]

Casino timeline graphic courtesy of the Office of Mayor Levar M. Stoney.
Dec 28, 2020

Richmond city government solicits proposals for resort casino

Richmond has issued a request for qualifications/proposals, the first step in launching a competitive process for bringing a resort casino to the state capital, subject to voter approval. Earlier this year, Gov. Ralph Northam signed legislation allowing five economically challenged cities — including Richmond — to open casin[...]

Hilton Richmond Hotel and Spa in Short Pump. Photo courtesy Shamin Hotels
Dec 23, 2020

Short Pump Hilton faces receivership, foreclosure

The Hilton Richmond Hotel and Spa in Short Pump, the flagship of Chester-based Shamin Hotels’ empire, may change hands as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a complaint filed in Henrico County Circuit Court on Dec. 2, 12042 West Broad Street Holdings LLC, the Bethesda, Maryland-based noteholder on the property, al[...]

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