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Liberty University finance probe issues call for whistleblowers
A firm conducting an investigation at Liberty University will use an encrypted website to allow anonymous whistleblower complaints focused on financial misconduct by “current or former members of university leadership,” the university announced Tuesday night. Chicago-based public accounting firm Baker Tilly US began [...]
VCU College of Engineering receives $1M anonymous gift
An anonymous donor has made a $1 million gift to the Virginia Commonwealth University College of Engineering to provide funds for programming and support for international students, VCU announced Tuesday. Part of the gift will establish a global education and international student support fund (to be administered through VCU’s Global Education Office) and additional funding […]
Silk City Printing to create 93 jobs in Fluvanna County
Silkscreened apparel company Silk City Printing LLC will invest $5.7 million to establish a new production operation in Fluvanna County, creating 93 new jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. Silk City will relocate its corporate headquarters from Paterson, New Jersey, to a former Thomasville facility in Fluvanna that has been vacant since 2007. Silk City […]
Kings Dominion general manager to retire
Growing up on a tobacco farm outside of Raleigh, North Carolina, Tony Johnson learned the meaning of hard work early on. At a time when his local school system had a later start to the academic year to allow for the picking season, Johnson would get up at 4 a.m. to work the fields. “It […]
Chippenham Hospital reaches Level I trauma status
Health care network HCA Virginia announced Monday that Chippenham Hospital on Oct. 15 was designated by the commonwealth of Virginia as a Level I Trauma Center, making it the only such center in the southern Richmond metropolitan area. Level I Trauma Centers provide more care options for severely injured patients and the accredi[...]
John Marshall Foundation announces name change
The John Marshall Foundation, which raises funds for education about the rule of law under the Constitution, will now go by the John Marshall Center for Constitutional History & Civics, the nonprofit announced Friday. “The new name seeks to convey to the public that everyone is invited, that people lie at the center of its[...]
UPDATED: Va. voter registration extended through Thursday at midnight
Updated, 9:45 a.m. Oct. 14 A federal judge granted a two-day extension for Virginians to register to vote Wednesday, ruling that the Virginia Department of Elections must allow registration to continue through 11:59 p.m. Thursday. On Tuesday morning, the original deadline for Virginians to register to vote, a road crew in Cheste[...]
The Hilb Group acquires Md.-based insurance company
Henrico County-based insurance company The Hilb Group LLC (THG) announced Tuesday it acquired Annapolis, Maryland-based Insurance Solutions (ISI), effective Oct. 1. Transaction details were not disclosed. This marks THG’s 12th acquisition within the past year. Founded in 1989, ISI is a full-service employee benefits agency spe[...]
Armada Hoffler buys Richmond apartment complex for $25M
Virginia Beach-based Armada Hoffler Properties Inc. announced last week it has completed the $25 million acquisition of the Edison Apartments in Richmond. The 174-unit, 12-story property was originally built in 1919 as the headquarters for the Virginia Electric and Power Co. (now Dominion Energy Inc.) and was renovated and rep[...]
Divaris names senior VP, office leasing
Virginia Beach-based real estate company Divaris Real Estate Inc. announced last week that it has hired Trib Sutton as senior vice president of office leasing in its Richmond office. Sutton joined Divaris after 21 years with commercial real estate firm CBRE | Richmond, where he handled tenant and landlord representation, inves[...]
Black Lives Matter renews interest in Richmond’s Black culture and history
RICHMOND, Va. – The Black Lives Matter movement has helped renew interest in Richmond’s African American culture and history, according to community leaders. BLK RVA is an initiative launched in August 2019 between Richmond Region Tourism and 20 community leaders to highlight historic African American tourist attractions and[...]
Charlottesville solar company acquires Calif. firm
Charlottesville-based Sigora Solar announced Wednesday it has acquired Rancho Cordova, California-based Aztec Solar. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “Through the strategic acquisition of Aztec Solar, Sigora is realizing our goal to be a national leader in energy,” Sigora Solar CEO Logan Landry said in a statement. “We at Sigora are driven by a […]
