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Rivers Casino Portsmouth is on track to open in January 2023. Rendering courtesy Rush Street Gaming
Jul 28, 2022

Gambling on Hampton Roads

Roy Corby’s first job at a casino was as a dealer. Now, Corby is general manager of the $300 million Rivers Casino Portsmouth, which is on track to become the first Virginia casino to open in a permanent location. It plans to open in January 2023 at the intersection of Victory and Cavalier boulevards, off […]

Opened in May 2020, the Back of the Dragon Welcome Center led the way for other Southwest Virginia outdoor recreation centers. Photo courtesy Back of the Dragon
Jul 28, 2022

Southwest Va. builds outdoor rec centers

Southwest Virginia has two new centers welcoming outdoor adventurists and another on the way. With a grand opening set for August, the $1.5 million Back of the Dragon Welcome Center opened in Tazewell in May 2020. In Coeburn, Spearhead Trails opened a 22,000-square-foot activity center in its renovated Coeburn headquarters last [...]

Shenandoah University is renovating a World War II-era armory into a technology hub, seen here in a rendering. Rendering courtesy Shenandoah University
Jul 28, 2022

Shenandoah University creating tech hub

Shenandoah University is connecting the future to the past. It’s renovating an armory on its main campus in Winchester where National Guard soldiers once trained before D-Day, turning it into a Hub for Innovators, Veterans and Entrepreneurs — the HIVE. “This building will be a game changer for economic development in t[...]

One of the first graduates of Virginia Tech’s biomedical engineering program, Leah Thomas invented a garment to alleviate pain in lymphedema patients. Photo by Don Petersen
Jul 28, 2022

‘Brainy’ couture: Biomed grad designs high-tech fashion

Leah Thomas became a fashion designer to cap off her undergraduate degree in Virginia Tech’s biomedical engineering program. A member of the university’s first cohort of 40 undergraduate biomedical engineering students who graduated in spring 2022, Thomas designed a dress and headpiece fitted with biosensors for a bi[...]

Northern Virginia Regional Commission Chair Cydny Neville is spearheading an effort to bring a satellite HBCU campus to Northern Virginia. Photo by Will Schermerhorn
Jul 28, 2022

Two HBCUs eye region for satellite campus

Northern Virginia economic development officials are working with Virginia’s two public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to establish a joint satellite campus in the region that officials say would fill a gap in higher-ed offerings in Virginia’s largest population center. The presidents of Virgini[...]

A new look at Va. Beach’s Atlantic Park
Jul 28, 2022

A new look at Va. Beach’s Atlantic Park

The $350 million Atlantic Park surf park development planned for Virginia Beach’s Oceanfront will start construction in October or early November, developers told Virginia Business this week. Virginia Beach-based Venture Realty Group also shared new renderings of the project, which Venture has been co-developing with musi[...]

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Jul 27, 2022

AeroFarms to add 66 jobs in Pittsylvania

New Jersey-based leafy greens producer AeroFarms plans to add 66 more jobs as it increases production at its vertical farm in Pittsylvania County, the governor’s office announced this week. This is in addition to the 92 jobs promised in its operations at Cane Creek Centre, a $42 million investment in what is promoted as th[...]

First National Bank to expand in NoVa, Richmond
Jul 27, 2022

First National Bank to expand in NoVa, Richmond

FNB Corp., parent company of First National Bank, announced Wednesday it will expand its presence in Virginia, particularly in the Northern Virginia area. According to a news release, FNB expects to add four branches in Reston and Arlington by 2024, in addition to seven currently operating in the greater Washington, D.C., area. [...]

Jul 25, 2022

Bowman Consulting acquires California firm

Reston-based engineering services firm Bowman Consulting Group has acquired San Diego-based Project Design Consultants, the company recently announced. Founded in 1976, PDC has 65 employees and provides civil engineering, surveying, planning and landscape architecture to clients in Southern California. “PDC presents a compelling opportunity for Bowman to advance our market expansion and service diversification initiatives,” [&hellip[...]

Alexandria bank buys building, brings employees together
Jul 22, 2022

Alexandria bank buys building, brings employees together

Burke & Herbert Bank & Trust Co. has acquired a $22 million office building in Alexandria to bring many of its employees together under one roof. The Alexandria-based bank announced July 11 that it had bought the 110,047-square-foot office building at 5680 King Centre Drive. The seller was not disclosed. The bank will br[...]

The Trails at Short Pump
Jul 22, 2022

Capital Square acquires The Trails at Short Pump

Henrico County-based real estate investment firm Capital Square has acquired The Trails at Short Pump, a 350-unit apartment community in western Henrico, the company announced Tuesday. Located at 3900 Acadia Lane, the nearly 32-acre property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 878 square feet each. The acquisitio[...]

Virginia’s Pamunkey Indian Tribe is developing the $500 million HeadWaters Resort & Casino alongside Harbor Park, overlooking the Elizabeth River. Rendering courtesy HeadWaters Resort & Casino
Jul 20, 2022

HeadWaters temporary casino changes course in Norfolk

HeadWaters Resort & Casino, the Pamunkey Indian Tribe’s $500 million gaming project planned for Norfolk, announced Wednesday it is abandoning its temporary casino plans at Harbor Park, instead locating the facility on the same property as the permanent casino. “Issues were recently raised about the address of the[...]

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