Midlothian Crossing Shopping Center sells for $6.6M
Midlothian Crossing Shopping Center in Chesterfield County sold for $6.64 million on Sept. 9, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Friday. The 87,938-square-foot strip mall is located at 8501 Midlothian Turnpike at the intersection of Midlothian Turnpike and Powhite Parkway. The property is 95.6% leased and is anchor[...]
Branch Group HQ in Roanoke sells for $2.9M
The Branch Group Inc. has sold its Roanoke headquarters building for $2.9 million, Poe & Cronk Real Estate Group announced this week. The 39,016-square-foot building at 442 Rutherford Ave. will remain as the company’s headquarters in a sale-leaseback transaction that allows the construction company to be a tenant. The [...]
Former SunTrust branch in Charlottesville sells for $2.5M
A former SunTrust Bank branch in downtown Charlottesville was recently sold for $2.53 million, Poe & Cronk Real Estate Group announced this week. Anchor Charlottesville Office 2 LLC, a business entity connected to Charlottesville-based Anchor Health Properties, purchased the 18,746-square-foot property at 402 Park St. from W[...]
CAVA to build $30M facility in Augusta County
Washington, D.C.-based fast-casual Mediterranean restaurant chain CAVA will spend more than $30 million to establish a new processing and packaging facility in Augusta County, a project expected to create 52 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. CAVA will build the 57,000-square-foot facility in Mill Place Commerce Park in Verona. “Food and beverage processing is at […]
Bland County’s Eupepsia resort tops wellness hotel ranking
Eupepsia, a 250-acre Ayurveda wellness retreat in Bland County, was named the top wellness hotel in the nation this week by USA Today readers, who chose the resort from nominees selected by editors of USA Today’s 10Best rankings section. Set near the Jefferson National Forest and the Blue Ridge Mountains, Eupepsia offers v[...]
Colonial Downs Racetrack sets $2.23M daily bets record
Bettors laid down a record $2.23 million in average daily wagers on horse races at Colonial Downs Racetrack in New Kent during this year’s annual race meet, Colonial Downs Group announced this week. The total amount bet on races during the seven-week racing season was $46.87 million, and a total of $10.4 million in purses […]
GO Virginia funds two NoVa tech projects
GO Virginia Region 7 is allocating $2.2 million to two projects in Northern Virginia focused on developing the area’s technology industry, the Northern Virginia arm of the state’s GO Virginia economic development initiative announced Wednesday. “The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically increased the demand for high-tech jobs, giving our region a unique opportunity to make workforce […][...]
Truist donates $1M to U.Va. in memory of S. Buford Scott
Truist Wealth has made a $1 million gift to the Walter N. Ridley Scholarship Program and the University of Virginia Alumni Association in honor of the late Richmond business and philanthropic leader Sidney Buford Scott and the brokerage firm founded by his family, Scott & Stringfellow. The gift establishes a fully endowed Bu[...]
Amazon opens delivery station in Bristol
The Amazon.com Inc. delivery station in Bristol opened for its first official day of operation Wednesday. Located at 103 Thomas Road, the station is 72,000 square feet. A delivery station creates on average 100 to 150 full- and part-time associate jobs “in addition to hundreds of driver opportunities,” with wages of at least[...]
VCU Medical Center names new president
Michael Roussos will be the next president of Richmond’s VCU Medical Center, starting in December, VCU Health System announced Wednesday. Roussos was previously the lead administrator for University Hospital in San Antonio, where he led the hospital’s COVID-19 response. Roussos also aided in the hospital’s transiti[...]
Guidehouse to acquire McLean tech company
Tysons-based consulting company Guidehouse announced Wednesday it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McLean-based company Dovel Technologies Inc. The sale is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year. “The acquisition of Dovel is a strategic step in our journey to create the next generation global consultancy, bringing together best-in-class portfolios, […]
Five Va. companies win spots on $556M Navy contract
Five Virginia companies have won spots on an estimated $556 million U.S. Navy multiple-award contract to compete for task orders to provide technical services to the Office of the Chief Naval Operations Information Technology Department Command Information Office. Three Fortune 500 contractors — McLean-based Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., Reston-based CACI International Inc. and Reston-based Science […][...]