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Richmond’s Liqui-Box completes $585M DS Smith plc acquisition
Richmond-based packaging company Liqui-Box Corp. completed its acquisition of London-based international packaging business DS Smith plc’s plastics division to create a combined company with 35 manufacturing facilities and approximately 3,000 employees, the company announced Thursday. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but media reports last fall stated that the United Kingdom’s Competition and […][...]
VCU Honors College names new dean
Virginia Commonwealth University has tapped Scott C. Breuninger as dean of its honors college, VCU announced Friday. Breuninger starts on July 1. Breuninger currently works with the University of South Dakota (USD) as the director of its honors program and as an associate professor of history. He has been with USD since 2011 and[...]
ROA passenger traffic up 7.1% from last year
The Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport’s (ROA) January grew 7.1% on a year-over-year basis, with 53,016 passengers flying in January 2020, the airport announced Friday. ROA has sustained passenger growth since September 2016. In January 2019 to January 2020 there were 3,552 more passengers — 114 more passengers per day. “Passenger demand is a critical factor when […]
ICF makes executive promotions
Fairfax-based management consulting firm ICF International Inc. promoted two employees to executive leadership roles, the company announced Friday. James Morgan will become chief of business operations and Bettina Welsh will become chief financial officer, effective Feb. 29. Morgan previously served as CFO at ICF and his role as[...]
Bedford shopping center sells for $8.4M
A shopping center in Bedford has sold for $8.4 million, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer’s Capital Markets Group announced Monday. Bedford Plaza is a 112,649-square-foot retail center that has tenants including Dollar Tree, Goodwill, Tractor Supply, Virginia ABC, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, among restaura[...]
Dominion, Savion close solar power purchase deal
Kansas City-based solar and energy storage development company Savion LLC has finalized a 20-megawatt (MW) power purchase agreement with Richmond-based Dominion Energy Virginia Inc. for the $30 million Westmoreland County Solar project, the company announced Thursday. Construction is expected to begin this spring and commercial operation is targeted to begin at the end of 2020. […]
SEC files federal suit against Dominion Energy’s South Carolina utility
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Dominion Energy South Carolina Inc., South Carolina-based utility provider SCANA Corp. and two former SCANA executives, alleging that “SCANA and its senior executives repeatedly deceived investors, regulators and the public over several years about the status of a $10 billion nuclear energy […]
Old Navy taps Richmond’s Martin Agency for ad campaign
Old Navy has chosen The Martin Agency as a creative agency partner, according to reports this week from AdAge and Ad Week. “The Martin Agency is thrilled to announce that we’ll be working with Old Navy on a new campaign that will launch in May 2020,” the company said in a statement. The Richmond-based advertising […]
SimpliSafe customer support center to create 572 jobs in Henrico
Home security system manufacturer SimpliSafe is establishing a customer support center in western Henrico County, a deal expected to create 572 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The Boston-based company will invest $5.5 million in a facility at 1601 Willow Lawn Drive, close to the Richmond city line. SimpliSafe provides self-installed home security devices, 24-hour […]
Alexandria venture capital firm secures $350M in funding
Alexandria-based boutique venture capital firm QED Investors secured $350 million in funding for fintech companies in North America, South America and the United Kingdom, the company announced Wednesday, making it the sixth round of funding in the firm’s 12-year history. QED was co-founded in 2007 by Frank Rotman and Capital One Financial Corp. co-founder Nigel […]
Amazon signs lease on PBS HQ space in Arlington
Amazon.com Inc. has signed a lease with its HQ2 landlord and developer JBG Smith Properties for a 272,000-square-feet building in Arlington that has served as the headquarters for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) since 2006. The e-commerce giant expects to move into the space at 2100 Crystal Drive by the end of 2020. PBS will […]
$32.4M apartment complex coming to Scott’s Addition
A $32.4 million, 350-unit apartment complex will be built in the Scott’s Addition neighborhood in Richmond, Glen Allen-based real estate investment group Capital Square 1031 announced Tuesday. The project will be developed by CSRA/GS Opportunity Zone V LLC at 1601 Roseneath Road, which is a designated opportunity zone in t[...]
