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A brick building with a Lotus Professional College sign
Apr 8, 2024

Henrico trade school building sells for $1.27M

Ashland-based HSH Investments has purchased a building in Henrico County leased by long-term tenant Lotus Professional College from Ritesan Co. Inc. for $1.27 million. SLN Capital Markets, a division of S.L. Nusbaum Realty, announced the sale of 8935 Patterson Ave. on April 2. Henrico County recorded the sale March 27. The 10,15[...]

Aerial view of 9420 Midlothian Turnpike in Chesterfield County, where Sheetz is building a store. Image courtesy Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer
Apr 5, 2024

Sheetz starts construction on $2.4M Chesterfield property

Sheetz is building a store on 2.66 acres in Chesterfield County that it purchased for $2.45 million. The Altoona, Pennsylvania-based convenience store chain bought the property at 9420 Midlothian Turnpike from Gouldin Properties on March 18, according to county property records. Sheetz has started construction of a store at the [...]

Pharrell Williams kicked off his three-day Mighty Dream Forum in Norfolk on Nov. 1. Photo by Robyn Sidersky/Virginia Business.
Apr 5, 2024

Pharrell biopic musical to film in Va. this year

Virginia Beach-born-and-bred entertainment superstar Pharrell Williams will film a movie this spring and summer in Virginia based on his childhood, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. There had been rumors about the musical film project, called “Atlantis” in movie trade publications recently, but Youngkin confirmed[...]

Apr 4, 2024

McLean’s Iridium closes on Satelles deal

McLean-based Iridium Communications, a global satellite communications company, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Satelles, a Reston-based provider of satellite-based time and location services that assist GPS and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS), the company announced Tuesday. Iridium first announc[...]

Apr 4, 2024

SAIC lands potential $494M NASA contract

Reston-based Fortune 500 federal contractor Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) has been awarded a safety and mission assurance support contract from NASA worth up to $494 million. The federal agency announced it had selected SAIC for the Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract III on March 29, and the cont[...]

A rendering of the first phase of the Somos at McLean Metro project. Rendering courtesy SCG Development.
Apr 3, 2024

231-unit affordable housing development coming to McLean

Construction will begin immediately on the 231-unit first phase of an affordable housing development in McLean backed by Amazon.com, SCG Development announced Wednesday. Located at 1750 Old Meadow Road, Somos at McLean Metro will be developed in two phases. In the first phase, Tysons-based SCG Development will demolish an abando[...]

Jason R. Davis. Photo courtesy Kaufman & Canoles
Apr 2, 2024

Kaufman & Canoles has new president and CEO

Jason R. Davis became president and CEO of Norfolk-based law firm Kaufman & Canoles on Monday. Davis, who has been with Kaufman & Canoles since 1997, succeeds William R. Van Buren III in his role as president. Van Buren has served as the firm’s president and chairman for 16 years and will remain chairman. “I [&hellip[...]

Atlantic Union Bank President and CEO John Asbury
Apr 1, 2024

Atlantic Union completes $507M purchase of American National

Richmond-based Atlantic Union Bankshares completed its acquisition Monday of Danville-based American National Bankshares, parent company of American National Bank and Trust. Based on the $35.31/share closing price Thursday of Atlantic Union common stock, the transaction value was approximately $507 million, according to Atlantic[...]

Mar 29, 2024

Fort Monroe Authority exec director to retire

G. Glenn Oder is retiring as executive director of the Fort Monroe Authority in October, the authority announced Friday. Oder has led the FMA for the past 12 years after leaving the General Assembly, where he served as a state delegate from 2002 to 2012, representing the 94th District in the House of Delegates. “On [&helli[...]

Jon Cowell (R) will succeed Jay Bryant as CEO of Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association. Photo courtesy MDVA
Mar 29, 2024

Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers CEO to retire

Jay Bryant, CEO of Herndon-based Maryland & Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association (MDVA), is retiring at the end of this year, and Jon Cowell, MDVA’s current chief financial officer, will succeed him, the cooperative announced Friday. Bryant has worked at the MDVA, a cooperative of more than 900 dairy farm famili[...]

Battlefield Shops, located at 1508 Sam’s Circle in Chesapeake. Photo courtesy S.L. Nusbaum Realty
Mar 29, 2024

Chesapeake strip mall goes for $3.15M

A 7,800-square-foot retail strip center in Chesapeake sold for $3.15 million, according to a March news release from S.L. Nusbaum Realty. Located at 1508 Sam’s Circle, Battlefield Shops has five tenants. It is shadow anchored by Walmart, Sam’s Club, At Home and Dollar Tree stores. Battlefield Freedom Wash sold the property t[...]

A Days Inn in Salem. Photo courtesy Marcus & Millichap
Mar 29, 2024

Hotel in Salem changes hands for $3.1M

A Days Inn in Salem sold for $3.1 million on March 26. Located at 1535 E. Main St., the two-story hotel has 70 rooms. It was built in 1974. Evergreen Hotels purchased the property from Devkison LLC, according to property records. Milin Mehta, Chase Dewese, Jack Davis and Joce Messinger with Marcus & Millichap’s Charlotte [[...]

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