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Va. coronavirus cases top 2,000
5:30 p.m. April 3 update: A woman in her 80s has died from COVID-19 related causes, the Chickahominy Health District reported Friday afternoon. She is the first fatality in this district, which covers Charles City, Goochland, Hanover and New Kent counties. 4:30 p.m. April 3 update: A 17th resident of Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center […]
Henrico County manager: Canterbury’s reaction to early offer of help was “not positive”
Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center was slow to accept Henrico County’s help at the start of the COVID-19 outbreak that has left 16 residents dead and 108 people positive at the facility, Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas said during a news conference Thursday evening. “We have respected their autonomy and[...]
Logistics companies try to weather supply chain storm
As supply chains become disrupted and demand for essential products such as grocery items, paper goods and personal protective equipment has skyrocketed, Virginia logistics companies are still operating quasi-business-as-usual as they’re also taking on new challenges. “There’s not a general increase in employment at th[...]
‘People have to start thinking about the relaunch plan’
Virginia Business virtually sat down with Mathieu Stevenson, CEO of Glen Allen-based hourly online staffing platform Snagajob, and Tammy Feaster, owner of the Spherion staffing services location in Winchester, to see how the staffing industry has weathered the coronavirus crisis. This is part of an ongoing series of conversation[...]
NOVA Educational Foundation receives $1M donation
The Northern Virginia Community College Educational Foundation (NOVA Foundation) announced Thursday it has received a $1 million donation from Debra Coffman Howe of Palm Beach, Florida. The funding will go to Howe’s existing endowment fund for NOVA nursing student scholarships and also to the NOVA COVID-19 Emergency Studen[...]
Booz Allen Hamilton pledges job security for employees through July 1
McLean-based global IT consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton has pledged to keep its 27,000 workers employed at least through July 1 during the COVID-19 crisis, and has also pledged funding to support employees dealing with health care and child care issues. The company announced Thursday it will redirect $100 million to a “pandemic resilience program” […]
Richmond EDA to offer no-interest loans to small businesses hurt by crisis
The Richmond Economic Development Authority announced Thursday it will begin offering no-interest loans up to $20,000 to small businesses harmed by the COVID-19 crisis. The Richmond EDA has made $1 million available for the relief fund, according to the city’s economic development director, Leonard Sledge. Businesses based within the city limits with fewer than 25 […]
U.Va. School of Law grants student exception for National Guard duty
3 p.m. update: According to a letter posted on Virginia Law Weekly, U.Va. School of Law’s Academic Review Committee has granted student Frannie Skardon an exception, allowing her to remain a full-time student while serving in the Army National Guard. Her unit has been called up to assist in the COVID-19 emergency in New York City. […]
In one week, Va. unemployment has doubled
A record-breaking 112,497 Virginians filed initial claims for unemployment last week, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Thursday. That’s an increase of 66,220 claimants since last week, when 46,277 people filed for benefits. In the last two weeks, more Virginians have filed for unemployment than in the entire previous year. Nearly 159,000 Virginians filed claims in […]
Thursday coronavirus update: More than 1,700 in Va. have virus
7:30 p.m. April 2 update: A woman in her 60s has died in the Portsmouth Health District, its first COVID-19 fatality. She had underlying health issues, according to local authorities. Her death, in addition to others reported after 5 p.m. Wednesday, will be included on the statewide update Friday at 9 a.m. 1 p.m. April 2 [&hell[...]
Gun group asks Northam to lift indoor gun range restrictions
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia gun owners are calling on Gov. Ralph Northam to remove indoor gun ranges from the list of nonessential businesses closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, this comes as background checks for firearm purchases saw double digit growth from February to March. The Second Amendment advocacy group[...]
Va. ER physician spearheads intubation PPE production
Virginia College of Emergency Physicians President Dr. Scott Hickey turned to the owners of contracting companies in Powhatan — Michael Potter of Village Building Co. Inc. and David Dowdy of Interior 2000 — to produce boxes designed to protect emergency health care workers while they intubate patients with COVID-19. Designed[...]
