Dominion Energy to sell downtown Richmond high rise
20-story building is one of two properties Dominion is marketing
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Dominion Energy is selling its 20-story high rise building in downtown Richmond’s Financial District as the company looks toward a future that includes a hybrid workforce. Mike Frederick, the company’s senior vice president-administrative services, told employees Thursday in a memo that Dominion’s Eighth and Main tower, at 705 E. Main St. will be sold. Real
UVA Health hires talent acquisition/retention senior director
Charles Bodden comes to Virginia from Indiana University Health
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UVA Health has hired Charles Bodden as its first senior director for talent acquisition and retention, the Charlottesville-based university health system announced Thursday. Bodden starts his new post on Sept. 27. His initial priorities will include establishing a formal strategy for diversity and inclusion recruitment. “UVA Health continues to compete for talent in a very
Pa. digital marketing firm to relocate HQ to Danville
Kegerreis Outdoor Advertising subsidiary will invest $1.7M, create 62 jobs
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Kegerreis Digital Marketing will move its headquarters from Pennsylvania to downtown Danville, creating 62 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The company provides integrated marketing services, such as brand development, billboards, online efforts and analytics for e-commerce retailers, digital startups, venture firms, and local and regional businesses. It is a subsidiary of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania-based
Tysons-based Neosystems to be acquired by High Street Capital
Current management will remain in place
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Tysons-based Neosystems is being acquired by High Street Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, the company announced Wednesday. Neosystems is an IT systems integrator and managed services provider to government contractors. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The current management team of Neosystems, including CEO and co-founder Michael Tinsley and co-founder and Chief
Citizant promotes senior VP to COO
David Romola joined Chantilly-based government contractor since 2019
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David Romola has been promoted to chief operating officer of Chantilly-based government IT contractor Citizant Inc. the company announced Wednesday. Romola has served as Citizant’s senior vice president of operations since 2019. In his new role, he will oversee all customer delivery activities and spearhead the company’s focus on organic growth in targeted accounts. Before
Amazon to open delivery station in Stafford
200,000-square-foot facility will create 100 jobs
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Amazon.com Inc. announced Friday it will open a 200,000-square-foot delivery station in Stafford County later this month, creating 100 full- and part-time associate jobs at the station, plus hundreds of driver jobs for Amazon’s Delivery Service Partners and Amazon Flex drivers, according to the company. The new facility will be located at 25 Strategy Drive
Tyson Foods to open $300M Pittsylvania County facility
The 325,000-square-foot facility will create more than 300 jobs
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Tyson Foods Inc. will open a 325,000-square-foot, $300 million manufacturing facility in the Cane Creek Centre industrial park, creating 376 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday. The new facility will primarily be used for the production of cooked foods such as Any’Tizer Snacks and chicken nuggets made by Tyson Foods. The poultry company will purchase
More Va. health systems announce vaccine mandates
Hampton Roads hospitals set Oct. 18 deadline; UVA Health is Nov. 1
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Major hospital systems in Hampton Roads and Central Virginia announced Wednesday that they will require all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In Hampton Roads, Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Riverside Health System and Sentara Healthcare jointly announced the requirement and began notifying employees Wednesday morning that they must receive
Virginia hotel revenues still down, compared to 2019
July lodging revenues decreased 3% from pre-pandemic
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Virginia hotel revenues for July 2021 decreased by 3% compared with pre-pandemic levels in July 2019, according to newly released data from STR Inc., a CoStar Group division that provides market data on the U.S. hospitality industry. During the same period, rooms sold decreased by 6%. The average daily rate (ADR) paid for hotel rooms
Virginia ABC reports $1.4B in FY 2021 revenue
Tito's Handmade vodka is top-selling brand
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The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) reported $1.4 billion in gross revenue for fiscal year 2021, up $163 million over the previous fiscal year. It’s the third year in a row the state authority has surpassed $1 billion. As a division of state government, ABC sends its profits — $616.4 million — to the