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Arlington agriculture nonprofit names first president and CEO
Kenny Fahey was The Conservation Fund's working lands principal
Arlington-based sustainability agriculture nonprofit Leading Harvest announced Friday that it has named Kenny Fahey as its first president and CEO. Fahey, who works remotely from Seattle, has been Leading Harvest’s executive director since its launch 18 months ago. He has enrolled more than 1.3 million acres across 29 states in the organization’s Farmland Management Standard
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Downtown Richmond Marriott gets new GM
Lars Friedriszik was assistant manager in 2018
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The downtown Richmond Marriott has a new general manager. Lars Friedriszik has been named general manager of the 410-room hotel, which is managed by White Lodging and owned by Apple Hospitality REIT Inc. Friedriszik was previously the assistant general manager at the hotel in 2018, but left to serve in other management roles at White
Petersburg retail centers sell for $10.25M
South Crater Square is 83% leased, Pinehill Plaza 29%
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Two neighborhood retail centers in Petersburg sold for $10.25 million on Oct. 15. The two properties total 192,510 square feet and occupy 24.9 acres. Located at 3330 S. Crater Road, South Crater Square is 82.7% leased and anchored by Rose’s, with Walmart Supercenter as a shadow anchor. Pinehill Plaza, located across the street at 3333
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Siemens Gamesa to build first U.S. offshore wind blade factory in Portsmouth
Spanish company to invest $200M, create 310 jobs
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Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy S.A., a Spanish wind turbine company, will invest $200 million to build the first U.S. offshore wind turbine blade manufacturing facility in Portsmouth, creating 310 jobs, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday from the Port of Virginia’s Portsmouth Marine Terminal. Siemens Gamesa is a partner in Dominion Energy’s 2.6-gigawatt, $7.8 billion
Amentum to acquire PAE for $1.9B
All-cash deal for Falls Church contractor expected to close in Q1 2022
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Falls Church-based government contractor PAE Inc. (Pacific Architects and Engineers) has agreed to be acquired by an affiliate of Germantown, Maryland, aerospace defense contractor Amentum in a $1.9 billion all-cash deal. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2022, at which time PAE will become a wholly owned
Va. health and human resources secretary departs for new Seattle post
Dr. Daniel Carey to be CMO of Providence Physician Enterprise
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Updated 5:45 p.m., Oct. 22 Dr. Daniel Carey has stepped down as the state’s secretary of health and human resources to become chief medical officer for one of the nation’s largest medical groups, based in Washington state. A deputy secretary, Dr. Vanessa Walker Harris, has been appointed to replace him as Virginia’s health secretary, the
‘Frenzied’ housing market is normalizing
September home sales down 2% from a year ago in Va.
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The residential real estate market frenzy in Virginia may be slowing to more normal conditions, the chief economist with Virginia Realtors said in a new report out this week. For the first time in more than a year, sales activity slowed in September, compared with a year ago. Last month, there were 13,079 home sales
Va. unemployment rate dropped to 3.8% in September
September marks 16th month of declining rate
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In September, Virginia’s unemployment rate fell to 3.8%, 0.2 points below August’s rate, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The state’s unemployment rate has declined for 16 months straight. In September 2020, the jobless rate was at 6.6%, 2.8 points higher than last month. The labor force decreased by 3,859 to 4.2 million, but the number
Breeden Construction to build $38.9M apartment complex additions
Second phase of Center West Apartments being constructed
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Virginia Beach-based real estate development firm The Breeden Co.’s general contracting company announced Thursday that it has been contracted to develop the $38.9 million second phase of Center West Apartments in Midlothian, not far from the Westfield Commons Shopping Center. Charlottesville-based Castle Development Partners owns the multifamily project, which was referred to as Watkins Centre
Moderna, J&J booster shots now available in Va.
VDH recommends people who got J&J dose get 2nd shot two months after first
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Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster shots are now available in Virginia, the Virginia Department of Health announced Friday. Dr. Danny Avula, the state’s vaccination liaison, said in a statement that pharmacies, doctors’ offices, hospitals and other providers are prepared for the rollout of the booster shots, which has been in the works for