Central Virginia
Lee Enterprises plans newsroom cuts at Virginia publications
Daily Progress copy editors' jobs moving to Midwest hub
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The Daily Progress newspaper in Charlottesville will lay off its four-person copy desk in early October, as Iowa-based owner Lee Enterprises eliminates local jobs in favor of a consolidated copy desk in Indiana or Wisconsin, according to a memo sent to affected employees Friday. The cuts at The Daily Progress are possibly just the beginning
Industrial building in Ashland sells for $2.7M
The 52,000-square-foot building sits on more than 3.6 acres of land
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An industrial building in Ashland has sold for $2.756 million, Glen Allen-based commercial real estate company Commonwealth Commercial Partners LLC announced Wednesday. Located at 11250 Hopson Road, the 52,500-square-foot building sits on more than 3.6 acres of land. TMC Properties LLC (doing business as Green Air Inc., The Duct Shop and Evolve Air Systems) purchased
Dominion taps new CEO, rearranges top leadership
Thomas Farrell to become executive chair; Robert Blue will be president and CEO
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Dominion Energy Inc. Chairman, President and CEO Thomas F. Farrell II will become executive chair effective Oct. 1. Robert M. Blue, the Richmond-based Fortune 500 energy utility’s executive vice president and co-chief operating officer, will succeed Farrell as president and CEO, the company announced Friday. Also on Friday, Dominion announced an unaudited net loss of
Snagajob hires chief technology officer
Alec Wilkins joins Glen Allen-based online staffing platform
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Glen Allen-based hourly online staffing platform Snagajob announced Thursday it has named Alec Wilkins as chief technology officer. In his new role, he will lead technology and engineering for the company’s online job marketplace. Wilkins was most recently the head of product and engineering at Backcountry.com. He has also been the CEO of tZERO Group,
Eastern Virginia
Virginia sees 136 COVID-19 deaths last week, higher than previous weeks
Number of new cases is slightly down, with 7,034 recorded last week.
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The number of new COVID-19 cases in Virginia went up by 7,034 last week, a decrease from the previous week, but the number of new virus-related deaths rose by 136, a higher rate than in recent weeks. The Virginia Department of Health reported Monday, Aug. 3 that there are 93,106 coronavirus cases statewide and 2,218
Sentara, Truist launch emergency meals program with state
Va. sent $1.4M in CARES Act funding to We Care initiative
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As Feeding America projects that more than 1 million Virginians will face food insecurity this year, Norfolk-based Sentara Healthcare, Optima Health and Truist Financial Corp., along with the state government, launched the “We Care” COVID-19 Virginia Emergency Fund Support Plan to provide free meals to families during the pandemic. The state committed $1.4 million of
Dewberry to provide QA for $3.8B Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel project
HRBT is largest construction project in Va. and VDOT history
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Fairfax-based engineering consulting firm Dewberry announced Friday it will provide quality assurance services for the entire $3.8 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) project — the largest construction project in Virginia and the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) history. A contract amount was not disclosed. The Interstate 64 HRBT is currently 3.5 miles long and has two-lane
Paw patrol guides seabirds to safer nesting area
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As construction work was set to begin on the $3.8 billion Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion, the Virginia Department of Transportation noticed a roadblock — thousands of royal terns and other nesting seabirds at South Island were in the way. Their solution? Leave it to the dogs. Since February, a pack of 20 trained border collies have
Northern Virginia
Herndon IT services company names data, analytics director
Laura Schweitzer joins B3 Group Inc.
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Herndon-based information technology services company B3 Group Inc. announced Tuesday that Laura Schweitzer has been hired as its director of data and analytics, effective July 22. Schweitzer most recently led health care advanced analytics PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) — the world’s largest professional services company with more than $35 billion in revenue. In her new role, she will
General Dynamics subsidiary lands $201M VA contract
Reston-based information technology unit to provide software development, IT services
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded Falls Church-based General Dynamics Information Technology Inc. a potential three-year, $201 million contract to provide software development and information technology services (DevOps) to improve the department applications, according to reports. GDIT is a subsidiary of Fortune 100 aerospace and defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. GDIT will use
Navy awards SAIC $63.5M contract
Science Applications International Corp. to provide engineering, integration services
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The U.S. Navy awarded a $63.5 million contract to Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to provide mission engineering and integration services, the Reston-based defense contractor announced Thursday. Under the SeaPort-NxG Multiple Award Contract, SAIC will provide services to the Global Deterrence and Defense Department (Code GX) at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NWSC) in Crane,
Alion Science wins $75 million Air Force contract
McLean company will provide support for fighter, bomber aircraft systems
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Alion Science and Technology Corp., a federal contractor based in McLean, won a $75 million contract for technical support to U.S. Air Force directorates, the company announced Wednesday. The contract, awarded by the Department of Defense’s Information Analysis Center, could be extended five years. Alion will provide technical support for every fighter and bomber aircraft
Roanoke/New River Valley
Lee Enterprises plans newsroom cuts at Virginia publications
Daily Progress copy editors' jobs moving to Midwest hub
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The Daily Progress newspaper in Charlottesville will lay off its four-person copy desk in early October, as Iowa-based owner Lee Enterprises eliminates local jobs in favor of a consolidated copy desk in Indiana or Wisconsin, according to a memo sent to affected employees Friday. The cuts at The Daily Progress are possibly just the beginning
Radford faces budget cuts, tough decisions
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Due to the pandemic, Radford University is faced with an unprecedented strain on its budget, which is likely to cause faculty and staff layoffs. Because of state budget cuts, the university is faced with an $8.1 million decrease in funding over the next two fiscal years. And at the same time, Radford administrators predict the
Mariners Landing has new owners
Golf and housing development is on Smith Mountain Lake
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Smith Mountain Lake housing community Mariners Landing in Bedford County has new owners, Mariners Landing Development Co. LLC announced Thursday. Waller S. Perrow III of Mariners Landing Development Co. LLC did not disclose financial terms for the May sale, saying it was contractually protected. Commercial real estate developers Perrow and Tom Branch purchased the 1,000-acre
Virginia Tech — Montgomery Executive Airport names director
Keith Holt hired following Michael St. Jean's retirement
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The board of directors for the Virginia Tech — Montgomery Executive Airport (VTMEA) announced Thursday that Keith Holt has been named as airport director, effective July 27. VTMEA is a regional authority that includes Virginia Tech, Montgomery County and the towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg. Holt has been hired to replace Airport Director Michael St.
Shenandoah Valley
Va. Main Street Merit Award winners announced
Va. Dept. of Housing and Community Development recognizes top business projects
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The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) on Thursday announced the 2020 Virginia Main Street Merit Award winners, with businesses and projects in the Shenandoah Valley and Northern, Southern and Southwest Virginia recognized. Below are the 2020 award recipients: Best Downtown Public Improvement Project: town of St. Paul for the Downtown Comprehensive Infrastructure
From Donkey Kong to online tips – raising funds for restaurant workers
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After restaurants and bars in the Harrisonburg-Waynesboro-Staunton region closed or cut back to skeleton crews due to the coronavirus earlier this year, area residents rallied to help service industry workers. One of the more unconventional fundraisers was Nevin Zehr, who hosted a livestream event in March as he attempted, over seven days, to beat Nintendo’s
Carilion completes purchase of Stonewall Jackson Hospital for $10.9M
To be renamed Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital
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Roanoke-based Carilion Clinic announced Friday it has completed the purchase of Lexington’s Stonewall Jackson Hospital from the SJH Community Health Foundation. This was the final 20% — valued at $10.9 million — left for Carilion after its initial 2005 investment. With the purchase comes a new name, Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital. The health care system
Elkton shopping center sells for $5M
Anchor tenants include Food Lion and Walgreens
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A shopping center in Elkton has sold for $5 million, Colliers International’s Virginia Retail Investment Team announced Thursday. The 90,943-square-foot Elkton Plaza was sold by an affiliate of Kodiak Properties LLC to Elkton Plaza LLC. The shopping center — 82% leased at the time of the sale — is anchored by Food Lion and Walgreens
Southern Virginia
Virginia sees 136 COVID-19 deaths last week, higher than previous weeks
Number of new cases is slightly down, with 7,034 recorded last week.
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The number of new COVID-19 cases in Virginia went up by 7,034 last week, a decrease from the previous week, but the number of new virus-related deaths rose by 136, a higher rate than in recent weeks. The Virginia Department of Health reported Monday, Aug. 3 that there are 93,106 coronavirus cases statewide and 2,218
Va. Main Street Merit Award winners announced
Va. Dept. of Housing and Community Development recognizes top business projects
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The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) on Thursday announced the 2020 Virginia Main Street Merit Award winners, with businesses and projects in the Shenandoah Valley and Northern, Southern and Southwest Virginia recognized. Below are the 2020 award recipients: Best Downtown Public Improvement Project: town of St. Paul for the Downtown Comprehensive Infrastructure
Creating space for startups to bring products to fruition
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South Boston’s town manager, Tom Raab, was elated when Mid-Atlantic Broadband Communities Corp. announced in early summer its plan for a Southern Virginia Tech Hub adjacent to its Southern Virginia Innovation Hub. “That’s big for South Boston and Halifax County,” Raab says. “The locations will have the fastest free Wi-Fi in Southern Virginia.” The Tech
Unmanned Systems Association of Va. names board chair
Former state Secretary of Technology Karen Jackson will help promote unmanned systems industry
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The New College Institute in Martinsville announced Tuesday that interim Executive Director Karen Jackson has been elected as board chair of the Unmanned Systems Association of Virginia (USAV). The association is a nonprofit coalition that promotes legal and regulatory framework for growth in the unmanned systems industry in Virginia — the state with the eighth-largest
Southwest Virginia
Va. Main Street Merit Award winners announced
Va. Dept. of Housing and Community Development recognizes top business projects
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The Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) on Thursday announced the 2020 Virginia Main Street Merit Award winners, with businesses and projects in the Shenandoah Valley and Northern, Southern and Southwest Virginia recognized. Below are the 2020 award recipients: Best Downtown Public Improvement Project: town of St. Paul for the Downtown Comprehensive Infrastructure
Pandemic delays Virginia Business College opening
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The new Virginia Business College in Bristol won’t open as planned for its first semester this August due to the coronavirus crisis. VBC President Gene Couch issued a statement June 25 announcing the nonprofit private college’s plans to “defer the initial [academic] offerings until a later date” due to the pandemic. Couch did not respond
Virginia Tech chooses School of Education director
Kristin Gehsmann to assume her position Aug. 1
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Virginia Tech announced Tuesday it has hired Kristin Gehsmann as the director of the School of Education, effective Aug. 1. She will also serve as an education professor. Gehsmann was most recently a professor and chair of the department of literacy studies, English education and history education at East Carolina University. During her time at
Bristol’s State Street closes reopening gap
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As Blackbird Bakery owner Randall Perkins watched businesses on the Tennessee side of Bristol’s State Street reopen after mandatory coronavirus shutdowns in April, he wondered why Virginia’s state government didn’t allow Bristol, Virginia, businesses to reopen then too – especially given the fact that the city only logged four COVID-19 cases as of mid-June. The
