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Coming attractions: 8 Regal theaters reopening in Va. this Friday
18 more will reopen a week later
Just in time for the premiere of “Those Who Wish Me Dead,” Friday will mark the opening of eight Regal movie theaters across Virginia, part of a nationwide partial reopening of the cinema chain. Although some states have had multiple Regal multiplexes open since April, Virginia had only two open as of Thursday, in Springfield
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Altria Group names first woman as board chair
Kathryn B. McQuade will replace Thomas Farrell
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Kathryn B. McQuade will be the first woman to chair the Altria Group Inc.’s Board of Directors, the Henrico County-based tobacco product manufacturing company announced Monday. She will be elected at the conclusion of Altria’s annual shareholders meeting May 20. McQuade joined the board in 2012 and replaces Thomas F. Farrell II, who died in
Atlantic Broadband announces $7.2 million partnership
State grant will help expand broadband in four counties
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Atlantic Broadband has announced a $7.2 million partnership to deliver broadband to more than 1,200 homes and businesses in Caroline, Mathews, Lancaster and Middlesex counties. A $4.2 million grant from the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative pays for the bulk of the project, with $1.5 million coming from Atlantic Broadband and the remaining $1.5 contributed by the
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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer names HR senior manager
Ryan Murchison has been promoted
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Ryan Murchison has been promoted to senior human resources manager, Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer announced Friday. Murchison joined the Richmond-based real estate firm in 2015 and will oversee human resources for all the company’s business lines and offices, which are in Richmond, Newport News, Virginia Beach, Fredericksburg, Roanoke, Charlottesville, Lynchburg and three locations in
AMPAC expanding Petersburg operation, adding 156 jobs
Pharmaceutical manufacturer plans to invest $25 million
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AMPAC Fine Chemicals plans to grow its Petersburg manufacturing facility, investing $25 million and creating 156 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Tuesday. AMPAC manufactures active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and is a partner with Richmond-based Phlow Corp., Virginia Commonwealth University’s Medicines for All Institute and nonprofit drugmaker Civica Inc., on a federally funded, $354 million contract
Seeking growth, GPM enters into agreement with Chicago real estate firm
Richmond-based GPM is nation's seventh-largest convenience store chain
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Richmond-based GPM Investments LLC, the nation’s seventh-largest convenience store chain, announced Tuesday that it has entered into a one-year agreement with Chicago-based Oak Street Real Estate Capital, which is committing up to $1 billion to purchase and lease to GPM real estate parcels associated with GPM’s acquisitions of convenience store chains and fueling stations. A
Dominion’s Surry nuclear plant’s lifespan extended to 2052-53
Nuclear Regulatory Commission grants extension for nearly 50-year-old nuclear reactors
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Dominion Energy Inc.’s two Surry County nuclear power reactors have received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to operate until 2052 and 2053. The two nuclear reactors at Dominion’s Surry Power Station, which are capable of generating enough power for 419,000 homes, received a 20-year extension from its previous license, which allowed the plants to
Aditxt to produce 300 jobs in Richmond
Biotech innovation company to invest $31.5 million over 3 years
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A biotech company is setting up shop in Richmond and is expected to produce 300 jobs, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday. California-based Aditx Therapeutics Inc. (Aditxt) has pledged to invest $31.5 million over the next three years in its first AditxtScore Center, a facility that will monitor patients’ immune systems. The company plans to open
Casino competitors roll the dice in Richmond
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Two operators are battling it out to build a casino in Richmond, the final city where a casino can be built in Virginia under current state law. Later in May, an advisory panel is expected to recommend a casino proposal for consideration by Richmond City Council and, ultimately, city voters in November. Richmonders worried about
UVA Health taps chief ambulatory operations officer
John C. Bennett comes from PeaceHealth
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UVA Health has named John C. Bennett its new chief ambulatory operations officer, overseeing all UVA Health clinical outpatient operations effective July 1. Bennett comes from PeaceHealth, a nonprofit health care system with facilities in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, where he was chief executive of ambulatory services. “UVA Health provides significant outpatient services throughout the