Kettle Chips, Thins, Cheezels and CC's could soon be manufactured in Orchard Hills under a proposal for a new facility which is currently on exhibition.
Becknell sells five Richmond-area industrial properties for $65M
April 19, 2021
Tenants at the Airport Distribution Center that recently sold for $65 million include WestRock, Bunzl, Mann+Hummel and Veritiv. (
Mike Platania photo)
Richmond’s industrial real estate sector continues its red-hot streak, with a new-to-market firm dropping over $65 million to get in on the action and a VCU Health-anchored building fetching $8 million.
New York-based Raith Capital Partners recently purchased more than 700,000 square feet of total warehouse space across five properties at 2400, 2500, 2600 and 2700 Distribution Drive at the Airport Distribution Center in Eastern Henrico, and at 8750 Park Central Drive in northern Henrico.
Raith purchased the buildings for a total of $65.4 million, per county property records. The acquisitions mark the firm’s first foray into the region.
Police Blotter: Copied Company Check Cashed For $7,526.13; Passerby Helps Himself To Brainerd Man s Fridge Friday, April 9, 2021
An employee of Berry Construction Company told police that a check cleared the company s First Horizon Bank account for $7,526.13. She said it appears that someone copied a company check and made it payable to a person and cashed it at an unknown location. A man on Forest Avenue told police that while he was at work someone stole his pressure washer and blower from the carport. He said the carport is open and he does not have serial numbers for the items. A woman on Distribution Drive told police that she lost her wallet at work or between transits.
As the United States adds another COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal and ramps up its distribution drive, potentially pushing the country closer toward herd immunity, concerns about vaccine hesitancy among the population remain. But overall, it seems, people are growing increasingly comfortable with getting a shot. Data from the KFF Vaccine Monitor shows 55 percent of Americans have either already received a vaccine dose or plan on getting one as soon as possible, Axios reports. For context, back in December only 34 percent of people said they were prepared for inoculation without hesitation. The increase there appears to correlate with a decline in the number of people who are in the "wait and see" camp, especially because the number of surefire holdouts has remained steady. And even if folks in the latter group don't ever change their minds, Axios notes, herd immunity is feasible. The share of Americans who say they won’t get vaccinated is now small enough that the
Thursday, January 28, 2021 1:00 am
Family grieves for mother of 2 boys killed in crash
Fundraisers slated; burial to be in Mexico
JAMIE DUFFY | The Journal Gazette
Rebeca Garcia-Salazar was on her way home from her shift at Texas Roadhouse, waiting at the light on Lima at West Washington Center roads about 11:30 p.m., when an out-of-control vehicle struck her Chevy Tahoe.
The Tahoe was her dream car, her cousin Katia Salazar said.
A 33-year-old mother of two boys, ages 9 and 8, Garcia-Salazar was pinned in her SUV as it rolled over late Friday. She was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead at 1:55 a.m. Saturday.