It’s good to be the King. Or the president of a public university. The median salary for a public university president rose to $427,400 according to a recently-completed survey by the Chronicle of Higher Education. You can read the Bloomberg story here. UVA’s President John Casteen was the fourth highest paid president of a public… Read more »
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RBS Ad Report Card: VCU Hospital’s strong dose of scary
The ad’s goal is is to make sure people know that the new $184 million facility is available, but might the ads just be too darn depressing?
VCU Business School dean leaving in June
Michael Sesnowitz, dean of the VCU Business School and an instrumental figure in the money-raising and design of the new business school building, will be leaving the dean chair at the end of June. In an email sent out to the VCU faculty on Aug. 28, Sesnowitz said that he first accepted the VCU deanship… Read more »
UVA grads make more than VT grads; both earn more than VCU grads
Where you go to college can have a huge effect on how much you make over your career, even more than your major. The differences get magnified later in life. A yearlong study conducted by the compensation company PayScale Inc. found that Virginia Tech grads earned more upon graduating than UVA grads. But after ten… Read more »
VCU study: Mergers and acquisitions disrupt management
When companies merge, key top executives are often pushed out, according to a recently published study by a Virginia Commonwealth University business professor. Jeffrey Krug, associate professor of strategic management at the VCU School of Business, and Walt Shill, managing director at Accenture, followed the careers of more than 23,000 executives in more than 1,000… Read more »
City Council approves $5M casino site purchase, keeps tax rate unchanged
Council OK’d spending $5.5 million to purchase the 96-acre site off Walmsley Boulevard, and split on votes on a proposed real estate tax cut and a $2M building purchase for a new pet adoption center.
HCA moving ahead with new freestanding ER in Chesterfield
The health system hopes to open the $16 million, nearly 11,000-square-foot emergency center at 9630 Iron Bridge Road in 2026.
Polpetti sandwich shop owners to convert Meadow St. storefront into ‘legit Italian deli’
“Opening a deli has always been the end game for us,” said Georgia. “We really want to make a splash and put our names out there and say, ‘Okay, we’re here. This is the Italian bakery and deli everybody’s been looking for.’”
Thalhimer drops $4M for former Wells Fargo site across from Scott’s Addition
The 1-acre parcel is in a prime location across from Scott’s Addition and sits next door to another of Thalhimer Realty Partners’ buildings.
Local projects recognized with Golden Hammers, interior design awards
The restored Hotel Petersburg was among this year’s Golden Hammer winners, and multiple local design firms were recognized in this year’s Interior Design Excellence Awards.