A local IT firm has completed a $1.5 million expansion of its Midlothian headquarters.
VCU Health Systems
The Pipeline: Commercial Real Estate Round up for 4.3.09
Q-T Realty LLC purchased the 18,000 square foot flex building at 10520 Lakeridge Parkway in Ashland for $1.2 million from sellers Frederick and Margaret Reames. The buyer does business at Milos America, Inc, a manufacturer of aluminum trusses.
Ferrari-driving former MCV liver surgeon performed unecessary transplants, says WSJ
The Wall Street Journal has a fascinating story about a Ferrari-driving liver surgeon. According to the WSJ, Amadeo Marcos, who was pressured to leave the VCU School of Medicine in 2000 after a colleague filed a sexual assault complaint, was recruited to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to boost the number of lucrative liver… Read more »
Office space getting cheaper
Richmond office vacancies continue to rise, which means prices are likely to fall. The vacancy rate in the central business district rose about 3.5% from the last quarter for a total rate of 13.5%, according to Thalhimer’s recently released third quarter reports. The office vacancy rate for the whole metro area was 8.9% in the… Read more »
Richmond doc wants to create a database for surgeries
Dr. William Jiranek has for years tried unsuccessfully to set up a state-wide database that tracks patients who receive joint replacements. Jiranek, who works in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the VCU Medical Center, said that so far only six of an estimated 200 doctors doing joint replacement in Virginia are participating.
Health care is area’s largest private employer
Health care is now the largest private employer in the Richmond area, according to the Times-Dispatch’s Top 50 Employer story. VCU Health Systems ranked as the No. 1 private employer for the first time. Bon Secours and Richmond Health Systems were both in the top 10.“Today health care firms in the top 10 account for… Read more »