Business in brief - Jan. 11, 2021

Local engineering firm Draper Aden Associates recently named Thomas Laughlin a senior associate and Joe Cole an associate. Both employees are based in the firm’s Henrico County headquarters. Laughlin is a senior project manager on the environmental team. He has 27 years of experience and has been at Draper Aden for his entire career. He received a master’s degree in environmental science from Virginia Commonwealth University and a bachelor’s degree in environmental science from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Cole is an information technology member.

Colliers International Virginia, LLC recently announced the following lease transactions: Seven Pines Dental Group – leased 5,405 SF at 4501 S. Laburnum Avenue (Harrison Hall, Peter Vick and Maddy Spear represented the landlord); The Down’s Syndrome Association of Greater Richmond – renewed and expanded its lease of 2,452 SF at 1504 Santa Rosa Road (John Carpin and Megan Sullivan represented both the landlord and tenant); DispatchHealth Management LLC – renewed and expanded its lease of 2,346 SF at 7200 Glen Forest Drive (Megan Sullivan and David Wilkins represented the landlord); and MCV Associated Physicians – renewed and expanded its lease 1,738 SF at 2200 Pump Road (Rebecca Barricklow and Megan Sullivan represented the landlord).

The Innsbrook Foundation’s monthly gathering, Innsbrook Table Talks, will take place virtually via Zoom.com on Thursday, Jan. 21 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. The meeting will feature an economic development authority panel discussion with Anthony J. Romanello (executive director, Henrico Economic Development Authority), E. Linwood Thomas (executive director, Hanover Economic Development Authority), and Garrett Hart (executive director, Chesterfield Economic Development Authority). Learn how the local counties of Henrico, Hanover, and Chesterfield have become hubs for economic growth and expansion for the region. Register here for free.

Henrico-based businesses Texas Automotive, LLC and Asen Contractors, LLC recently met the Standards of Trust required for accreditation by the Better Business Bureau serving Central Virginia and are now BBB Accredited Businesses. BBB Accreditation means the business has passed 38 individual requirements within all eight BBB Standards of Trust, and that the business also contractually agrees to consistently abide by all Standards: Build Trust, Advertise Honestly, Tell the Truth, Be Transparent, Honor Promises, Be Responsive, Embody Integrity, and Safeguard Privacy.

Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer recently announced the following lease transactions in Henrico County: Take 5 Oil Change – leased a 1.07 acre outparcel at The Shoppes at Staples Mill & Glenside, 7101 Staples Mill Road (Alex Wotring and James Ashby IV represented the landlord and David Smith and Will McGoogan represented the tenant); The Lighting & Sound Company LLC – leased 20,694 SF of industrial space at Sarellen Road Warehouse, 4200-4222 Sarellen Road (Evan Magrill represented the landlord); Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority – leased 9,758 SF of retail space at 4118 W. Broad Street (Annie O’Connor and Pamela H. Strieffler represented the landlord); Crafty Crab Eastgate, Inc. – leased 5,967 SF of retail space at Eastgate Town Center, located at Nine Mile Road and Laburnum Avenue (David Crawford and Richard Thalhimer represented the landlord); Zazoli Sweets, LLC – renewed its lease of 1,177 SF of office space at 308-B Libbie Avenue (Michael A. Shaia represented the landlord).

NDP, an advertising and marketing agency headquartered in Richmond, has been named agency of record for Chesapeake Bank, a regional community bank in Virginia with offices in Henrico, Metro Richmond, the Northern Neck, Middle Peninsula and Williamsburg.