Business in brief - June 21, 2021

Draper Aden Associates, an engineering firm based in Henrico, recently announced that Eric Olsen had joined the firm as Unmanned Aerial Services (UAS) Team Leader. Based in the Richmond office, he will manage the firm’s UAS projects and provide strategic leadership, including expanded aerial services offerings. Olsen has over 13 years of experience in UAS. Prior to joining Draper Aden, Olsen served as an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Architect with Viper Drones. In this position, he was responsible for solving UAV hardware and software issues as well as performing duties related to sensor integration, EO/IR, interference isolation, and electrical, mechanical, software, and design engineering. Olsen also holds two patents related to methods for producing or capturing thermographic images from an aerial perspective.

Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer recently announced the following lease transactions in Henrico County: Black Heath Meadery – renewed its lease of 4,400 SF of industrial space at 2004 Dabney Road (Graham Stoneburner and R. Scott Douglas represented the landlord; Gregg W. Beck represented the tenant); JuJu Bee’s LLC – renewed its lease of 2,500 SF of retail space at Lakeside Town Center, 6920 Lakeside Avenue (Richard L. Thalhimer represented the landlord); Vintage Glass and Pottery – renewed its lease of 2,000 SF of retail space at 6925 Lakeside Avenue (Richard L. Thalhimer represented the landlord); AAA+ Home Health Care, LLC – renewed its lease of 1,500 SF of office space at Parham East, 2201-2221 E. Parham Road (Amy J. Broderick and Baker Lynn represented the landlord); Bella Lux Nails & Spa – leased 1,500 SF of retail space at Virginia Center Station, 1080 Virginia Center Parkway (James Ashby IV and Annie O’Connor represented the landlord).