Business in brief: Sept. 11, 2023

Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer recently announced that Brian Felton has joined the local office as a first vice president, focusing on industrial sales and leasing. Felton, a 24-year commercial real estate veteran, was most recently with Prologis for three years as a senior leasing manager, overseeing a 3.6 million square foot portfolio of industrial buildings in Richmond, Norfolk and Fredericksburg. His responsibilities included lease negotiation, tenant retention, build-to-suit, speculative development and sales. Prior to Prologis, Felton was with Liberty Property Trust for 14 years in the same capacity. He has negotiated contracts/leases with companies such as Home Depot, Amazon, ABB, Iron Mountain, Crown Lift Trucks and Tredegar. Felton is an East Carolina University graduate with a bachelor of arts in physical geography and a minor in business administration and management.

Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer recently announced the following lease transactions in Henrico County: Fidelity Power Systems – renewed its lease of 5,043 SF of industrial space at Mayland Court Condos, 3595 Mayland Court (Evan Magrill represented the landlord); Farm and Oak – leased 4,857 SF of retail space at The Shoppes at Twin Oaks, 3641 Cox Road (Annie O’Connor and James Ashby IV represented the landlord); Dave & Al Holdings, LLC – renewed its lease of 3,100 SF of industrial space at Staples Mill Business Center, 8209-8231 Hermitage Road (Gregg Beck represented the landlord); Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority – renewed its lease of 3,003 SF of retail space at The Village Shopping Center, 7001-7035 Three Chopt Road (James Ashby IV represented the landlord); Tres Macho’s Mexican Restaurant – leased 2,800 SF of retail space at Hondo Shoppes at Innsbrook, 4120 Cox Road (Alicia Brown and Mark E. Douglas represented the landlord); Virginia Association of Community Service Boards, Inc. – leased 1,714 SF of office space at Reynolds Office Building, 6641 West Broad Street (Amy J. Broderick and Mark E. Douglas represented the landlord).

The Sarah Dooley Center for Autism at St. Joseph’s Villa, 8000 Brook Road, will hold a job fair on Tuesday, Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Current openings include classroom assistants, direct support professionals, qualified mental health professionals, autism counselors and more. For details, visit JoinSJV.org.

The Henrico Sheriff’s Office will hold a job fair at Virginia Career Works—Richmond West Center, 4914 Radford Avenue, on Thursday, Sept. 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For details, call VCW at (804) 652-3240 or visit https://henrico.us/sheriff/personnel.