Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center has opened a 150,000-square-foot medical office building off Route 288 in Midlothian. The center includes outpatient surgery, physician practices, laboratories and other medical services.

Four decades of transportation planning and construction will come to fruition Nov. 19 as the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) opens the final segment of Route 288 to traffic. The final link between Lucks Lane and Route 60 (Midlothian Turnpike) in Chesterfield County will allow motorists to make a continuous 32-mile trip from Interstate 64 in Goochland County to Interstate 95 in Chesterfield County for the first time.

Universal Health Services Inc., a back office patient account services center, has leased 16,500 square feet in the Commonwealth Center. The company has hired 70 employees to date and plans to add 20 more before the end of the year.

The Center for High Performance Manufacturing (CHPM) at Virginia Tech will host its fall meeting on Nov. 10 and 11 at the Holiday Inn (formerly the Four Points Sheraton) in Blacksburg, Va.

BrandSeed has leased 22,250 square feet of office space in Moorefield V and has hired 50 employees. BrandSeed is a performance based marketing service company.