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For Henrico County, 2025 began with a jolt – a power outage in Richmond that temporarily disrupted water service to thousands of households in the county.

The year included a project to prevent future outages plus scores of events celebrating milestones for facilities, such as an environmental education “living building,” a renovated Three Lakes Park Nature Center, new police and fire stations, and the region’s first public detox center.

“I can tell you this has been a remarkable year in our county,” County Manager John A. Vithoulkas said Thursday to open the 2025 State of the County address. Hundreds of business and community leaders attended the presentation, which was held at the Henrico Sports & Events Center.

Before passing the program to senior officials who chronicled many of the year’s achievements and initiatives, Vithoulkas noted a scrolling collage with dozens of photos of events for groundbreakings and ribbon-cuttings.

“I cannot recall a year like this one as far as activity that we’ve had in our county,” he said.

In some respect, 2025 could be considered the year of Quadzilla.

Officials coined the term, which is now celebrated with its own sticker, after Henrico became the third county in the nation to achieve Quadruple-AAA status. It did so by earning a fourth AAA rating – the highest possible endorsement of its creditworthiness – for general-obligation bonds. Henrico also became the first Quadruple-AAA county in the nation for water and sewer revenue bonds.

The State of the County address was sponsored by the Henrico Economic Development Authority and included a recognition of businesses with at least 50 years of service to the community. The businesses recognized with Legacy awards were Somers M. Wilton, Korman Signs, Azalea Aquarium, KBS Construction, Henrico Tool & Die (each with 50 years of service); Radio Communication of Virginia (57 years of service); and Graybar Electric (100 years of service, including 62 in Henrico).

Click here to watch the Henrico State of the County 2025 address