Divaris Real Estate, Inc. (757-333-4342) hired E. Kent Cardwell as retail leasing agent for DRE’s Richmond, VA office. Previously, Cardwell served as a real estate representative for Dollar General Corp. in Nashville, TN. He also worked for Heilig-Meyers Corp. as assistant vice principal in corporate expansion. In addition, the company hired J. Levi Thomson III as retail leasing agent for DRE’s corporate office in Virginia Beach, VA. Thomson previously served as an investment consultant with SunTrust Securities, Inc. He also held a position with Merrill Lynch as a financial consultant and with Hospitality Appraisals, Inc. as a commercial real estate appraisal analyst.