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Carvana ‘car vending machine’ tower eyed for Westwood Ave.
A Carvana vending machine tower. Three years after its previous effort came up short in Short Pump, a national used-car retailer that’s been revving up its local presence is now eyeing the city for one...
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Lumber Liquidators begins move into bustling Libbie Mill
Lumber Liquidators’ Chris Crowe and Gumenick Properties’ Shane Finnegan in front of Lumber Liquidators’ new HQ at Libbie Mill. (Photos by Jonathan Spiers) Amid a flurry of activity at its new home...
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Ad community rallies to bring industry group to Richmond
A previous One Club workshop. (Courtesy The One Club) A group effort by Richmond’s advertising community is bringing one of the industry’s more notable support organizations to town this weekend, with...
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From NPR to The National: Local podcaster takes business-minded radio show to...
Roben Farzad is taking his “Full Disclosure” radio show to The National this weekend. (Jonathan Spiers) Five years into his locally produced, business-minded interview series, Richmond-based...
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The Agenda: Local government briefs for 11.11.19
Correction: This story has been revised to list Staples Mill Investments LLC as the applicant on the Parham Road/Ashbury Hills Drive development on the Henrico County supervisors agenda. An earlier...
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Henrico to work with Rebkee on indoor arena project
County officials toured the Rocky Mount Event Center in August. (Photos courtesy Henrico County) Henrico County’s quest for an indoor sports and convocation center appears to have lined up a developer,...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 11.12.19
Into The Flame – A Hue&Cry Film Hue & Cry released its first animated short film. Called “Into the Flame,” the six-minute psychological thriller was directed by agency partner and creative...
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Massey mansion purchase tops four million-dollar home sales in October
River Run Manor (Photos courtesy CVRMLS) While a Goochland County mansion that for years had been the highest-priced residential listing in the region led area home sales last month, the rest of...
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Brookland Park theater building sells to local developer
An interior shot of the theater taken several years ago. (Courtesy Cory Weiner) Less than a year after rallying the city to take action on the property, a Richmond developer already active along...
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Breaking News: Virginia Center Commons eyed for arena-anchored mixed-use...
A rendering of the new arena. Courtesy Henrico County. Part of the group behind the mixed-use conversion of Regency Square mall is proposing a similar transformation of Virginia Center Commons that...
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Industry insiders discuss ‘Future of Suburban Development’ (slideshow included)
The Future Of: Suburban Homebuilding in Richmond (Photos by Tom Veazey) Remnant snow and chilling temperatures from an early winter storm didn’t keep away the 300 or so attendees who converged...
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Long & Foster expands reach in Chesterfield, Farmville
Regional manager Brian Haug with Long & Foster Base Camp Group’s Nancy Steinke, Holly Pond, Michele McKinney and developer Scott Camp, pictured from left. (Photos courtesy Long & Foster) A...
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The Agenda: Local government briefs for 11.18.19
City seeks sale of Broad Street parking lot beside Dominion Energy Center Richmond City Council’s Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee meets Thursday at 1 p.m. Business on the agenda...
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Goodwill building momentum for construction training center
Supporters gathered inside the building that will house the training center. (Jonathan Spiers) An effort to increase the number of local workers entering the construction industry is attracting support...
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Lenders, bankruptcy trustee set aside funds for laid-off Colortree workers
Colortree’s doors have been shut since June. (BizSense file photo) Just in time for the holidays, a present of sorts appears to be on its way for the more than 200 former Colortree Group employees who...
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City loan program aims to encourage clean energy upgrades
Solar panels cover the roof of the Children’s Museum of Richmond. (File photo courtesy Uvest Solar) Richmond property owners rehabbing or developing commercial properties soon will have a new financial...
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$5M renovation wraps up at Hope Village Apartments
County officials joined residents and Fairstead Affordable representatives for Thursday’s ribbon-cutting. (Henrico County) A multimillion-dollar renovation of a federally subsidized apartment complex...
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The Agenda: Local government briefs for 11.25.19
Correction: The Regency mall apartments financing relates to the complex proposed for the former Sears site. An earlier version incorrectly referred to them as separate projects. Regency mall...
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Demo signals start of new modern-style townhomes in the Fan
Site work started last week with the demolition of two homes that were in poor condition. (Jonathan Spiers) An infill development underway in the Fan is set to add some modern to the 19th-century...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 11.26.19
Padilla is doing PR and communications work for Kannalife, a Pennsylvania-based biopharmaceutical company developing cannabinoid-based therapeutics. The agency’s Richmond team will lead the work to...
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