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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 1.28.25
JLV’s new website from Shapes & Colors. Shapes & Colors launched websites for local firms Fitzhugh Law and JLV Communications. Addison Clark produced a video series for First National Bank...
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Two Midlo homebuilders convert to employee-stock ownership
The team at LifeStyle Home Builders, which recently switched to an employee ownership stock plan. (Photo courtesy LifeStyle) Employees of two longtime area homebuilders are getting to own a stake in...
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$54M in upgrades planned at Haleon R&D facility in Northside
Haleon’s R&D center along Brook Road is set be modernized with $54 million worth of upgrades. (Jonathan Spiers photos) A global consumer healthcare company is injecting tens of millions of dollars...
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Two industrial buildings moving forward in Rockville after $3M land buy
Renderings of the two buildings that will make up the Axial Rockville 64 development on Ashland Road. (Marketing flyer images) Weeks after Amazon paid $16 million for the site of its planned...
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Creative Q&A: The mojo behind Duke’s ‘mayo dump’
Flavor Flav’s big reveal at this year’s Duke’s Mayo Bowl, alongside an equally hyped-up and soon-to-be-mayo-dumped P.J. Fleck, coach of bowl game winners Minnesota Golden Gophers. (Image courtesy...
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Plea deal reached in embezzlement case against Model Tobacco developer
The Art Deco-style Model Tobacco building along Richmond Highway. (BizSense file photos) The developer facing embezzlement charges relating to his Model Tobacco Lofts project in South Richmond has...
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Developer pays $9M for part of 1,600-home Avenlea site in Short Pump
A local developer has secured more of the land it needs for a massive project planned in Short Pump. Markel | Eagle Partners last week acquired the second of six parcels slated for its 1,600-home...
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West End house, 36-acre ‘development opportunity’ topped January home sales
Note: This story has been updated with input from listing agent Jared Davis. A home listing marketed as a “development opportunity” was the region’s priciest residential real estate transaction in...
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More townhomes in the pipeline at John Rolfe Parkway crossroads
The Shire Walk development under construction at John Rolfe Parkway’s crossroads with Church and Pump roads. (Images courtesy Main Street Homes) As it continues work on dozens of new townhomes at its...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 2.11.25
Evergib developed an ad campaign for health club chain Onelife Fitness. Called “Every Journey Welcome,” the campaign launched in the chain’s markets in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast via TV/video,...
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Henrico weighing regional water authority, other options in wake of Richmond...
Henrico supervisors received the reports on the county’s response to the water outage during a meeting Tuesday morning. (Screenshot) Henrico officials publicly discussed on Tuesday several courses of...
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City releases preliminary after-action report on water plant outage
An image of the Richmond water treatment plant included in the preliminary report. The City of Richmond on Thursday released initial findings from an outside review of the water plant failure that...
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Developer moving forward with data center project after buying Azalea Flea...
A rendering of the single-story data center that DC Blox plans to build at the site. (County documents) Despite opposition to its most recent proposal from neighboring residents – and from the Henrico...
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Six-unit townhome infill planned to replace Shockoe Bottom parking lot
The three-story townhomes proposed off North 20th Street by Center Creek Homes. (City documents) A half dozen townhomes are being planned in Shockoe Bottom beside the site of another residential infill...
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Amended lawsuit filed in $40M Diamond District developers spat
The 67-acre Diamond District site is bordered by Arthur Ashe Boulevard, Hermitage Road, the interstate and the railroad tracks. (BizSense file) The $40 million legal squabble surrounding Richmond’s...
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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 2.25.25
This year’s Ad Bowl was held at BES Studios. (Jonathan Spiers photo) Thirty Brandcenter alums had a hand in 17 of this year’s Super Bowl ads. VCU has a full list of the alums and their respective...
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Henrico budget plan includes tax rate reductions, $50M for water upgrades
Henrico supervisors and administrators discuss the proposed FY26 budget at a work session Tuesday. (Jonathan Spiers photos) Henrico County is proposing a fiscal year budget that looks to address last...
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Richmond moves business tax filings online, extends deadline through March
Richmond City Hall. (BizSense file) The City of Richmond has launched an online system that business owners must now use to register and file taxes, and it’s giving them an extra month to do so. The...
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Timmons Group expanding with new offices in Roanoke, Charleston
Timmons is opening its first office in Southwest Virginia at 109 Norfolk Ave. in downtown Roanoke. (Photos courtesy Timmons) As it prepares to move into its new Chesterfield HQ, engineering firm...
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Apartments scrapped, more townhomes proposed for church site at Hull Street...
The 14-acre property is covered with surface parking and includes the movie theater-turned-church building and a retail strip. (File image courtesy LoopNet) Over a year after it was first proposed, a...
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