Dominion to reopen sidewalks, traffic lanes around vacant city block downtown

The lot is bound by East Cary, East Canal, South Seventh and South Eighth streets. (Mike Platania photos)Construction crews are busy at work at one of downtown’s most prominent empty lots, but its long-term future remains unknown. Dominion Energy recently began work to restore and reopen the sidewal
Read MoreFormer Altria president’s $3M home sale beats out tech execs’ deals in May

The brick Georgian at 13285 Barkstone Court in Rivergate was the top sale in May. (Photos courtesy CVRMLS)A trio of deals around the $3 million mark topped the list of the priciest area home sales in May, with the highest sale going to a retired tobacco executive and the other two involving supply c
Read MoreThe Pipeline: Commercial real estate roundup for 6.7.24

Email submissions to Pipeline@RichmondBizSense.comTOP SALES#1 Marwaha Real Estate purchased 124,100 square feet at 101 and 1100 Gateway Centre Pkwy. in Chesterfield for $5.75 million from Patriot Gateway Centre Associates. Tucker Dowdy and Eric Hammond with Commonwealth Commercial Partners represent
Read MoreThe DeedBook: Local property transfers for 6.7.24

AddressSale DateSellerBuyerSale AmountChesterfield9705, 9725 Express Lane5/24/2024Rouse William H Jr Et AlsLindbrook-0I Express$1,050,000101,1100 Gateway Centre Pkwy5/31/2024Patriot Gateway CTR Assoc LPMarwaha Tower LLC$5,750,00010049 Midlothian Tpke5/24/2024Metro Investment PartnershipRaoking Feng
Read MoreAnnouncing changes to BizSense Pro subscription service

Dear loyal Richmond BizSense readers,Two years ago, we put the extensive BizSense news archive behind our BizSense Pro paywall, knowing that our years’ worth of local business news and intel had a shelf life beyond just the day a particular story is published.It turned out that our hunch was right a
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Business NameLocationZipBusinessHenricoIvy Software10286 Staples Mill Road #20623060RetailBolger BrothersVariousConstructionPerfume Fantasy11800 W Broad St, Ste 231223233RetailAbove & Beyond Builders2808 Lakewood Road23060ConstructionThunder Locksmith2330 Mainmast Court23294ConstructionElite Plus Co
Read More Longtime retailer Disco Sports puts Henrico shop up for sale with plans to relocate

Disco Sports at 1400 Starling Drive in Henrico. The sporting goods shop has listed its property for sale and plans to relocate. (Jack Jacobs photos)The building that Disco Sports has called home for nearly 20 years has hit the market as the retailer plots its next move.The long-running sporting good
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Empathy for killers, sort of, in “Hit Man” and “In a Violent Nature.”The post Sympathy for Devils appeared first on Style Weekly.
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Starr Foster Dance’s 20th Annual Mid-Atlantic Choreographers Showcase explores gender, sex and sexuality through dance.The post Night Moves appeared first on Style Weekly.
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LIbrary of Virginia to celebrate World Wide Knit in Public Day on June 8 with a Knit In. The post A Wild Yarn appeared first on Style Weekly.
Read More The Docket: Local court roundup for 6.6.24

Chesterfield Circuit CourtCommonwealth Center Apartments LLC v. Poole & Poole Architecture, LLCPlaintiff says defendant failed in its duty to properly design four, four-story apartment buildings, instead designing the top of the basements of the buildings too far above grade plane to be considered “
Read MoreCabinet maker takes bulk of second warehouse at expanding Ashland industrial park

The 316,000-square-foot building at 12063 Washington Highway makes up the industrial park’s second phase. (Photo courtesy MacKenzie)An industrial park in Ashland continues to fill out with hundreds of thousands more square feet of warehouse space constructed and leased.MacKenzie Investment Group rep
Read MoreNew-to-market childcare chain building from scratch in Innsbrook

The under-construction Lightbridge Academy in Henrico County plans to open late next year. (Jack Jacobs photo)Seeing the need for more childcare capacity in the area, a local family is bringing a new-to-market chain to Innsbrook.Mandy and Shawn Dhingra are planning to open the region’s first Lightbr
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Documentary “The Movement” sheds light on Danville’s Bloody Monday, the most violent episode of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement in Virginia.The post Monday Bloody Monday appeared first on Style Weekly.
Read More Updated: State review of failed development calls for changes at VCU Health, less influence from VCU

A rendering of the project that was planned to replace the Public Safety Building. (BizSense file)A year after a Richmond BizSense report revealed that backing out of an ill-fated downtown development cost VCU Health $80 million and counting, a state review is calling for significant changes to the
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On the heels of the band’s new album, "New Heaven," and its release show this weekend.The post An Inter Arma Primer appeared first on Style Weekly.
Read More $6M land deal tees up 100 condos at Broad and Gayton

A rendering of the development at Broad Street and Gayton Road in Short Pump. (BizSense file)The residential portion of a new development in Short Pump is getting lined up following a multimillion-dollar land deal.Stanley Martin Homes recently purchased 4.3 acres at West Village, a 12-acre, $50 mill
Read MoreMetal Supermarkets chain recasts in larger Shockoe Valley space

Metal Supermarkets is a chain of stores that sell metals in various sizes and shapes to individuals and businesses. (Jack Jacobs photos)After nearly a decade near The Diamond, a metals supplier has taken a shine to a larger space elsewhere in the city.Metal Supermarkets recently reopened in a 10,000
Read MoreFor fourth year in a row, PFG leads local companies on Fortune 500 list

Goochland-based Performance Food Group was the highest-ranked local company in Fortune magazine’s latest annual roundup of the 500 largest American companies by revenue. (BizSense file)Goochland-based Performance Food Group rose to 84th place in the annual Fortune 500 list, marking its second straig
Read MoreThe R&D Dept.: Local patent roundup for 6.4.24

Insulation PanelPatent No. 11993445An insulation panel has an insulation core layer disposed that includes at least a first particulate and a second particulate of a plurality of discrete puffed polysaccharide particulates that defines a plurality of voids within the core layer. The first particulat
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