Blanchard’s Coffee broadens retail footprint to include dozens of Target stores

Blanchard’s Coffee is launching its products in dozens of Target locations in Virginia and Maryland in the coming days. (Jack Jacobs photo)A long-running local coffee company has brewed up a move into another big-box retail chain.Blanchard’s Coffee Co. announced Monday that its products will soon be
Read MoreThe Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 7.29.25

A campaign for hot sauce brand Texas Pete includes a video shot at Spang and directed by the studio’s Jordan Rodericks. Created by Cylndr Studios and McKinney, “The Yeehaw Straw for Texas Pete” campaign features a limited-edition, spicy flavor-infused straw made by the brand. WebStrategies is rebra
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An unconventional Renaissance faire, “Warriors in Bloom” is honoring rebels across history.
Read More Chamberlayne apartments plan upped to eight stories, 150 units

A rendering of The Chamberlayne apartment building, which is now planned to rise eight stories and include commercial spaces. (Image courtesy DNA Workshop)With a new plan calling for three additional stories and about a third more units, an apartment building in the works along a stretch of Chamberl
Read MoreLawsuits over unpaid work at Plenty indoor farm dismissed following firm’s Chapter 11 exit

Plenty Unlimited continues to operate its indoor farm in Chesterfield following the dismissal of lawsuits against the company seeking payment for work on an expansion project there and Plenty’s recent exit from bankruptcy. (BizSense file photos)The legal setbacks at a highly touted indoor farming op
Read MoreIce cream shop Crispy Cones to open in former Carytown Burgers & Fries

Carytown Burgers & Fries will soon become a Crispy Cones location. (Jackie DiBartolomeo photo)Burgers and fries were once the main menu item at 3449 W. Cary St. Soon, the storefront will be dishing out ice cream.The former Carytown Burgers & Fries building at the neighborhood’s western edge is plann
Read MoreRIC ponders possible direct route to Europe, duty-free store

The airport is currently pursuing a direct route to Europe. (BizSense file photo)There are some big plans on the radar at Richmond International Airport.Last week the Capital Region Airport Commission, the governing body that oversees RIC, held a two-day retreat at which it outlined big-picture plan
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The Chesterfield County brother of the woman missing in the Netflix doc "Amy Bradley is Missing" is still searching for answers.
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The perils of ambition in “House on Eden” and “Materialists.”
Read More 12,000-square-foot riverside mansion hits market with $7M price tag

The 12,000-square-foot house includes rear decks and terraces overlooking the James River. (Photos courtesy CVRMLS)A 5-year-old mansion overlooking the James River near the Route 288 bridge is up for grabs.Visible from the bridge and just downriver from Benedictine College Prep and Saint Gertrude Hi
Read MoreNational thrift store chain Savers to open in shuttered Sam Ash space on Broad St.

The former Sam Ash Music’s local store at 9110 W. Broad St. is where thrift store Savers is planning to open a new location. (Jack Jacobs photo)A private equity-backed thrift store chain with hundreds of stores is expanding into the Richmond region for the first time.Savers, which sells second-hand
Read MoreManufacturer Cupron launches liquid copper product

Cupron Clear-infused paint is poured into a bucket. (Photos courtesy Cupron)A copper-focused Richmond company is expanding its lineup with a new product, following a sizable capital raise earlier this year. Cupron, which manufactures copper additives known for their anti-microbial properties, recent
Read MoreNew Business Licenses: 7.25.25

Business NameLocationZipBusinessHenricoSake & Sushi11391 Nuckols Road23059RestaurantMcQuiddy Robins LLC8903 Sierra Road23229OtherSodexo Opertions4501 Highwoods Pkwy23060RetailBizytech10905 Stonewell Circle23060ConsultingBrian Bins DMD4424 Springfield Road, Ste 10023060HealthcareCommtech2206 Kenmore
Read MoreSneak peek: City hosts tour of boarded-up Intermediate Terminal Building amid RFP

The long boarded-up Intermediate Terminal Building was unlocked this week, as the City of Richmond offered those interested in redeveloping it a look inside. On Thursday morning the city held a public tour of the 32,000-square-foot warehouse on stilts at 3101 E. Main St. near Rocketts Landing.More
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Our children are increasingly being auto-enrolled into unpaid labor for billionaires.
Read More Wegmans, Cabela’s-anchored West Broad Marketplace sells for $86M

West Broad Marketplace was developed about a decade ago. (Mike Platania photo)Thanks to the biggest real estate transaction in Henrico County this year, a firm from the Windy City now owns both of the Wegmans grocery store buildings in the Richmond region.InvenTrust, a REIT of Chicago, last week pu
Read MoreWith lawsuit lingering, CSX begins repairs to disputed Kanawha Canal Bridge

The Kanawha Canal Bridge, as seen from its northern side, before its wood deck was replaced by CSX in recent months. (BizSense file photo)A group of prominent local families appear to be gaining some traction in their bid to force CSX to fix an old bridge that serves as the only way in and out of th
Read MoreLocal contractor Old Dominion Group expands in S.C. with insulator acquisition

Old Dominion Group’s HQ at 12764 Oak Lake Court in Midlothian. (Courtesy ODG)A longtime Richmond company is expanding further into the Palmetto State with its latest acquisition. Midlothian-based Old Dominion Group, a specialty services contractor with offices across the U.S., has acquired Greenvill
Read MoreThe Docket: Local court roundup for 7.24.25

Chesterfield Circuit CourtDaniel Ward v. Discover DB Inc. d/b/a Discover BankPlaintiff, in his late 70s, says he was a victim of elder abuse and financial fraud at the hands of third parties relating to savings accounts that he opened in September 2024 with defendant, and is now faced with the likel
Read MoreModel Tobacco developer appeals prison sentence that factored in ‘post-arrest conduct’

Chris Harrison at the 2015 redevelopment announcement for the Ramada Inn project in Petersburg. (BizSense file photos)Chris Harrison is appealing the six-year prison sentence he received in the embezzlement case involving his apartment conversion of the Model Tobacco building in South Richmond.Attor
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