• Plenty’s Chesterfield farm hit with another contractor lawsuit

    Plenty’s Chesterfield farm hit with another contractor lawsuit,Jack Jacobs

    The Plenty Unlimited indoor farm in Meadowville Technology Park. (BizSense file)Another local contractor is taking Plenty Unlimited to court for unpaid work at its indoor farm in Chesterfield.Glen Allen-based Century Construction Co. filed a lawsuit last week seeking nearly $500,000 it says it is ow

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  • Weinstein buys newly built West Creek apartment complex for $102M

    Weinstein buys newly built West Creek apartment complex for $102M,Mike Platania

    Bristol completed The Collective in 2023. (Courtesy Berkadia)A major Richmond-based landlord has just beefed up its local holdings with the purchase of a sizable Goochland County apartment development.Weinstein Properties last month purchased The Collective West Creek, a 335-unit complex at 1000 Col

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  • N.C.-based Southern Bank continues Richmond push with first full-service branch

    N.C.-based Southern Bank continues Richmond push with first full-service branch,Michael Schwartz

    Southern Bank recently converted its lone local office into a full-service branch.After making a fairly quiet entrance into the Richmond market two years ago, Southern Bank is looking to ramp things up.The Mount Olive, North Carolina-based bank recently converted its local loan office into a full-se

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  • The Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 3.11.25

    The Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 3.11.25,Richmond BizSense

    Traci DeShazor, Richmond’s deputy chief administrative officer, is resigning at the end of March.Laura Lee Thompson joined Melone Hatley as a litigation attorney.Zain Meghani joined Commonwealth Commercial as property accounting controller.John Shields has joined the Innsbrook office of Long & Foste

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  • The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 3.11.25

    The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 3.11.25,Jonathan Spiers

    The new logo included in Campfire & Co.’s rebrand for Hodges Partnership.The Hodges Partnership hired Campfire & Co. for a new brand identity and interior design for the PR firm’s new Scott’s Addition office. The rebrand included a new logo and color palette, updated website, and brand language cent

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  • VCU Health eyes medical facility at former Pet Dairy site near Diamond District

    VCU Health eyes medical facility at former Pet Dairy site near Diamond District,Jack Jacobs

    VCU Health has indicated plans to establish a new medical center at the former Pet Dairy facility. (BizSense file)A few months after buying the shuttered Pet Dairy facility near the Diamond, VCU Health is in the early stages of planning a new medical center on the site.The health system recently fil

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  • Nonprofit JXN Project receives grant, to start construction this month on Skipwith-Roper House

    Nonprofit JXN Project receives grant, to start construction this month on Skipwith-Roper House,Jackie DiBartolomeo

    A rendering of the project from Burt Pinnock, with the planned programming center, shown left, and the Skipwith-Roper house, shown on the right. (Courtesy Dr. Sesha Moon)A local preservation group is one step closer to beginning its reconstruction of a historic home in Jackson Ward. The JXN Project

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  • Something Supernatural

    Something Supernatural,Andrew Cothern

    Local singer IONNA reinvented herself as a cyborg singing synth-pop. The post Something Supernatural appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • The Spice of Life

    The Spice of Life,Gabriella Lacombe

    Family is at the heart of business for Keya Wingfield, founder and CEO of Keya’s Snacks. The post The Spice of Life appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • Giavos family to open Lafayette Tavern in former Lafayette Pharmacy this fall

    Giavos family to open Lafayette Tavern in former Lafayette Pharmacy this fall,Mike Platania

    Lafayette Tavern is set to open next door to the Malvern Gardens Stella’s Grocery. (Mike Platania photo)The Giavos family has unveiled plans for their next concept in the city. The prolific family of restaurateurs is preparing to open Lafayette Tavern in the former Lafayette Pharmacy building at 101

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  • Local tech firm Humanitru raises $3M in venture funding

    Local tech firm Humanitru raises $3M in venture funding,Jackie DiBartolomeo

    Members of the Humanitru team. (Photos courtesy Beth Brown)A Richmond-based tech company that caters to nonprofits has just scored a fresh round of cash to help it grow.Humanitru, which offers a cloud-based management software for mid- to large-scale nonprofits, recently closed on a $3 million capit

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  • Interior designer buys Scott’s Addition building for new HQ

    Interior designer buys Scott’s Addition building for new HQ,Mike Platania

    The quarter-acre parcel is near the intersection of Roseneath Road and Leigh Street. (Mike Platania photo)Scott’s Addition’s office scene has landed another newcomer, this time a local interior design firm. JTW Design recently paid $1.5 million for 3309 W. Leigh St., a 5,000-square-foot office build

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  • The Agenda: Local government briefs for 3.10.25

    The Agenda: Local government briefs for 3.10.25,Richmond BizSense

    City releases draft water report, invests $5M in plant repairs, upgradesRichmond’s water treatment plant beside the James River. (Image courtesy City of Richmond)The City of Richmond released a draft of the after-action assessment report from HNTB Corp. on the January water outage. The draft builds

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  • Foreclosures: 3.10.25

    Foreclosures: 3.10.25,Richmond BizSense

    ZipAddressAmountAuction DateAuction TimeTrusteeChesterfield Circuit Court, 9500 Courthouse Road232344641 Melody Road$245,4713/19/202511:30 AMRAS Trustee Services232351621 Westhall Gardens Drive$502,1313/19/202511:30 AMRAS Trustee Services232378512 Chester Forest Lane$153,2253/19/202511:30 AMRAS Trus

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  • Trucking company opens $7M maintenance facility at Richmond outpost

    Trucking company opens $7M maintenance facility at Richmond outpost,Jackie DiBartolomeo

    The new A. Duie Pyle maintenance facility, pictured in the bottom right. (Courtesy Julia Cappiello)A Pennsylvania trucking company has opened the doors to a new $7.6 million addition to its Richmond outpost. Freight carrier A. Duie Pyle recently unveiled its newly built 9,700-square-foot maintenance

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  • $120M overhaul planned for Hermitage Richmond campus in Northside

    $120M overhaul planned for Hermitage Richmond campus in Northside,Jonathan Spiers

    A southward aerial view of the new buildings and layout planned for Hermitage Richmond at Hermitage Road and Westwood Avenue. (City documents)Nearly 80 years after it first opened and five decades since its last expansion, the Hermitage Richmond retirement community in the city’s Northside is slated

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  • A Bridge of Dreams

    A Bridge of Dreams,David Timberline

    5th Wall’s stylistically ambitious “Sanctuary City” delivers an unexpected emotional punch.The post A Bridge of Dreams appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • Nonsense and Sensibility

    Nonsense and Sensibility,Chuck Bowen

    Boon Joon Ho’s follow-up to “Parasite” is a smug disaster, while “The Rule of Jenny Pen” packs a sick punch.The post Nonsense and Sensibility appeared first on Style Weekly.

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  • Third developer in 3 years takes a crack at vacant Broad St. lot on Richmond-Henrico line

    Third developer in 3 years takes a crack at vacant Broad St. lot on Richmond-Henrico line,Mike Platania

    A rendering of one of the planned apartment buildings. (County documents)The third time might be the charm for 4400 W. Broad St. to finally be redeveloped.The 6-acre parking lot, which has been targeted by apartment developers at least twice in recent years, is being eyed for a nearly 300-unit proje

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  • Walgreens closes Short Pump store

    Walgreens closes Short Pump store,Jack Jacobs

    Walgreens closed its store at 11500 W. Broad St., which had operated for more than a decade. (Jack Jacobs photo)A pharmacy chain has retreated from a major intersection in Short Pump after nearly 12 years.Walgreens closed its location at 11500 W. Broad St. last week, according to a company spokeswom

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