Lincoln Avenue Capital is planning a complete renovation of the Chippenham Place Apartments, a 144-unit complex it acquired earlier this summer for $18.1 million.

BizSense / 08.29.23

Scott’s Addition-based Babylon Micro-Farms, which sells and leases modular vertical indoor micro-farms to businesses and individuals, is one of 10 finalists for the Verizon Climate Resiliency Prize.

BizSense / 08.22.23

“We’re in an industry that isn’t necessarily sexy, but it should be fun. It should have some sophistication that comes with it,” said founder and CEO Michael Lovern.

BizSense / 08.21.23

The deal for the Food Lion-anchored center encompasses over 135,000 square feet across about 15 acres in the 13100 block of Midlothian Turnpike.

BizSense / 08.18.23

The brewer’s East End facility is getting $40 million in upgrades as it prepares to become the hub for its new international parent company’s U.S. manufacturing base.

BizSense / 08.18.23

“Public housing was never intended for folks to live in it generation after generation and generation … You have people with that mindset, and in part they have that mindset because there’s no hope,” said RRHA CEO Steven Nesmith.

BizSense / 08.17.23

The new store’s name, Dog House Cat, is inspired by the “Jeopardy!” before-and-after category, owner Ashley Smiley said.

BizSense / 08.17.23

The top Richmond-area firm clocked in at No. 244 nationally, boasting a three-year revenue growth rate of 2,285 percent.

BizSense / 08.16.23

“I definitely feel like it’s a mix of mad scientist meets the creative genius that Doug was,” said Chloe Kottwitz, who recently took over ownership of the neon sign shop from longtime owner Doug Solyan.

BizSense / 08.14.23

“You have a lot of places that have an oatmeal cream pie, but this is kind of the first of its kind, where it’s about oatmeal cream pies and it’s about elevating those specifically.”

BizSense / 08.11.23

While the idea to make the retail corridor a pedestrian-only thoroughfare has been floated casually for years, it has gained some traction of late through an ongoing online survey conducted by the city.

BizSense / 08.09.23

Many groups have dug up various means to survive – some underwent the process of becoming a nonprofit on their own, while others found a new fiscal sponsor or obtained donations from the community to keep them afloat.

BizSense / 08.07.23

“We’re not stopping because the community has been reaching out to us … they want branches,” Chase regional head Tom Ing said. “Our real estate team is working tirelessly.”

BizSense / 08.07.23

The restaurant started as a catering business about a year and a half ago, when owner Ida Hite left her job in healthcare.

BizSense / 08.02.23

The campus will be developed in phases on 120 acres in the Meadowville Technology Park. The first phase will be a 100,000-square-foot vertical farm that’ll be used to grow Driscoll’s strawberries.

BizSense / 08.01.23

A groundbreaking ceremony planned for Aug. 9 will mark the start of construction on what’s tentatively referred to as the West Area Middle School in Chesterfield’s Upper Magnolia Green area.

BizSense / 07.25.23

A local CPA is opening the cornhole-focused venue this fall in a 10,000-square-foot space in West Broad Village.

BizSense / 07.25.23

Virginia Beach-based Marathon Consulting acquired Henrico-based SQL Data Partners In a deal that sparked last fall and finalized in May.

BizSense / 07.24.23

The sweets shop’s location looks to be part of The Lake, a massive mixed-use development in the works in Chesterfield.

BizSense / 07.21.23

“[Lobbying is] one big dysfunctional family, and you kind of want to be around those people and the people that understand,” said Cindy DiFranco, who with Angie Bezik is opening the Capitol Caucus space at One James Center.

BizSense / 07.19.23

A local developer is further expanding his footprint in the Eastern Shore town, the latest in a line of Richmond business people dipping their toes into that part of the Chesapeake Bay.

BizSense / 07.17.23

The new location, which would be the chain’s third in the region, is owned by the same franchise owner as the Charleys near VCU.

BizSense / 07.17.23

“Instead of expanding on the retail side of things, because retail prices for rent are just kind of absurdly expensive, we decided to look into a warehouse space,” said Reefology RVA owner Caleb Kilgore said.

BizSense / 07.12.23

Not to be outdone by the ongoing Richmond-area expansions of competitors Wawa and Sheetz, Royal Farms has found the site for its next local store.

BizSense / 07.11.23

The bakery, which will have a gothic theme, is taking over the former Anthony’s on the Hill pizza parlor on East Broad.

BizSense / 07.10.23

Travis Hamilton’s second act, a furniture store called Curated Furnishings, will open this fall in Goochland County.

BizSense / 07.07.23

“It’s a double entendre. It is about friends, but it’s also about smoking weed,” said Bike Buds co-owner Phil Horne.

BizSense / 07.06.23

The family-run business on Forest Hill Avenue, which sells, rents and repairs violins, cellos, violas and other string instruments, will be closing its doors at the end of July.

BizSense / 06.29.23

After five years of running their Southern Spud food truck, wife-and-husband team Shena-Rae and Al Schramm are ready to go brick-and-mortar, but it won’t be with their usual baked potatoes.

BizSense / 06.28.23

“Hopefully, somebody from Richmond or the surrounding areas is able to come in and keep it Carytown Burgers & Fries and continue the legacy that we’ve created,” owner Mike Barber said.

BizSense / 06.26.23

After the death of the owner of one of the region’s only dedicated airsoft venues, Alicia Clift decided to open her own facility to give enthusiasts a new place to play the sport.

BizSense / 07.22.23

Great American Ranch, the local country-style restaurant and self-described saloon, has expanded beyond its original homestead in Midlothian.

BizSense / 06.21.23

After raising more than $10 million from investors since its inception in 2013, Belle Isle Moonshine is attempting to raise the bar with a fundraising tactic it’s never tried before.

BizSense / 06.20.23

It marks the first brick-and-mortar store for Field Floral owner Lee Matalone, who started her business about two years ago out of her then-home in New Orleans.

BizSense / 06.14.23

Following its acquisition of Community Staffing, Adapt Staffing places around 400 workers a year at local manufacturers and call centers.

BizSense / 06.12.23

“It’s been nerve-wracking to say the least, but you know, if it was easy anybody could do it,” co-owner Butch Taylor said of the six-year process to open the brewery. “We’re building something that we want to be proud of and the community to be proud of … I get choked up just thinking about it.”

BizSense / 06.08.23

The company, which offers a Uber-like service connecting elderly people with contractors who can provide household assistance and companionship, is tripling the size of its headquarters.

BizSense / 06.07.23

“When we got in the car wash business six years ago, it was about getting a good location,” the seller said. “Today, it’s about having the right number of locations, plural.”

BizSense / 03.03.23

“If you ever watch ‘Shark Tank,’ you’ll hear Kevin O’Leary talk about, he likes to find companies that are already on fire and just throw more gas on them and watch them explode,” Jamie Nester said. “So that’s kind of what Garnett’s expecting to happen with us.”

BizSense / 01.24.23