News in Richmond

Headlines from across the state: Three months after child drowned, Virginia Department of Health will toughen regulations on pools; more …
From elsewhere: State legislator calls on Richmond officials to end contract with Flock. Survey finds that more than half of Virginia families with children face food insecurity. A rural Virginia diabetes clinic struggles to provide care. The post Headlines from across the state:…

Pre-owned video game store powering up in Chesterfield
“It’ll be truly everything from the 1980s to the present, and hopefully it’s a place where there’s that nostalgia factor,” said Nicole Baab, who owns the shop with husband Lucas.

$51B bank to get its place on the Richmond skyline
The bank, headquartered in Pittsburgh, will get its name atop the Altitude on Main, the apartment conversion of the former Wytestone Plaza office building that’s nearing completion at 801 E. Main St.

The R&D Dept.: Local patent roundup for 9.23.26
Patent holders include Dupont Safety & Construction, Mylar Specialty Firms, Old Dominion Brush, Altria and more. (BizSense Pro required)

Headlines from across the state: AG Jay Jones asks SCC to reset the clock on Dominion-NextEra merger; more …
From elsewhere: Virginia Beach schools, Civil Rights Office reach agreement over sexual misconduct investigations. Petersburg City Schools to raise starting teacher salaries to $60K after budget vote. CarMax cuts 60-plus jobs in Richmond area.

The Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 9.22.26
Moves in law, real estate, consulting and more. (BizSense Pro required)

Longtime printing company moving across Broad after selling its building to Sauer
Richmond Printing Service's deal with Sauer also impacted Lucky 13 Tattoo & Piercing, which had been in the space next door and was also able to find a new home nearby.

Project Snapshot: Nonprofit’s new Greenway Village apartments near completion in Highland Park
“We've had to redefine and redesign the project several times without changing the site plan and the plan of development. We really had to pivot and iterate on our plans over and over and over again,” CEO Jay Brown said.

CFO-turned-cigar-slinger lights up former Scott’s Addition smoke spot for third retail store
Scott Faison has opened his third Cigar Realm store at 2906 W. Clay St., previously home to RVA Tobacco Lounge, whose owners approached him about taking over the space when it closed late last year.

Headlines from across the state: Virginia confronts $1.7 billion shortfall in highway maintenance funding; more . . .
From elsewhere: Bedford County begins town halls on school closure options. Danville gives new contract to school superintendent. Richmond sees sharp rise in ICE flights.

New event venue The Schoolhouse opening in former Lombardy St. schoolhouse in the Fan
“I came into the space, and I realized it’s what I'd been looking for the entire time I've been in Richmond. It has 14-foot tin ceilings, it has character, it has beautiful maple floors. It's really special, and so I said, ‘I'll take it,’” said The Schoolhouse owner Kipton…

Foreclosures: 9.21.26
Twenty-seven properties with mortgage delinquencies between $29,000 and $441,000 are scheduled for auctions. (BizSense Pro required)