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Published September 17TowneBank passes torch to new Richmond market head as longtime leader Collins retires
For the first time since it entered the Richmond market more than a decade ago, a new face will be overseeing TowneBank’s local operations.
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Published September 17DVD shop Blue Rose Video & More presses play in Chesterfield mall
Wayne Marshall wanted to revive the old-school DVD shop concept - including rentals. What better shop than a spot in a 70s-era mall next to Spencer's Gifts?
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Published September 17State releases draft regulations for recreational pot market launching in ‘27
The Cannabis Control Authority plans to open applications for the licenses by Feb. 1 and anticipates holding lotteries to choose license holders for certain license types based on demand.
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Published September 17The Docket: Local court roundup for 9.17.26
An insurer wants back the $2.3 million in claims it paid out when fire swept a retail center in the far West End in 2024. (BizSense Pr required)
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Published September 16Richmond’s crisis team has been 5 years in the making. Here’s how its first 120 days went
Richmond’s crisis team has been 5 years in the making. Here’s how its first 120 days went ROCK, founded in 2021 as an alternative to sending police, has answered an average of 119 calls a month since March — just a fraction of the total.
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Published September 16Local entrepreneur tries again to build a better mouse repellent
Will Willoughby started working on a mouse repellent product around 16 years ago, living in an old house in the West End that had become overrun with mice and struggling to find a product in the market that successfully tamped down the problem.
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Published September 16Nonprofit HopeTree Family Services cuts ribbon on new Richmond office
“It’s been amazing to see how staff morale has changed…we were pretty cramped in the old spot, it was not very open, it worked for us but it wasn’t ideal,” said CEO Jon Morris.
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Published September 16Diamond District lands second restaurant with D.C. pub brand Makers Union
The chain is owned by Reston-based Thompson Restaurants, which previously had a presence locally with a Short Pump location of its pizzeria concept, Matchbox before it closed in 2016. The company said the group had been looking to get back into the Richmond market since then.
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Published September 15Headlines from across the state: Virginia lawmakers move closer to regulating self-driving vehicles; more …
From elsewhere: Century-old law gives Virginia legislator-lawyers broad power to delay court cases. Richmond’s Sauer Brands sheds spice business. Buc-ee's says it remains interested in Virginia, but first location off I-64 may be years away.
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Published September 15Bottoms Up Pizza’s new owner plans improvements, aims to ‘maintain the legacy’
“I am very aware of the pressure I put on myself to honor the pizza and the legacy of this building,” said Tom Schaefer. “I take it extremely seriously, the level of people’s love for Bottoms Up Pizza, because I am one of those people.”
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Published September 15City readying RFPs to develop housing at former East End police precinct, Northside school sites
A public meeting is scheduled tonight on the former First Precinct property in the East End, which the city is looking to redevelop along with a Northside site once slated for a Planned Parenthood clinic.
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Published September 15The Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 9.15.26
Moves in law, insurance, construction, finance and more. (BizSense Pro required)