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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)
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Published September 15Kiln-fired growth: Create Pottery Shop doubles size in Chesterfield
“We fire our own pieces on site, and in the room where we have the kilns, there's no room to add a third one if needed. And we are at a place where we need a third kiln.”
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Published September 15The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 9.15.26
A downtown agency enlists girl group Katseye to help promote Hershey's latest candy in this month's Pitch. (BizSense Pro required)
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Published September 15Dominion pitches new downtown office tower as part of NextEra merger
As part of their bid to get their mega-merger approved, Dominion Energy and Florida-based NextEra Energy are offering to bring a vacant piece of downtown Richmond real estate to life.
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Published September 14Former GreenCity developer files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy
The filing bookends a roughly five-year saga that started with the project's announcement by Green City Partners, whose principals were also behind the unsuccessful Navy Hill plan and an ill-fated VCU Health project.
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Published September 14VCU’s West Grace dorm, School of Dentistry projects roll forward with $182M in contract approvals
The university's governing body on Friday approved a $145.7 million construction contract to build the nearly 1,000-bed residence hall on West Grace Street, and early-construction contracts worth $37 million for the 314,000-square-foot School of Dentistry on the MCV campus.
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Published September 14The Agenda: Local government briefs for 9.14.26
Nearly $33 million is awarded for upgrades to Richmond’s water plant, city council reconvenes after a monthlong break and visitor spending in Henrico breaks the $2 billion mark. (BizSense Pro required)
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Published September 14Nonprofit Valor RVA hires first full-time executive director
“It just really was kind of the culmination of everything that I’ve been doing my whole career, and it’s very personal to me,” she said. “I come from a first responder family, so when this came along, it just felt like, okay, this is a no brainer,” said Marissa Lima.
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Published September 14Foreclosures: 9.14.26
Thirty-three properties with delinquencies totaling more than $6 million are scheduled for auction. (BizSense Pro required)
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Published September 11The Pipeline: Commercial real estate roundup for 9.11.26
A retail building sells for $2.5 million and a 375,000-square-foot industrial building was the week's top lease. (BizSense Pro required)
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Published September 11Former owner of local golf belt maker J.T. Spencer is back with new brand, Mobjak
“I kind of was looking for a specific type of belt that I wanted to buy, and I really didn’t find anybody making it,” said Steve DeWalle. “So, I called some of my people that I knew in the industry, ordered some materials and started making the belt I wanted to wear... and next…