As has become tradition here at Richmond BizSense, we once again end the year by combing through the more than 1,000 stories produced by our hardworking reporting staff to remind ourselves and you, loyal reader, of some of our best work over the last 12 months.
We hope you’ll enjoy these Editor’s Picks below.
And as we do this time each year, we wish to thank our 25,000 Newsfeed subscribers, our thousands of BizSense Pro subscribers, and our dozens of generous advertisers and sponsors for helping BizSense thrive and grow for 17 years and counting.
And special thanks to those who trusted us this year by sending in news tips when you heard something interesting around town. Keep ‘em coming in the new year.
Cheers, to what has been a great 2024 and looking ahead to a fruitful 2025…
Inside Baseball: The behind-the-scenes battle that got Richmond’s new ballpark across home plate
The future CarMax Park that will replace The Diamond and is to anchor the 67-acre Diamond District development. (Image courtesy Richmond Flying Squirrels)
An affordable housing boom? Plans for thousands of income-based units show sector’s momentum in Richmond
The City of Richmond declared a housing crisis over a year ago. (Courtesy SkyShots Photography)
‘The world’s first’: Startup plans multibillion-dollar fusion power plant in Chesterfield
A rendering of the Commonwealth Fusion Systems nuclear fusion plant proposed to be built in Chesterfield. (Courtesy Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Southside bike shop shifting to new name, business model after closure last year
Clint Kronenberger. (Jack Jacobs photo)
There’s one part of Mayo Island the city didn’t buy. Meet the guy who owns it.
Louis Heindl and Cindy Garrett on their family’s piece of Mayo Island. (Mike Platania photo)
Chop Chop, FoodUp and a delivery deal gone wrong
At left is FoodUp founder Phu Nguyen. At right is ChopChop founder Chris Chandler.
‘Everybody lost everything’: Businesses left hunting for new homes after fire on Patterson Ave.
10615 Patterson Ave. as seen just after the fire.
An arrest and indictment tanked his businesses. Now he’s been exonerated.
Eugene Thomas (left) and his attorney Chuck James. (BizSense photo)
Assessing assessments: How some city property owners question valuations amid rising prices
The former post office dates back to 1908. It was renovated in the late 2000s. (Mike Platania photo)
Richmond Police Athletic League in limbo after year of inactivity, staffing shortage
Richmond PAL has offered athletics and other programs run by RPD police officers. (Image courtesy Richmond PAL)
As has become tradition here at Richmond BizSense, we once again end the year by combing through the more than 1,000 stories produced by our hardworking reporting staff to remind ourselves and you, loyal reader, of some of our best work over the last 12 months.
We hope you’ll enjoy these Editor’s Picks below.
And as we do this time each year, we wish to thank our 25,000 Newsfeed subscribers, our thousands of BizSense Pro subscribers, and our dozens of generous advertisers and sponsors for helping BizSense thrive and grow for 17 years and counting.
And special thanks to those who trusted us this year by sending in news tips when you heard something interesting around town. Keep ‘em coming in the new year.
Cheers, to what has been a great 2024 and looking ahead to a fruitful 2025…
Inside Baseball: The behind-the-scenes battle that got Richmond’s new ballpark across home plate
The future CarMax Park that will replace The Diamond and is to anchor the 67-acre Diamond District development. (Image courtesy Richmond Flying Squirrels)
An affordable housing boom? Plans for thousands of income-based units show sector’s momentum in Richmond
The City of Richmond declared a housing crisis over a year ago. (Courtesy SkyShots Photography)
‘The world’s first’: Startup plans multibillion-dollar fusion power plant in Chesterfield
A rendering of the Commonwealth Fusion Systems nuclear fusion plant proposed to be built in Chesterfield. (Courtesy Commonwealth Fusion Systems)
Southside bike shop shifting to new name, business model after closure last year
Clint Kronenberger. (Jack Jacobs photo)
There’s one part of Mayo Island the city didn’t buy. Meet the guy who owns it.
Louis Heindl and Cindy Garrett on their family’s piece of Mayo Island. (Mike Platania photo)
Chop Chop, FoodUp and a delivery deal gone wrong
At left is FoodUp founder Phu Nguyen. At right is ChopChop founder Chris Chandler.
‘Everybody lost everything’: Businesses left hunting for new homes after fire on Patterson Ave.
10615 Patterson Ave. as seen just after the fire.
An arrest and indictment tanked his businesses. Now he’s been exonerated.
Eugene Thomas (left) and his attorney Chuck James. (BizSense photo)
Assessing assessments: How some city property owners question valuations amid rising prices
The former post office dates back to 1908. It was renovated in the late 2000s. (Mike Platania photo)
Richmond Police Athletic League in limbo after year of inactivity, staffing shortage
Richmond PAL has offered athletics and other programs run by RPD police officers. (Image courtesy Richmond PAL)