Al Harris

French: ‘I was not told why they went in’

Developer Justin French said Friday that he was not told why FBI and IRS agents raided his Shockoe Slip office Thursday. He also said he’s done nothing wrong.

The food chain, revised

A Charlottesville startup wants grocery shopping to be a team sport, and the company has expanded here with a handful of partners already signed up.

Deus Ex Superman comic

Somewhere in the American South, a family just got saved by the Man of Steel.

Think there’s nothing left in the Slip to convert?

One of the last undeveloped buildings in Shockoe Slip is getting the rehab treatment. And the developer is moving full steam ahead on several other projects in the same neighborhood.

DuPont to make $20 million investment in Chesterfield

DuPont announced Tuesday that it will invest $20 million to start manufacturing parts for batteries used in electric vehicles at a leased facility in Chesterfield County. The company said operations will begin in early 2011. From the company’s release: The facility will further refine and develop DuPont™ Energain™ separators, a nanofiber-based material that improves safety… Read more »

Solar salesman turns to service

Two men are investing more than $1 million to transform a quirky log cabin on Midlothian Turnpike into the Green Living Education Center of Virginia.

More apartments for Manchester

Manchester continues to grow, with 33 apartments planned for a historical industrial building.