Brandy Brubaker

The second installment of our new announcements section has tidbits from dozens of local firms in banking, real estate, staffing, nonprofits, law and more.

As Children’s Museum of Richmond has opened its third branch, its blueprint for expansion has caught the eye of other organizations.

In a busy month for $1 million-plus home sales, a nearly 10,000-square foot fully furnished estate with James River frontage was the highest-priced house sold in the Richmond area last month.

East West Communities, which bought the upscale development off Old Hundred Road in 2013, said it plans to add several new sections this year for a total of at least 88 new home sites.

Barber Martin Agency founders and namesakes Bob Barber and Bill Martin have retired and sold the company to its president, Robyn Deyo.

Local homebuilder Ellington Homes specializes in tearing down existing houses in popular city neighborhoods and replacing them with new ones.

Golfsmith opened April 29 at 2000 Old Brick Road in West Broad Village. The 24,000-square-foot store is the chain’s first location in Richmond.

A Glen Allen-based legal staffing firm is now part of TrustPoint International, a company that specializes in helping clients discover and review electronically stored information.

Fifty-nine women volunteered at a Church Hill construction site this week with Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity.