Brandy Brubaker

A new free-standing emergency care center in Hanover County is ready for action.

The latest installment of our new announcements section with news from the world of local banking, nonprofits, real estate and other industries.

A local man worked out an agreement with a development team to save a 125-year-old house from demolition. The team altered its plans to keep the home intact and are now set to build several new luxury houses around it.

A local healthcare powerhouse is expanding its East End growth plan with a new facility to be built on the site of the former Parsley’s gas station on Nine Mile Road. It will sit across from a planned medical office project.

The advertising firm has expanded from Shockoe Slip and New York to Queen Elizabeth’s back yard. The agency, known for its huge campaigns for companies like Geico and Walmart, announced the opening of its first international office on Thursday.

Nearly 40 companies participated in Richmond BizSense’s first Generosity, Inc. survey, a collection of data about corporate support of local and national causes. Reported donations ranged from a few hundred to $2 million, and each company has its own method and reasons for giving back.

The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts received a final donation from two of its most dedicated supporters. Paul and Rachel Mellon’s estate recently gave 26 art pieces to the museum, including a painting by Vincent Van Gogh.

As VCU’s Monroe Park campus library is undergoing noisy summer construction for a $50 million addition, the service desk is offering something new to studying students: free earplugs.

A new facility from one of Richmond’s biggest hospital chains is offering a more comfortable stay for out-of-town families visiting a patient.

A townhouse development with a familiar name is in the works in Henrico County, adding to a growing list of townhouse projects in the area.