Sandbox, founded in 2018 by Liz Doerr and Jill Lemon, has outgrown its former office space in Shockoe Bottom and now operates out of 316 W. Broad St. in the Arts District.
Growing local consulting firm moves into client’s downtown Richmond building
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Bon Secours breaks ground on freestanding ER in Hanover
The $37 million facility at 11400 N. Lakeridge Parkway, called the Ashland Emergency Center, will be an outpost of the Bon Secours hospital in Mechanicsville.
Sina Hospitality breaks ground on new hotel near Richmond International Airport
The local company also has several hotels in the works in Chesterfield, though it says it’s awaiting financing in what it described as a challenging lending environment.
Chez Foushee dishing out new tableware retail brand
The Found concept was influenced by customers’ positive response to long-running French restaurant’s mixed-and-matched approach to the tableware used in its downtown dining room.
Project Snapshot: The James mixed-use building rising at Springline development in Chesterfield
Developer Collins Enterprises is at the halfway point of construction for the 300-unit building that also will house 30,000 square feet of ground-floor retail on the site of the old Spring Rock Green shopping center.
Two hotels planned for Midlothian site once eyed for Strange’s flower shop
Henrico-based JP Hospitality wants to build two 110-room hotels as well as a one-story, 6,000-square-foot commercial building on a nearly 10-acre site at 9500 Midlothian Turnpike.
Dance studio franchise Bella Ballerina expanding from Chesterfield to Henrico
Just months after introducing Bella Ballerina to the Richmond market, the franchise’s local operator is already planning her second act.
Powhatan changes zoning rules to discourage solar farms on agricultural land
The changes means it is now impossible to get approval to build new solar projects on land with agricultural designations, which covers most of the county.
Mobile Italian ice company launches in Richmond
Good Vices started slinging frozen treats from a truck-towed trailer earlier this month, with married couple owners Emma and Omar Ansari at the helm.
Randolph-Macon planning $10M dorm complex for upperclassmen
The 64-bed, four-building complex will be the school’s first new dorm in about a decade and comes amid growing enrollment at the college.
