With a big box retailer leaving for another nearby shopping center, the gym chain is swooping in to extend its reach in Chesterfield County.
Planet Fitness muscling into North Chesterfield with new Meadowdale gym
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Henrico yanks funding for Henricus historical site
Henricus Historical Park is short roughly a third of its annual operating budget after the Henrico Board of Supervisors did not earmark any money for the riverfront attraction in its FY25 budget.
Indoor farming startup rolls out units aimed at K-12 schools
Scott’s Addition-based Babylon Micro-Farms recently unveiled The STEM Garden, a hydroponic device used to grow vegetables indoors and geared toward classroom instruction.
85-lot subdivision proposed at Chippenham and Iron Bridge in Chesterfield
The Benton Woods site is among the largest undeveloped parcels within the county’s 580-acre Ridgedale Special Focus Area, in which the county hopes to see new commercial, residential and recreational revitalization.
Fall Line Trail project breaks ground on 5-mile Hanover segment
The Hanover groundbreaking followed a similar event late last year to kick off construction of the Henrico County portion of the trail, which will run 43 miles from Ashland to Petersburg.
Bon Secours planning to open urgent care clinic in Carytown
The health system is expanding its urgent care arm by picking up where a short-lived clinic left off in the Fresh Market-anchored Carytown Place shopping center.
100-plus acres along Swift Creek Reservoir slated for residential project
Don Balzer’s Cross Creek Development is planning Thacker’s View, which will bring more than 260 homes to an assemblage on Woolridge Road. It’s one of the last undeveloped areas of size on the reservoir.
Children’s dentistry chain opens in refurbished restaurant building in western Henrico
A local dentistry practice that caters to kids has taken a bigger bite out of western Henrico with its latest location.
Good Feet Store stepping into Chesterfield with new outpost
The Midlothian store will into a relatively new retail strip at the Wegmans-anchored Stonehenge Village center. It will be the chain’s second outpost in the region.
Performance Food Group in lease dispute with landlord of Henrico warehouse
A lawsuit shows how a two-decade business relationship has soured between Performance Food Group and the landlord of the company’s Henrico distribution center.