The local startup, which launched last year as Sudsy Shoes offering sneaker-cleaning services, is expanding into refurbishing dress shoes, boots and handbags.
Sneaker-cleaning startup tries new sorts of shoes on for size
Jack Jacobs
Jack joined BizSense in 2020, covering startups, retail, healthcare, public companies and nonprofits. He previously reported for the Virginia Gazette and Tidewater Review. He is a graduate of Christopher Newport University. Reach him at [email protected] or 804-554-6545.
Ethiopian eatery Nile to close Church Hill restaurant and roll out packaged meals
“We talked about it when we would purchase packaged ethnic food like Indian and Thai. Like, ‘Couldn’t you see Ethiopian food in this market?’ It’s something we’ve dreamed of.”
Mechanicsville private school marks completion of $6M expansion project
A growing private school’s students no longer have to eat lunch in the chapel thanks to an 18,000-square-foot, two-story wing that was recently completed.
HCA, credit union and vet clinic planning outposts at new Short Pump development
With its residential units already well underway, the commercial portion of a new mixed-use development on the Henrico-Goochland line is coming into view.
VCU board clears up committees’ real estate, construction duties in wake of failed development deal
In the wake of VCU Health’s controversial exit from a failed downtown redevelopment project, the university has clarified real estate and construction responsibilities of its own governing board’s committees. The VCU Board of Visitors last week approved updated language to the charters of its administration and finance committees, both of which serve to review and… Read more »
Organic Krush restaurant closes Short Pump outpost after 4 years
Founded in 2015 by University of Richmond alumnae Michell Walrath, Organic Krush opened the Short Pump outpost in July 2019, as the company’s first location in Virginia.
Chesterfield seeks new operator to reopen shuttered Southside Speedway
Marking a change of course, the county’s goals for the racetrack property are to “return auto racing to Southside Speedway with sustainable business operations.”
Innsbrook food truck park The Glades relocates to new location ahead of opening date next month
Undeterred by a zoning snag it encountered at the former Innsbrook After Hours property, an upstart food truck park is now planning to open in a different spot a short distance away.
1,200-acre data center park eyed in Hanover County
The site would be able to support 9 million square feet of data center space spread across about 30 buildings located in a few campuses throughout the property.
UR-born startup Absurd Snacks begins selling trail mix in Whole Foods stores
The entry into Whole Foods is the culmination of work that started last year for co-owners Grace Mittl and Eli Bank, who started the company in a University of Richmond entrepreneurship course.