Noosh, an eggplant-based dip and spread that’s similar to hummus, is the latest student-run food company to launch out of the school’s Bench Top Innovations program.
UR students launch new snack dip brand cooked up in the classroom
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Insurance startup Buddy secures $7M capital raise after pivot
The new funding infusion comes about two years after Buddy pivoted to focus on selling software to insurance companies, though it still offers the on-demand accident insurance product that it originally introduced in 2018.
Bon Secours leaving former Commanders training facility for new building at Sauer Center
Bon Secours is planning to open a primary care and sports medicine center, a physical therapy center and an urgent care clinic as part of the latest phase of the Whole Foods-anchored development from Sauer Properties.
Midlothian AI startup among companies in latest session of Lighthouse Labs
WriteHuman, which allows users to build off work created by other AI chatbots, is the lone locally based concept in this year’s Lighthouse Labs accelerator program.
Code-named ‘Project Gale’ would add 2.4M-square-foot warehouse development near Chester
The proposal is the developer’s latest pitch for a property that was previously going to be part of the $2 billion Shandong Tranlin Paper Co. production facility that never materialized.
Henrico-based fire pit company Burly expands with new products
Continuing with its goal of selling American-made fire pits, Henrico-based Burly is looking to new products to spark increased momentum in its fifth year in business.
Henrico eyeing new $4M bike and pedestrian path on Libbie Ave.
The project would add a 10-foot-wide shared use path that would connect to a new two-way bike lane, all of which would run alongside the Libbie Mill development.
New med spa launches with locations in Henrico, Prince George
A group of Richmonders recently opened Vita Pure IV, which offers IV drip therapy and other services, from its locations at 7110 Forest Ave. in western Henrico and 2025 Waterside Road in Prince George.
Bankrupt mover WayForth eyes exit from Chapter 11
After winding down its out-of-town operations and ducking into bankruptcy last summer, WayForth’s CEO says the Richmond-based moving company is now moving in the right direction.
After Hanover hospital project failed, HCA now planning surgical center for same site
A year after HCA first proposed an ultimately doomed project to build a hospital on Sliding Hill Road in Hanover, the health system is back with a new proposal for the same spot.
