Scared off by new state CBD regulations, the company is looking at a move to Washington, D.C., where it also hopes to begin selling psilocybin mushrooms.
Hemp shop shutters Richmond-based retail and grow operations to move out of state
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.
Sheetz looks to stake another claim in Midlothian
The Richmond-area turf war between convenience store giants Sheetz, Wawa and Royal Farms continues, this time with one of them making a move south of the James River. Sheetz last week filed plans with Chesterfield County for a new location at 14301 Midlothian Turnpike, across the street from the Aldi-anchored Winterfield Crossing shopping center. A… Read more »
Packaging company TemperPack names new CEO amid product line expansion
The company now has 700 employees, four manufacturing facilities and raised $140 million in investor capital last year.
New coffee shop and roastery Reviresco ready to open near Museum District
A year in the making, a local coffee company’s new cafe and roastery is ready for its debut. Reviresco Coffee Co. this week began roasting operations at 710 Lafayette St., where it also plans to open a cafe on Monday. Co-owner Steven Dalton said the project, which was first announced last summer when the company… Read more »
Local baker looks to leverage Lighthouse Labs program to grow snack foods offshoot
Keya Wingfield said she hopes to take her Bombay Chips brand to a new level as one of eight startups making up the accelerator program’s latest cohort.
Chesterfield sells first round of bonds to fund Sportsplex improvements, other capital projects
The first projects to be funded from $540 million in bonds that Chesterfield voters approved in last year’s referendum are being lined up.
Virginia Book Co. turns the page with new store location
With the new space comes a pivot away from textbook sales for the nearly 40-year-old business and greater emphasis on VCU apparel, university merchandise and school supplies as it searches for better margins.
HCA pushes for state approval of Hanover hospital project after denial recommendation
Wednesday’s hearing, which is a regular feature of the state’s approval process for new medical facilities, came in the wake of a state health department staff report released in April that recommended denial of HCA’s proposal.
Ronald McDonald House opens new $1.5M facility at VCU Health children’s hospital
The new facility comes as the nonprofit continues to plan for a larger, regional family center on the scale of what it envisioned for the nixed VCU Health-anchored redevelopment of the nearby Public Safety Building property.
Now-closed cigar lounge hit with lawsuit seeking unpaid rent
The complaint from the lounge’s former landlord alleges property damages including “heavy cigar and cigarette smoke smell” and floors that “required a steam cleaner because the grease was so thick.”