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.

Local cheesecake company owner opening bistro at Stony Point mall

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“They’re really hellbent on wanting to do something with this mall,” said Verseau Bistro owner Cheryl Wittman. “Just listening to mall management and how they seem excited about the new investment firm taking over, how great would it be if the mall turned around and I’m on the ground floor of it?”

Local ring maker resizes in the Fan

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JMU grad Emily Warden didn’t want to stray too far from her previous jewelry shop on Strawberry Street, so she moved it to a larger spot a block over.

Texas-based escape room chain opens in Short Pump mall

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Red Door Escape Room offers six room concepts, including fairy-tale adventure Once Upon A Time and Captain Maniacal’s Lair-Bratorium, in which participants build a robot for a mad scientist.