“I had been working out of my house since 2020. I have a three-year-old. There are dishes everywhere, toys everywhere, laundry. I knew I definitely was not the only person in the neighborhood going through that.”
Coworking space opens in Union Hill
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.
New retail anchor space in store for Westchester Commons
The 25,000-square-foot building would rise on a vacant pad next to the shopping center’s Joann crafts store and would appear to be intended for a single user, which has yet to be disclosed.
VCU completes $420M Children’s Hospital addition as Bon Secours caps off clinic in Manchester
VCU Health held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week for a $420 million addition to its Children’s Hospital in downtown Richmond. Bon Secours similarly marked the completion of a $3 million Manchester clinic for uninsured people.
Evergreen pivots away from physical retail, invests in Richmond HQ
In a shift away from the bulk of its brick-and-mortar Plow & Hearth brand, the long-running Richmond retailer is focusing on other ways to sell the flags and decor for which it’s known.
Longtime Willow Lawn Dollar Tree closes, with new mystery tenant set to swoop in
Dollar Tree opened at Willow Lawn in 1995. It had occupied its most recent spot in suite 404 at 4925 W. Broad St. since 2007.
Governor sends tweaked hemp regulations back to General Assembly
A proposed state law that has some local hemp-related businesses fearing for their futures isn’t written in stone just yet. Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Monday, rather than signing it immediately into law, recommended changes to legislation that would establish more regulations on the hemp industry in Virginia. He then sent those potential revisions back to… Read more »
Two new vet practices to debut less than one mile from each other in Short Pump
A concierge-style veterinary hospital and an outpost of an out-of-state urgent care concept for pets are both planning June openings up the street from one another on West Broad.
VCU considering a 3-5 percent tuition increase for FY24
The university is also considering a 6 percent increase to the mandatory fees students pay. It would bring the annual cost of a full course load to more than $16,000 for in-state undergraduates.
Bodybuilding gym bulks up regional presence with new Chester outpost
Adding more weight to its regimen, a Henrico-based bodybuilding gym has plans to pump out two new locations south of the James River in the near future, and also just became its own landlord in Henrico. RVA Iron Gym is planning to open a new outpost at 361 E. Hundred Road near Chester. Gym co-owner… Read more »
Wedding planners open bridal gown shop near Scott’s Addition
The business was born out of the cofounders’ experience as wedding planners, where they noticed a lack of size ranges in the gown offerings at other shops.