Three new Ironclad cafes will replace the three Caribou Coffees that Delaware North has operated at the airport – in the A and B concourses as well as the shuttered cafe in the airport’s atrium.
Ironclad Coffee comes in for a landing at RIC
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Fitness trainer goes from backyard sessions to owning his own gym in Scott’s Addition
“I was furloughed in the pandemic and that was really scary. I had thought about opening a gym but it seemed out of reach,” said CoreFitness founder Corey Iglesias. “Life handed me some lemons and I decided to squeeze them.”
UR-born snack company to roll out tweaked trail mix after capital raise
“We’re ready to hit the gas,” the COO said of the company, which started last year in a UR course that helped students develop a packaged food concept.
Long-planned FC Richmond soccer complex aims to break ground this year
The 84-acre complex is currently planned to include five full-sized soccer fields, several smaller fields, a training area, offices and an eatery, among other features.
Local Mellow Mushroom franchisees dive into Va. Beach, NoVa expansion plans
The owners of the Short Pump Mellow Mushroom, including local hotelier Jay Shah, recently opened a new location inside a hotel at the Virginia Beach oceanfront. They’re headed to Northern Virginia next.
Shockoe-based virtual therapy company completes $11M capital haul
Investors in the capital raise included Richmond-based Blue Heron Capital. The money will funds the company’s plans to use to expand into North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Nebraska and New Mexico.
Medical cannabis dispensary opens in Colonial Heights
Amid the floundering effort to legalize recreational marijuana sales in Virginia, Richmond’s lone state-approved medical cannabis provider continues to expand with its third standalone retail dispensary in the region.
HCA planning free-standing emergency center across from The Diamond
As it plots out a new hospital in Hanover County, the healthcare giant is pursuing a new project in the city of Richmond in a Thalhimer-led development along Arthur Ashe Boulevard.
No recreational pot market for Virginia this year as bill is tabled by the House
The bill would have allowed the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority to begin to issue licenses for recreational cannabis businesses on July 1, 2024, and would have permitted existing state-sanctioned medical cannabis companies to grow and sell recreational cannabis products starting July 1 of this year.
Sex toy shop Hustler Hollywood opens in former Pizza Hut on Broad
It’s the second Virginia location for the chain, which is an arm of the brand created by Hustler magazine founder Larry Flynt.