The new shop is the fifth Express location for local franchisee Robley Bates, who also owns and operates shops in Chesterfield and Mechanicsville.
Oil change franchise Express opens in Powhatan County
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Winterfield Crossing developer files plans to build more retail space
The 13,000-square-foot retail strip would be one of the final pieces of the mixed-use development, along with a planned senior apartment complex and restaurant building.
$338M in Smart Scale funding recommended for 14 transportation projects in Richmond region
Area projects recommended for the latest funding round include improvements to I-95 interchanges in Ashland and Chester, and on Belt Boulevard in Richmond to support a new GRTC Pulse line.
New York firm underway on 846,000-square-foot spec industrial building in Chesterfield
“The greater Richmond region is among the top five markets in the Southeast U.S. with the lowest vacancy in Class A industrial space,” Supervisor Jim Ingle said of the need for the project. “I know the building will be leased in no time.”
Academy Sports + Outdoors to open Chesterfield store next month
The new 63,000-square-foot store at 10400 Midlothian Turnpike in the Pocono Crossing shopping center was formerly occupied by Burlington.
Chesterfield EDA gets Planning Commission support for two new data center projects
The EDA is seeking to rezone more than 1,300 acres for two data center campuses, one near Westchester Commons and the other on part of the western Upper Magnolia Green site near Moseley.
Chesterfield releases latest zoning ordinance rewrite draft, eyes adoption this year
The Zoning Ordinance Modernization Project is several years in the making and would revamp the county’s zoning ordinance, which specifies which land uses are permitted where and under what circumstances.
8-story St. Mary’s expansion gets endorsement from Henrico Planning Commission
The $300 million, 200,000-square-foot project would rise on an existing parking lot and a patient drop-off area at the hospital’s main entrance that fronts Bremo Road.
Panera scoops up site for new location in Courthouse Landing
The fast-casual restaurant chain recently paid $1.5 million for a 1.3-acre parcel at the massive mixed-use development, where it will join Sheetz, Virginia Credit Union and others.
Coffee and kolaches shop Surrounding Counties reopens in new spot under new ownership
“I was rich in social capitalism but I wasn’t rich in traditional capitalism terms. By trading that title of owner to people who could give the business a stronger foundation, it would get me to actually earn a living by doing the job,” said founder Zach Archibald.
