Supporting East End Entrepreneurship Development awarded grants to three Manchester businesses as well as six Church Hill businesses in its latest round.
Bon Secours expands small business funding from East End to Manchester
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Former Lamplighter coffee shop reopens under new owners
Afterglow Coffee Cooperative, which took over the 1719 Summit Ave. space in Scott’s Addition, launched a cafe where it has been operating a wholesale roasting facility.
Regency makeover transforming food court into food hall and outdoor plaza
Rebkee Co. and Thalhimer Realty Partners, the owners of the West End mall, have cordoned off the old food court to prepare for the renovation project.
Richmond ice cream sandwich brand Nightingale flies into Walmart stores
“They’re trying to offer more premium offerings and they came to us,” said a spokeswoman for the Richmond-based company.
Jackson Ward chicken joint owners open brewhouse in Shockoe Bottom
Restaurant and bar 1800 Brewhouse is the latest of several concepts to have a go at 1800 E. Main St. in recent years.
Tattoo parlor owner inks lease next door for spinoff with coworking twist
Joe Fessman, who operates Yellow Bird at 2402 W. Main St., plans to have six workstations for other artists to rent at 2400 Main St.
Chesterfield supervisors OK rezoning for Spring Rock Green redevelopment
The county’s vision includes more than 1,000 apartments, 300,000 square feet of office space, 125,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space, a two-rink ice hockey venue and a 215-room hotel.
HCA Healthcare plans to acquire local urgent care center chain BetterMed
Terms were not disclosed but the deal is expected to include all 12 of the Scott’s Addition-based company’s clinics.
VMFA, state history museum spending millions on expansions, renovations
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture will reopen to the public in May after a $30 million project, and the VMFA is in the early stages of a $190 million project.
Regency mall makes the grade for franchisees of early-education center
A new Goddard School, which already has nine locations in the Richmond region, will open in late 2022 across from the former JCPenney.
