The IHOP franchisee also plans to open 16 Popeyes locations in the region in the next five years.
Pancake house flipping into former Applebee’s space in Henrico
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1,700-acre tech park among proposed uses for Chesterfield site
The county plans to rezone the “Upper Magnolia Green” property for the tech park and a 700-acre area for single-family homes and public facilities.
Bon Secours plans $108M, two-story expansion at Midlothian hospital
The construction will add 55 acute-care beds and nearly 110,000 square feet of new space to St. Francis Medical Center.
High school buddies launch CBD company in Sandston
VA Harvest, which sells CBD extracts and cremes in stores and online, is a venture by a local chemist and two of his friends.
Escape room operators staging next act in Carytown space
Reveler Immersive Experiences plans to open in mid-January at 3108 W. Cary St.
YWCA plans to expand childcare as it wraps up $5M HQ renovation
The nonprofit’s Sprout School expects to open a downtown Richmond location in spring 2022 and an Oregon Hill location in winter 2023.
New drive-thru Ironclad Coffee percolating in western Henrico
The Shockoe Bottom coffee shop is adding another location and it leased a long-vacant former ice cream store at 2100 John Rolfe Parkway.
VCU Health opens $384M outpatient complex downtown
The 17-story, 615,000-square-foot complex at 1001 E. Leigh St. started serving patients Monday.
Funding to build $300M Fall Line trail picks up pace with $104M allocation
The Central Virginia Transit Authority put the money toward a 43-mile trail that would run from Petersburg to Ashland and asked the state to cover the $132 million still needed.
Soccer store franchisees make a play near Virginia Center Commons
Shawn and Nikki Martin of Soccer Post in Chesterfield plan to open a second location in the Virginia Center Station shopping center.