Elephant Auto Insurance pays back nearly $50,000 it was not entitled to under the Virginia Jobs Investment Program.
Short of projected growth, local insurer pays back incentives for misreported, non-Va. jobs
Jonathan Spiers
Jonathan Spiers joined BizSense in early 2015 after a decade of reporting in Wilmington, N.C. Prior to that he was with the Henrico County Leader. The Virginia Tech graduate covers residential real estate, advertising/marketing, government and other news. Reach him at [email protected] or (804) 308-2447.
Timmons picks up two N.C. firms
A Richmond-based engineering firm is extending its reach in the Tar Heel State with a pair of acquisitions.
Union Hill development sparks concern for cobblestone road
A local nonprofit’s redevelopment of the Citadel of Hope property in Union Hill is taking shape, anchoring a wave of new development that has some neighbors concerned about impacts to an adjacent cobblestone street.
Former Best Products exec grabs Tiber penthouse for $1.6M
One of the two top-floor units of a new condo development in the Libbie and Grove area has sold to a former executive of what was once one of Richmond’s best-known companies.
Local builder expands footprint to North Carolina
Mitchell Homes is opening its first sales office outside of Virginia, in Rocky Mount, after spending four years making deals in six of North Carolina’s counties.
Office building near Lee Monument under contract; apartments planned
A Monument Avenue office building overlooking Richmond’s largest Confederate statue has been emptied and is slated for a residential conversion.
River Road-area house snags top July home sale
A Goochland County home on and off the market for over two years landed a buyer last month in the priciest residential transaction in the area in July.
PR firm Padilla acquired by Montreal buyer
Minneapolis-based Padilla, which has an office in Richmond’s Manchester district, has been sold to Avenir Global, a PR-focused holding company based in Montreal.
Hummus-maker spreads out Chesterfield footprint
Sabra Dipping Co. is adding 40,000 square feet to its plant in the Ruffin Mill Industrial Park, for a total of 260,000 sf. It would double its cold-storage capacity.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 7.31.18
A Richmond museum’s main entrance gets some color from the agency that rebranded it earlier this year, and an area film collective and animation studio contribute to TV spots for a neighborhood social network.