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The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 7.9.24
Jonathan Spiers
Jonathan joined BizSense in 2015 after a decade of reporting in Wilmington, N.C., and at the Henrico County Leader. The Virginia Tech grad covers government, real estate and other news.
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Activation Capital CEO steps down amid planning for downtown Innovation Center
Chandra Briggman’s departure follows a series of closed-door meetings held by Activation Capital’s board, which had been set to vote on a pre-development budget for the planned building on the biotech park campus.
Glenwood Farms redevelopment now planned for nearly 1,000 units
Developers Spy Rock Real Estate and Crescent Development are now planning 950 residential units, at least 150 more than what was planned when Henrico announced the public-private project in May.
Local PR firm Golden Word acquired by Canadian business group
The eight-person agency founded by Elisabeth Edelman was acquired earlier this year by 5th Business, a sales and marketing group based in Toronto.
Residential firm Real Brokerage amps up Richmond ranks, adds 100-plus agents in four months
The Real Brokerage has tripled its Richmond-area agent count since February with recent additions including Dave Seibert Real Estate Group and River City Elite Properties.
Union Hill church building to be converted to apartments beside 19 new townhomes
The apartments would fill the basement and first and second floors of the 20,000-square-foot church building, which was constructed in 1891 as Venable Street Baptist Church.
Million-dollar townhomes now planned for Tobacco Row site once pitched for apartments
Local developer Jeremy Connell is moving forward with The Terraces at Shiplock, a row of four-level townhomes atop the hillside site where he had previously planned a seven-story apartment building.
Schell Brothers planning 68-home subdivision west of Harpers Mill
The Delaware-based builder is planning two-story houses with varying architectural styles on a 31-acre site off Baldwin Creek Road.
City won’t meet Diamond District incentive deadline, plans to lobby G.A. for missed $24M
The city said the loss of the $24 million in state sales tax incentives does not jeopardize the stadium or the Diamond District project overall, which remains scheduled to break ground next month.
Two Midlo office buildings sell for $4M beside planned five-story apartment building
The deal has consolidated ownership of a four-building office park in Midlothian’s Salisbury area, next door to the site of a $33M apartments development that’s about to get underway.