Amid a flurry of activity at its new home base, the newest resident of the booming Libbie Mill-Midtown development is approaching the finish line on its nearly completed corporate headquarters, filling a building left empty since an original anchor tenant left three years ago.
Three years after its previous effort came up short in Short Pump, a national used-car retailer that’s been revving up its local presence is now eyeing the city for one of its signature “car vending machine” towers.
The developer behind some of the Midlothian area’s more established residential communities received an icy reception to its latest proposal in nearby Powhatan County.
Development plans for a former golf course in Goochland are up for review, a longtime Chesterfield buildings official is named inspections director, and a charter company’s land lease is extended at a local airport.
The new owners and operators of a 16,000-square-foot Goochland County mansion that’s soon to become the region’s newest event venue have a clear path forward, although a winery they had lined up for the property is no longer part of the deal.
“I’m not going to say it’s going to happen by the end of the year, because I don’t want to make promises I can’t keep. But we are keenly aware of what we need to do to turn the ship in the right direction,” said the city’s Sharon Ebert.
A tobacco warehouse conversion in the city’s Southside, an apartments rehab in Carver, new townhomes in Manchester and a new Scott’s Addition restaurant were among 11 local preservation and revitalization projects recognized with Golden Hammer Awards at a ceremony last week.
Two Richmond-area marketing firms are upping their office footprints with moves about a mile from each other along the western edge of the city.
A longtime local spice-maker gets a new look from a downtown agency, an area brewery and a national cabinets retailer sign on with a Richmond firm, and The Martin Agency is named in a $50 million lawsuit from a former executive.
Carvana secures approval for a planned distribution facility in Chester, Goochland selects a local contractor to finish out its new animal shelter, and City Council revises its work session schedule to review the proposed Navy Hill project.
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