Local shops’ ads for Har-Tru and UPS were part of recent tennis and golf tournament broadcasts, and the Brandcenter held its annual recruiter session. (BizSense Pro required)
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 4.30.24
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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‘DadGPT,’ smokeless Snoop score top local ad honors for Martin Agency, Brandcenter
The annual awards show of the Advertising Club of Richmond presented nearly 60 trophies for standout local ad work. Madison+Main’s Kent Brockwell was named Ad Person of the Year.
Shamin breaks ground on pairs of hotels, restaurants beside events center at VCC
The 114-room Home2Suites and 111-room Residence Inn and Suites will add to two restaurant buildings that the hotelier has previously announced for the transforming former mall site.
Henrico secures some funding, seeks more for Short Pump traffic improvements
The county is applying for a $60 million federal grant and committing to provide the same amount locally through county debt financing for projects including a new Gayton Road interchange.
$2M land deal tees up $20M income-based apartment complex near Forest Hill
The 144 apartments are to be targeted to renters making below 80 percent of the area median income, with 36 of the units for renters making 50 percent AMI or below.
City’s social services move to fill up largely empty Times-Dispatch building
The department will fill the first three floors of the four-story building that still houses the newspaper on the top floor.
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden growing campus with $31M expansion
The botanical garden is formally breaking ground this week on a $31 million expansion that will nearly double the size of its centerpiece conservatory and add over 7 acres of new gardens.
Downtime: Pairing wine and real estate
Justin Ferguson has found that his day job as an investment sales associate with Marcus & Millichap blends well with his taste for Bordeaux and Chardonnay.
Leadership changes redraw ranks at local architecture firms
Jessica Zullo recently joined Baskervill after a decade leading Hickok Cole in Richmond, while former Hanbury lead Nick Cooper has rejoined Odell, whose local projects include the Diamond District ballpark.
City EDA approves $1.5M more for Diamond District ballpark design
The EDA board authorized an additional $1.5 million for design and development of the new ballpark, four months after providing an initial $1 million that staff said has been depleted.