City Council will review the document in depth over the next several weeks in a series of workshops, leading up to an initial public hearing April 8.
$2.9B budget plan for Richmond includes tax payment upgrades, call center revamp
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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Opening of Amazon facility, expansion of Coke bottling plant cap big week in eastern Henrico
The back-to-back events followed last week’s announcement that Tucker Door & Trim will invest $10 million in its manufacturing facility, also in Henrico.
City gets first look at new Diamond District ballpark design
Schematic designs for the new stadium that would anchor the larger mixed-use development were recently submitted to City Hall and obtained by Richmond BizSense through a FOIA request.
Record label owner’s renovation revives Scott’s Addition studio space
The Bakery Recording Studio has opened in the former Sound of Music space that’s now also home to the Open Your Ears Records label.
HHHunt starts 2,200-home development beside Westchester Commons
Site work has started on The Aire at Westchester, a 334-acre mixed-use development directly west of the shopping center, where two new restaurants are also headed.
Local agents brace for effects of national Realtor group’s lawsuit settlement
The apparent resolution of a yearslong legal battle that’s rocked the U.S. real estate industry is expected to have impacts on agents in metro Richmond, though to what extent remains to be seen, local observers say.
19th century Franklin Street building slated for apartment conversion
The building’s owner wants to convert it into 11 apartments, three of which would be housed in a new-construction carriage house behind the 1880s-era house.
Nonprofits band together on $20M multiuse development in Highland Springs
YWCA of Richmond is working with the Maggie Walker Community Land Trust and Children’s Home Society of Virginia on the development that will mix lower-income apartments and townhomes with a Sprout School and commercial building with supportive services for residents.
Stoney to state lawmakers: VCU Health still on the hook for taxes tied to failed downtown project
“VCU Health System should not be looking for ways to get around paying their fair share and the state should not be in the business of negating legally-binding contracts,” Mayor Stoney said in a statement Wednesday.
$1.4B Henrico budget plan would double business license tax exemption
The BPOL tax exemption increase – from $500,000 to $1 million – would exempt an additional 1,300 businesses in the county, bringing the total number of businesses paying no BPOL tax to 15,800.