After a decade in the trenches of City Hall, Richmond’s No. 2 city planning official is making a move to the private sector.
City planner signs on with commercial brokerage
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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Scott’s Addition lures ad agency away from Cary Street
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500-plus acres in Powhatan sell for $3.5M
A sizable swath of Powhatan County land changed hands late last year in a seven-figure deal.
UPDATED: Construction underway on controversial Stony Point apartments
Two years after neighbors succeeded in temporarily halting the project, a much-debated apartment development beside Stony Point Fashion Park is going vertical.
Elephant eyes Texas for second office
Looking west for expansion, the local auto insurer has lassoed the Lone Star State for its first office outside Richmond.
Vet couple’s Goochland buy tops December home sales
An animal doctor duo’s purchase of a house in Manakin-Sabot capped a busy year for the Richmond area’s million-dollar home buying market.
