Roughly a third of this year’s Super Bowl ads involved one or more alums of the VCU Brandcenter, whose work were among the commercials critiqued in this year’s local Ad Bowl panel.
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‘I know you feel like we’ve wronged you’: City responds to restaurants with tax policy changes
“It’s really hard to hear your stories and know that there were solutions that we’re voting on now that we could’ve done earlier,” Councilmember Katherine Jordan told restaurant owners before Monday’s approval.
Slide in homebuilding numbers attributed to lack of buildable lots
The latest rankings put two out-of-town firms, both from Northern Virginia, in the top three of the Richmond region’s most productive homebuilders.
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Brandcenter alums had a hand in Sunday’s Super Bowl ads, and two local agencies make creative director promotions. (BizSense Pro required)
With local funding boost, development team winding up for Diamond District’s first phase
RVA Diamond Partners, led locally by Thalhimer Realty Partners, recently secured millions of dollars in additional capital from multiple Richmond investors that it plans to put toward land and bond purchases for the project’s first phase.
11,000-square-foot Rivergate house tops January home sales at $3.9M
Richmond’s high-end home market started the year off with a bang, with a local CEO paying nearly $4 million in cash for the house in the gated Goochland community.
City completes initial land transfers for Diamond District project
Transferring the land has been needed for the creation of the project’s community development authority, which would help fund the new ballpark that’s planned to replace The Diamond.
Meals tax law changes get mixed response from legislators
“I think we were all embarrassed by what we read about the City of Richmond…but localities have the ability to fix this problem,” Sen. Creigh Deeds said during Tuesday’s deliberations.
Developer sues Hanover supervisors over apartment project denial
The filing from Larry Shaia and Jesse Lennon, whose 55-and-up Summerlyn project was rejected in November, is at least the second in the past year from a residential developer challenging a Hanover vote.
VUU lands $40M investment, plans up to 200 homes at Brook and Overbrook
The joint venture between VUU and Philadelphia-based Steinbridge Group would kick off the university’s recently released $500 million master plan.