As part of the acquisition, Apple Cart co-founder Barb Lamb joins Big Spoon as an equal partner with founder Kevin Clay and co-owner Enrique Mendez, who joined the fold through a merger four years ago.
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Restaurant group demands repayments; city says meals tax reviews will take time
“It’s not going to happen overnight,” Richmond CAO Lincoln Saunders said of about 500 accounts that the city is reviewing in light of high tax bills due to late fees and interest charges.
Martin Agency’s Danny Robinson promoted to CEO
Currently the ad firm’s chief creative officer, Robinson succeeds previous CEO Kristen Cavallo, who has been pulling double-duty since being named global CEO of Martin peer MullenLowe Group.
Weinstein sells apartment complex with undeveloped land in Petersburg for $95M
The deal includes an undeveloped parcel that’s nearly 94 acres. It coincides with Weinstein’s nearly $103 million sale of another apartment complex in Chesterfield.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 1.30.24
Two food-focused firms join forces, and an exhibit at the VMFA gets a local production assist. (BizSense Pro required)
$5M in land deals clear way for two residential projects along Chamberlayne
With more than 300 units between them, the two projects will add to a residential and commercial corridor that has taken some hits over the past year.
20-home infill proposed beside Union Hill church
UrbanCore Construction is looking to build the townhomes on what’s now parking lots for Great Hope Baptist Church along Venable Street.
‘You can almost feel the energy’: Riverfront Amphitheater project breaks ground
Construction of the now-named Riverfront Amphitheater officially kicked off with a ceremony Wednesday that also announced the involvement of Live Nation Entertainment, which will operate the venue with Coran Capshaw’s Red Light Events.
Elephant Insurance downsizes to smaller Henrico HQ
The move to a significantly smaller stomping ground in the Park Central office park reflects the auto insurer’s switch to remote work during COVID that continues today in a hybrid form.
VCU, Wilder School trade jabs over ‘skewed’ poll of failed downtown development deal
“The university is dedicated to supporting academic freedom, even in instances in which it disagrees with content,” VCU said in a statement released minutes after the poll’s results were disseminated Monday.