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. Reach him at (804) 308-2447 or [email protected].

French pharma giant vacates deal with Shockoe Slip firm

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Given back the rights to its recalled product, a local pharmaceutical company is assessing its options for bringing its epinephrine auto-injector back to market. Shockoe Slip-headquartered Kaléo has regained U.S. and Canadian rights for its Auvi-Q injector after its license and development agreement with Sanofi, a drug maker based in France, was terminated in February…. Read more »

Real estate broker moves into Church Hill

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A local real estate broker is breaking out on her own with a new storefront in her busiest neighborhood. Catina Wright has set up Icon Realty Group in a space at 417 N. 22nd St. in Church Hill, across Jefferson Avenue from Jefferson Park and Alamo BBQ. The move comes one month after Wright, a… Read more »

Production studio headed for Northside debut

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After years of sharing locations around town, a local production studio is settling down in a Northside warehouse. Spang TV is getting ready to move into its new studio space at 613 Wickham St., off Chamberlayne Avenue just south of its intersection with North Lombardy Street. Renovations are wrapping up on the former warehouse and… Read more »

Job cuts disclosed at Owens & Minor

A local Fortune 500 is shedding nearly 200 workers through a mix of voluntary employee departures and layoffs. Mechanicsville-based Owens & Minor disclosed this week that about 100 employees took part in the company’s voluntary separation program, which was announced at the beginning of this year. In addition, according to an SEC filing, the medical… Read more »

Brokerages join forces in Midlothian

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A longtime residential real estate brokerage is moving further into the digital age with the recent acquisition of one of its newer competitors. Midlothian-headquartered Napier Realtors ERA has acquired the local operations of California-based ZipRealty, a national, Internet-focused residential brokerage that has had a presence in Richmond for about 10 years. The deal brings ZipRealty’s… Read more »

Attorney grabs Monument mansion to top Feb. home sales

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A century-old mansion on Monument Avenue led the pack of the highest-priced local home sales for the month of February. The 8,400-square-foot Blair House, at 2327 Monument Ave., sold Feb. 1 for $2.5 million, below its September listing price of $2.85 million. Ed Andrews of Long & Foster was the property’s listing agent. Ceci Amrhein-Gallasch… Read more »