The first homes in a development off of Forest Hill Avenue are getting out of the ground, and about a quarter of the houses are already spoken for.
Jonathan Spiers
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for Dec. 22, 2015
The Martin Agency wins best ad campaign of the year, the Brandcenter announces new scholarships, and several firm land accounts with state and local government agencies.
Group puts creative spin on morning coffee
With once monthly morning events, a national lecture series group is getting up and running in Richmond with help from several local people in the ad and marketing field.
Production studio awakens the Force in RVA
X-wing fighters zoom above the James, the Millennium Falcon dodges gunfire, and Richmond’s bridges take some heavy hits in a new “Star Wars”-inspired video recently released by a local production studio.
VCU plans $7.5M dorm renovation
A 350-student residence building along Broad Street next to the Siegel Center is set for a major interior renovation to its dorm rooms after 14 years of minimal maintenance.
String of higher-priced homes rise in Church Hill
Encouraged by last year’s sales of two homes in the neighborhood, a developer is raising seven more in Church Hill to be priced at about $400,000.
Markel acquires West End IT firm
Squeezing a second acquisition into 2015, the investment arm of Markel has snagged an IT firm whose continued growth has landed it among the country’s fastest-growing companies several years in a row.
Staffing firms in law and sales join forces
A longtime staffing firm specializing in law, medicine and accounting has added sales and marketing to its skill set with the acquisition of a Powhatan recruiting company.
CarMax scouting out space downtown
The Fortune 500 car retailer, outgrowing its Goochland headquarters and quickly expanding its retail presence nationwide, is on the hunt for more space downtown.
Realtors roll out poster marketing campaign
A Realtors organization has unveiled the first in a series of posters reminiscent of old-school travel advertisements, the base of a larger Richmond-themed campaign for the organization.