An activist investment group with a majority stake in the armored car company has finalized the deal that immediately swapped out two board members and will soon replace the CEO.
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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In deal with neighbors, Realtors expand their borders
Consolidating its online listing platform with those of two other groups, a local Realtors association is putting agents’ listings in front of more eyes in more parts of the state.
Replay: 2015’s advertising and marketing moments
From a firm’s first ad for a local startup to campaigns for national clients from Richmond heavy-hitters, 2015 brought plenty of diverse, funny and many-sided ads to print, the Web and our TVs. Check out a few of our favorites.
After price and land reduction, country club home sold
Originally listed for $2.2 million, a house and 5-acre fairway plot were split up into two properties and both quickly sold, with the home fetching $1.16 million.
Tour Richmond’s highest-priced home sales from 2015
From a Rocketts landing townhome to a 200-acre farm, Richmond’s residential real estate market continued to churn out million-dollar deals each month in 2015. And one local couple’s house hopping made for a home sale hat trick this year.
Vacant Petersburg hotel slated for $20M transformation
An empty hotel that looms over the highway is set to be revived as the centerpiece of a large mixed-use project including retail and apartments that will serve as a more welcoming first glimpse of the city.
Townhomes take shape on Southside
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.
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.