The university is teaming up with the Greater Richmond Partnership – with guidance from the Brookings Institution and JPMorgan Chase – to further study and develop the area’s export market.
VCU receives grant from JPMorgan Chase
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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Squirrels step up to sixth season
Thursday is Opening Day at the Diamond, and the team’s new general manager is anticipating the team’s biggest season yet.
Jonnie Williams lists $5M mansion
The key witness in the McDonnell trial and founder of a dietary supplement company has put his 14,000-square-foot Goochland home on the market with a nearly $5 million price tag.
Rocketts Landing townhome, River Road mansion top March sales
A newly built and highly customized town house with views of the James River capped last month’s local home sales at nearly $1.9 million. And coming up shortly behind it was a behemoth River Road home with a large unfinished basement.
RIC relaunches nonstop flights to Cancun
An airline is connecting Richmond with a top Mexican destination, the company announced at RIC Monday.
Chipotle spices up Henrico development
Chipotle has made the first mark on an upcoming commercial project at Reynolds Crossing, the Walmart-anchored 90-acre development in Henrico County.
Venture Forum summit showcases startups
Entrepreneurs gathered at the Capital One campus on Thursday for Venture Forum RVA’s annual startup summit.
Dominion, MWV announce acquisitions
The two downtown firms have both announced deals to buy other companies: MWV is scooping up a subsidiary of its biggest competitor, and a Dominion partnership is buying the owner of a southern natural gas pipeline.
Work underway on bank’s first local branch
Chesapeake Bank’s first Richmond branch is taking shape near the intersection of Patterson and Libbie avenues.
Trading Day: Local SEC filings for April 2, 2015
Apple REIT moves to reject a tender offer, Village Bank makes amendments to account for its recent $14 million raise, and Dominion takes a closer look at the financial risks of climate change.