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.
Group puts creative spin on morning coffee
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 jonathan@richmondbizsense.com.
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.
Healthcare firm inks first merger
The newly created parent company of a behavioral health network has purchased a North Carolina firm and has another acquisition on the way in Pennsylvania.
College wins $1.2M grant for science scholarships
Randolph-Macon College has been awarded its largest single grant to date, and will put the funds toward providing full scholarships to science students and future teachers.
