The executive director of the Richmond nonprofit is riding next week in RAGBRAI, a 500-mile bike ride across Iowa, raising funds for Sportable along the way.
Downtime: Sportable’s Hunter Leemon pedals for nonprofit in 500-mile bike ride
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.
Developer duo planning hundreds of income-based apartments near Southside crossroads
Crescent Development and Spy Rock Real Estate are behind the project, which Crescent’s Zac Frederick describes as intergenerational housing, with a mix of units restricted to different age groups.
Medalist CEO and president out, shareholder named interim chief exec in REIT leadership shakeup
A changing of the guard has played out at the publicly traded Richmond real estate firm after months of pressure from shareholders and years of plummeting stock prices.
CCV-fronting house sells for $4M in city’s priciest sale in years
The sale came in below the home’s $4.5 million list price, and three weeks after a house across the street sold for nearly $1 million over asking.
Martin Agency bows out as lead ad firm for Virginia Tourism office
After a five-year run as the lead advertising firm for the state tourism office, the agency that coined “Virginia is for Lovers” has opted to let the multimillion-dollar account go.
Project Snapshot: New buildings rise at Westminster Canterbury
Monthly video updates hosted by CEO John Burns have been tracking the project’s progress since this latest phase of the retirement community’s $200 million expansion kicked off last year.
3-2 vote advances planned industrial buildings near ‘Project Rocky’ site
The split vote came just weeks after officials announced that Goochland had won the remaining funding it needed for a new diverging diamond-style interchange near the site.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 7.11.23
The state tourism office names new lead agencies, ending a five-year run with The Martin Agency. And a West Coast-based sausage maker gets a Richmond-produced campaign. (BizSense Pro required)
Diamond District developer unloads Henrico apartment complex for $34M
The sale to RailField Partners is the fifth time that the Millspring Commons complex at Hungary Spring and Staples Mill roads has changed hands in the past nine years.
Creative Q&A: Ad Person of the Year, Charles Hodges of Arts & Letters
“I think maybe without knowing it Richmond is the best city in the country that’s not a major market but makes major market communications work,” said Hodges, who founded Arts & Letters here six years ago.
