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 [email protected].

Downtime: Kiteboarding pulls Richmond businessmen together

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“We’ve all kited with a lot of people, but I think the four of us have depended a lot on each other in bad situations. This is definitely the A-team,” Jeff Friend said of the group that includes a fellow dental practitioner, a rock climbing gym co-owner and a real estate investor.