Standout work from Richmond’s ad industry ranged from a “poo for brew” campaign for colon cancer screenings to ads promoting downtown businesses during the pandemic.
Jonathan Spiers
City issues formal solicitation for ‘Diamond District’ redevelopment
Richmond’s request for interest calls for a 10,000-capacity stadium to be built first for the Flying Squirrels — and in a new suggested location.
Creative Q&A: Ad Person of the Year
Jessica Collins’ efforts over the course of the pandemic earned the VCU professor the honorary title at this year’s Richmond Show.
Open house: The top highest-priced home sales of 2021
The area’s high-end home market saw its fair share of multimillion-dollar deals, led by a local couple’s move across the Henrico-Goochland line.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 12.28.21
A Hampton Roads microbrewery gets a rebrand from a Shockoe Bottom firm, Arts & Letters hires more Martin Agency vets, and VUU picks a local shop as its lead agency.
Deals in Innsbrook, Midlothian close out busy year for apartment sales
The newly built apartment complexes both sold for around the same price, but one’s per-door breakdown approached a recent record.
Ellen Glasgow House auction canceled
Fewer bidders than hoped for prompted the sellers to pull the plug. The 180-year-old downtown mansion remains on the market for $2.3 million.
Acquisitions deepen engineering firm’s foothold in Hampton Roads
Henrico-based Koontz Bryant Johnson Williams purchased Virginia Beach-based Blakeway Corp. recently. In June, it bought Chesapeake-based Horton & Dodd.
Better Housing Coalition merging with regional nonprofit peer
They will create a regional housing giant with $135 million in total net assets and an initial footprint stretching from Richmond to Charlottesville and Hampton Roads.
Gammino files plans for apartment building in Jackson Ward
The local developer wants to replace a parking lot adjacent to his office at 208-212 E. Leigh St. with 63 apartments in a five-story structure.