Thirty Brandcenter alums touched this year’s Super Bowl ads and an annual panel provides local critiques. New work for VPM and a local EV bikes dealer. (BizSense Pro required)
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 2.25.25
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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Amended lawsuit filed in $40M Diamond District developers spat
Republic Properties now argues that former teammates Loop Capital and Thalhimer Realty Partners breached a business “venture,” after its “partnership” argument was rejected by a judge.
Six-unit townhome infill planned to replace Shockoe Bottom parking lot
Center Creek Homes is planning the three-story townhomes on a quarter-acre lot beside where Keel Custom Homes has started building five townhomes of its own.
Developer moving forward with data center project after buying Azalea Flea Market site for $8M
DC Blox has filed development plans for the data center it’s been planning on part of the property that housed the long-running flea market, which ended earlier this month after a four-decade run.
City releases preliminary after-action report on water plant outage
The initial findings from consultant HNTB Corp. follows similar reports released earlier this week by Henrico and Hanover counties, which are partly served by the plant and also experienced service disruptions.
Henrico weighing regional water authority, other options in wake of Richmond plant failure
“You come from a position of strength as the largest customer of the City of Richmond who also, by the way, has capacity to do more with water,” Henrico Manager John Vithoulkas told the Board of Supervisors during Tuesday’s meeting.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 2.11.25
This year’s Super Bowl ads included locally produced spots for Ritz Crackers, Virginia Lottery and Langley Federal Credit Union. (BizSense Pro required)
More townhomes in the pipeline at John Rolfe Parkway crossroads
Main Street Homes secured approval for 41 townhomes across Church Road from Shire Walk, where the firm is currently building 81 townhomes at the crossroads of Church, John Rolfe and Pump Road.
West End house, 36-acre ‘development opportunity’ topped January home sales
The 36-acre listing near Magnolia Green in Chesterfield was the priciest residential real estate transaction in January, beating out a century-old house in Richmond that likewise came in above the $3 million mark.
Developer pays $9M for part of 1,600-home Avenlea site in Short Pump
Markel | Eagle Partners acquired the second of six parcels it needs for Avenlea, which was approved three years ago for a mix of residential neighborhoods, a commercial district and a corporate campus along the north side of Interstate 64.
