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].

The Agenda: Local government briefs for 8.24.20

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The City of Richmond declares a nearly $5 million surplus, a 160-unit apartment project faces a deciding vote in Chesterfield, Facebook’s Henrico data center comes online, and more details on T-Mobile’s planned $30 million call center.

The Agenda: Local government briefs for 8.17.20

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A downtown marketing group wants a Black Lives Matter street mural painted near the State Capitol, a planned restoration of a historic Black cemetery gets a local funding boost, and a $17 million commercial greenhouse project is planned at West Creek.