Katie Demeria

VCU, HDL alums launch firm to fight liver disease

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With a celebrated VCU medical professor at the helm, a pharmaceutical startup is hoping to raise $3 million to begin work with drug developers battling two widespread types of liver disease.

Walgreens filling vacant downtown storefront

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The retailer’s smaller pharmacy concept is filling in a gap on Broad Street across from the Central National Bank project, and with the lease in hand, the building’s owners have put the property on the market.

Petersburg museum closed for building overhaul

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A 176-year-old museum building dedicated to the Civil War siege of Petersburg is finally getting a $1 million upgrade, and the museum will likely be shut down for more than a year.

True Health’s tests draw patent lawsuit

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The company that bought HDL out of bankruptcy is now facing its own legal troubles: An Ohio competitor, which had a testing deal with HDL, is claiming patent infringement and demanding True Health to stop performing some tests.

State organizations hopping downtown offices

A downtown tower is slowly refilling a law firm-sized hole, with two government groups leaving neighboring offices that one has called home since the mid-’90s.

12-acre sale could signal more retail in Manchester

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The company behind a few big retail complexes in the area is working up a new project in Manchester after buying 12 acres and several warehouses in the growing Southside district.