The popular Inc. 5000 list of the nation’s fastest-growing companies included 29 Richmond companies – 10 more than last year – with a higher average growth rate than last year’s batch.
Michael Thompson
$4B European merger trickles back to Ashland
The ripple effect of a multi-billion-dollar merger is being felt at an Italian-owned local cement facility.
Niagara falls into Chesterfield with $95 million investment
Lured with the help of money from the state and county, a California bottling company is pouring into a Chesterfield technology park.
Dominion digs in with downtown demolition
The first bites have been taken out of the Richmond Plaza building to make way for Dominion Resources’ new downtown tower.
Couple’s bullish bet on Hull Street continues
With 10 properties purchased along the Manchester stretch of Hull Street since 2015, they aren’t hesitating to stake a claim in the early stages of the neighborhood’s transformation.
A restaurateur’s tale: Ted Santarella, Tarrant’s, and tough love
The restaurateur died Aug. 9 at St. Mary’s Hospital after succumbing to cancer at age 59, leaving behind a legacy of hard work and an appetite for success.
The Pipeline: Commercial real estate deals for 8.12.16
Apartment buildings change hands in Hopewell and Richmond, a contractor firm does its own renovations, and a Dunkin in Henrico in this week’s real estate roundup.
Wilton adds to East End holdings
With the acquisition of two East End lots, a local real estate firm has doubled down to protect its previous investment in the neighborhood.
Old wares find new home in Scott’s Addition
After a banking giant’s plans pushed her out of Carytown, a longtime antiques dealer is re-opening her shop in a Scott’s Addition space where she says parking may be a bigger concern than the rent.
Gilt and Ash ready to test West End retail market
Two friends-turned-business-partners hope their new shop can corner part of the Libbie-Patterson retail scene.