As the Redskins’ training camp was leaving town ahead of NFL preseason, one of the team’s star players stayed behind to cut some ribbon.
Redskins linebacker’s nonprofit blitzes into Richmond
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Nonprofit’s retail arm adds second Richmond location
Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity plans to open a new location of its ReStore brand of shops at Chesterfield Towne Center.
Menswear brand trades Westhampton for Short Pump
A retailer that built its name around bow ties, neckties, cummerbunds and polo shirts is moving its flagship store to Short Pump Town Center.
Civil War Museum breaks ground on Tredegar site
Fresh off selling one of its downtown properties to VCU, the local museum is ready to bring a $25 million addition to the riverfront.
Carytown retailer fills need for warehouse space
A fast-growing clothes company has taken on an additional 60,000 square feet of warehouse space in Sandston.
Avail Vapor takes first foray into contract manufacturing
After four years making its own brand of flavored e-cig liquid, a Chesterfield-based company has added a tangent to its business model.
Startup program to nest this year in Scott’s Addition
A batch of fledgling companies soon will be rooming with a more seasoned startup in the neighborhood’s remodeled HandCraft building.
Airbnb-like startup padding its war chest with $2M
A local firm connecting private landowners with outdoors enthusiasts is hunting for more capital as it expands in the Mid-Atlantic.
Fountain pen peddler spills into new HQ
Months after inking a new lease, a locally based online pen retailer has begun writing its next chapter in Henrico.
New GreenGate development adds another pair of shops
Less than a week after unveiling the area’s first Lidl as its anchor retail tenant, a Short Pump development has filled in with two more local retailers.