After attempting an unannounced launch in downtown Richmond, a West Coast scooter startup had its wings clipped by the city.
Electric scooter startup Bird drops a flock in Richmond; city promptly nets it
Mike Platania
Mike Platania joined BizSense in December 2016. He covers commercial real estate, restaurants and breweries. He graduated from Virginia Tech. Reach him at [email protected] or (804) 554-6872.
28 local firms make Inc. 5000 list
Over two dozen local companies got some shine in the national spotlight this week, appearing in the latest Inc. 5000 list of the country’s fastest-growing private businesses. Twenty-eight Richmond-area firms were included on Inc. Magazine’s annual list, which ranks private companies’ growth based on the previous three years’ revenue. Though there were two fewer Richmond-area… Read more »
Sporting goods giant leaving Stony Point Fashion Park
The Southside mall is about to lose one of its original tenants, which recently opened a newly built store in Willow Lawn.
Carytown Burgers buys new Cary Street home for $665,000
Spurred to search for new digs to make way for a new Publix-anchored development, the local burger joint has secured its next home in its namesake neighborhood.
Journeyman’s Adventure Co. rolling into Bottom storefront
The owner of a Shockoe Bottom bike shop is shifting gears with a new concept in a new space next door.
Tuckahoe Pines senior living facility approved in Goochland
The project, first set for West Creek, will be a 130-unit development.
Maryland comic shop finds Virginia lair in Hanover
After a local comic book shop turned its final page in a Mechanicsville shopping center, an out-of-town edition stepped in.
‘I’d really gone down the rabbit hole’: Richmonders launch crypto analysis firm
The cryptocurrency craze has helped birth a startup in Richmond.
Ellwood Thompson’s snatches up former Burger Bach building
A Carytown grocer is expanding its reach across its parking lot.
Fan’s Lunar Hippie signing off, leaving polar bear behind
A prime Fan retail space soon will be on the hunt for a new tenant – and whoever moves in will have to get used to the bear.