A year-old local restaurant-tech startup is putting in an order for a big helping of cash.
Shockoe Bottom-based startup hungry for $5M capital raise
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 mike@richmondbizsense.com or (804) 554-6872.
Woman-centric co-working space expands downtown
The city’s newest co-working venture has added more space just off Broad Street.
Local staffing firm branches out to D.C., Charlotte
A Richmond-based staffing firm has opened two new outposts as it plots a national expansion.
Westhampton School rezoning passes Planning Commission muster
The prospects of future development at the old Westhampton School site took a step forward on Monday. The Richmond Planning Commission voted to recommended approval of Bon Secours’ request to rezone the school’s 6 acres at 5800 Patterson Ave. The matter now needs City Council approval. Bon Secours filed the request in late May, as… Read more »
Waynesboro brewery replacing Manchester’s Twisted Ales
A brewery from the Blue Ridge Mountains is picking up where a recently closed Southside beer maker left off.
Northside brewery readies for August opening
The launch date for the city’s newest brewery – and the first in Northside – is in sight.
Local brewery news: Final Gravity expands; Steam Bell cans
Two local breweries – one in the suburbs and one in Lakeside – recently invested in upgrades at their respective facilities.
Wine industry veteran plants new venture in Scott’s Addition
After working in the wine business for over a decade in the Big Apple, a local entrepreneur is uncorking his own distribution business in Richmond.
City Council delays Westhampton School rezoning vote
A week after the city’s Planning Commission delayed weighing in on the future of the old Westhampton School site, the City Council has followed suit.
Former Video Fan space reopens as Scoop ice cream shop
A Shockoe Bottom bakery owner has dished out her new ice cream venture in the Fan.
