Less than four weeks after being accused by a former employee of sex discrimination, a fast-growing local health tech company has settled the lawsuit.
Startup’s sexual harassment suit settled
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Local pair launches boxing gym for people with Parkinson’s
Armed with boxing gloves and speed bags, a nonprofit focused on the degenerative movement disorder is lacing up in Richmond.
Iggbo case slated for mediation
A sex discrimination lawsuit between the local health startup and one of its former employees is headed for potential settlement.
Wine bottling deal blends Ashland, Harrisonburg firms
A local wine and beer bottle supplier is expanding on the wine side of its business – and going mobile in the process.
Triple Crossing readies inaugural East Coast brew fest
Breweries from up and down the Atlantic coastline will gather in Richmond next weekend for a meeting of the malts.
Secondhand retail chain moves into Carytown strip center
A clothing retailer with Southwestern roots is roaming onto Cary Street for its first store in the state.
Publix drops $2M in Chesterfield land deal
As it continues its initial wave of stores around the region, grocery chain Publix has grabbed a spot in the suburbs for another new location.
Gym rolls into Church Hill
A local cycling studio has completed its uphill trek. Boho Cycle Studio has opened its second location at 2401 E Marshall St. in Church Hill’s Patrick Henry Square, a $4 million development by Josh Bilder and his company Sterling Bilder. The gym is the mixed-use development’s first commercial tenant and held its grand opening over… Read more »
New tenant heats up GreenGate
Another locally owned business has sprouted in a new Short Pump development. Sauna studio Purify has opened its second location at 301 Maltby Boulevard, Suite C in GreenGate, a 75-acre mixed-use project taking shape on West Broad Street. The 1,700-square-foot studio features five private sauna rooms that are heated up to 140 degrees via infrared… Read more »
Vacant Northside property brings beer to the table
The neighborhood’s first brewery plans to install a four-barrel system and taproom in a former auto shop near Battery Park.