Two friends-turned-business partners opened their first dedicated storefront after months of selling flavored popcorn at farmers’ markets and the Bizarre Bazaar.
Short Pump makes room for a popcorn shop
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.
Data giant Thomson Reuters plugs in downtown
The 9,300-square-foot space is the Toronto-based media and information firm’s first outpost in Richmond.
Breaking News: Thomson Reuters makes a splash downtown
Mayor Levar Stoney and Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced this afternoon that media and information giant Thomson Reuters has set up a new office in downtown Richmond. The company has leased around 9,300 square feet in the West Tower of Riverfront Plaza at 901 E. Byrd St., where it will join law firm Ogletree Deakins on… Read more »
‘It’s a great escape’: A state delegate’s side gig as a winery owner
Depending on the season, Chris Peace spends most of his days writing legislation or planning estates. Now, the lawman is taking on a third profession: vintner.
Bagel shop finds its spot in the Fan
After an excursion to New York and two years of popup sales around Richmond, a local bagel maker is settling down on Cary Street.
NoVa production agency sets Richmond HQ plan in motion
A recently launched firm has made a jump cut from Fairfax with a lease in Manchester’s Aragon Coffee Building.
Intermission Beer Co. ready for its debut
The stage is set for Henrico’s latest brewery, in a strip center next to Virginia Center Commons.
Production upgrade lifting spirits at Goochland brewery
One of the region’s youngest breweries is giving itself a first-birthday gift by ramping up production capacity to 7,000 barrels.
Coworking space gathers chunk of West Broad Village
The coworking trend is spreading to Short Pump and filling a commercial space that’s been vacant since it was developed nearly a decade ago.
Idle Hands Bread Co. opens new Fan spot
The need for another bakery arose when its Brook Road building couldn’t power a new oven that was financed by a crowdsourcing campaign.
