The collection plate at a Hanover County church has runneth over thanks to the real estate-hungry German grocery chain.
Lidl drops another $4.8M for local land
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.
VCU launches brewing certificate program
The Richmond craft beer boom is once again pouring into higher education, as the university prepares a non-credit certification course that covers the business side and brewing of craft beers.
Fan-area restaurant building fetches $1.2M
An out-of-town developer has taken a bite out of West Broad Street with the purchase of The Pig & Pearl’s corner building.
Speaker series mindfully moves west
A local organization that started its series of free networking sessions this year has picked Charlottesville as its next expansion target.
GreenGate gets a Mango
A local salon chain will plant its fourth West End outpost in the mixed-use development taking shape west of Short Pump Town Center.
UVA alum’s ‘Cryosauna’ brings a deep freeze to Stony Point
As the summer solstice passes, a business in the Southside is turning temperatures down — to nearly 200 degrees below zero.
Engineering firms close three-way merger
The deal combines the companies’ 50 total employees under a new brand.
Newsbites: Noteworthy tidbits for 6.21.17
A Chesterfield County community earns top marks from Southern Living Magazine, the Richmond Symphony brings home major grant money, and more news in retail, philanthropy and craft brews.
Video Fan powers down after 3 decades
Two years after a successful Kickstarter campaign and a pivot to nonprofit status aimed at keeping its doors open, the curtain has closed on the Fan institution.
Personal training gym in Henrico changes hands
A longtime player in the county’s fitness scene is under new ownership after passing from one couple to another.
