Bee Downtown expanded into Richmond from North Carolina with its first hives in Virginia atop the 26-story SunTrust Center at 919 E. Main St.
Beehives on downtown office buildings sweet for corporate teambuilding
Noah Daboul
Noah was BizSense's 2021 summer reporter. He's currently studying journalism at VCU. For news tips please email tips@richmondbizsense.com.
Cobra Burger slithers into new indoor dining spot in Church Hill
Two former butchers “with the best ground beef” became restaurateurs but they had only offered takeout since launching in February.
Restaurateur makes no bones about being happy to open in Union Hill
Pizza Bones owner Ashley Patino tested the market with pop-ups around town before launching her first brick-and-mortar spot.
Richmond’s former frozen yogurt king dishes up hot chicken concept
Derek Cha and business partner Mike Kim have opened Hangry Joe’s Hot Chicken, a Nashville-style hot chicken joint.
3D-printed home to rise on Richmond’s Southside in pilot project
Virginia Housing, which provided $500,000 to buy the automated device that prints with concrete, estimates it could lower construction costs by 10 percent.
Dormant Petersburg schoolhouse slated for $24M redevelopment
EquityPlus plans to buy Virginia Avenue Elementary School and convert it and its surrounding three blocks into 50 apartments and 45 homes.
Updated: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts to announce architect for $190M expansion
The state-owned museum will soon announce the winning proposal from 30 architects around the world to increase its space to nearly 800,000 square feet.
Merger of local storm water engineering firms reunites CEO with friends
“We’re stormwater nerds,” owner Sean Simonpietri said. His Exact Stormwater Management absorbed Landsaver Environmental and its 26 employees.
Blanchard’s Coffee reignites former Fan location of Lamplighter Coffee
“My wife and I went on dates there when we were in college,” said owner David Blanchard of his new space, which also once housed Crossroads coffee shop.
Tuk-tuk startup is on a roll as Richmonders venture out again
RVATukTuk, which offers tours and rides on the electric-powered, three-wheeled open-air vehicles, is getting busier each month and needs more drivers.
