Startups Uzurv, a local transportation startup, closed on a $5 million Series A financing round. Lantera Labs, a consulting and adult education firm, launched six-week pilot courses on front-end development, data science, and marketing. Charlottesville-based agriculture startup Babylon Microfarms added operations within Hatch Kitchen at 2601 Maury St. in Manchester. Local coworking company Gather is… Read more »
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The Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 5.21.19
Two new associates join a Henrico County law firm, and a new banking vice president are some of this week’s new faces in The Herd. Also new faces and promotions in real estate, construction and more.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 5.20.19
Sports tourism gets a boost with a county’s contract extension with a youth soccer league, Virginia ABC’s planned replacement HQ goes before Hanover supervisors and Goochland restructures its economic development department.
Foreclosures: 5.20.19
A $650,000 home in Hanover County heads the list of foreclosures this week. For the entire list, become a BizSense Pro member.
New Business Licenses: 5.17.19
Henrico County reports a new convenience store, a gas station market and a law firm. Chesterfield County reports construction and trades, janitorial services and more. For the entire list, become a BizSense Pro member.
The Pipeline: Commercial real estate roundup for 5.17.19
A townhouse transaction for $8.77 million is this week’s leading transaction.
The DeedBook: Local property transfers for 5.17.19
An apartment complex sale for $46 million in Henrico County is the top transfer. For the entire list, become a BizSense Pro member.
Trading Day: Local SEC filings for 5.16.19
First-quarter earnings reports continue to roll in as Tredegar and Apple Hospitality file theirs, while Medalist REIT announces a public offering of 1.6 million shares.
The Docket: Local court roundup for 5.16.19
The co-founder and CEO of a Richmond-based consulting company created to donate its profits to charity files two multimillion-dollar suits – against directors and officers, and an attorney – alleging they conspired against him and breached fiduciary duties. A landlord says Kona Grill owes up to $1.7 million for its lease. The Docket is open for all BizSense Pro members.
The R&D Dept.: Local patents for 5.15.19
This week’s patents include cultured tobacco cells, new techniques for correcting computer process faults, and a microprocessor.