New Jersey-based Conduent had operated a call center with about 250 employees at 7545 Midlothian Turnpike.
Medicaid support provider shutters Midlothian office as contract ends
Government
Powhatan County creates in-house office for real estate reassessments
The work had been outsourced and the county will now conform with the annual reassessment calendar used by most localities in the area.
Council adopts plan to unload 77 city-owned properties, including Coliseum
The city wants to sell the properties to housing nonprofits and private developers, with goals of adding to the tax base and increasing the city’s supply of lower-income housing.
More ‘parklets’ placed as pilot program rolls out with assist from LaDiff
Three more of the pop-up patios have popped up in front of restaurants, providing public eating areas with tables and chairs donated by the furniture store.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 4.26.21
The City of Richmond prepares to unload 77 surplus properties, Chesterfield ponders a Rockwood area development plan, and Goochland adopts a budget and names a community development director.
Bally’s misses out on casino sweepstakes as city narrows field to two
The finalists are Urban One, which is pitching a site at 2001 Walmsley Blvd. in the Southside, and The Cordish Cos., which is seeking to build at 1301 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.
Updated: Amazon planning huge robotics fulfillment center near Richmond Raceway, to add 1,000 jobs
Dallas-based Hillwood Enterprises is planning a 2.6 million-square-foot industrial complex and the online retailer will take 120 acres of the 247-acre site.
Shockoe Hill Apartments for low-income seniors to get $15M renovation
The subsidized housing complex in the 1860s-era Almshouse on Hospital Street is owned by Capital Realty Group, which recently acquired apartments near Richmond Raceway.
Trapezium’s planned Church Hill taproom approval coming to a head
The City Council will consider a special-use permit after the Planning Commission recommended allowing a larger space for a brewery at 520 N. 25th St.
Chesterfield raises BPOL tax threshold as counties adopt FY22 budgets
The increase from $300,000 to $400,000 would exempt more small businesses; Henrico reached a $500,000 threshold this fiscal year.