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Like a mirage in the desert, the Sahara is no more. The former Sahara restaurant – a holdout in the heart of VCU’s transformation of West Grace Street – was torn down Friday, leaving an even larger void between the towering buildings on either side of it. The quarter-acre property at 813 W. Grace St…. Read more »

It’s that time of the year again when the VCU Brandcenter becomes ground zero for recruiters looking to hire the latest additions to the creative industry workforce. About 225 recruiters from such companies as Facebook, Foursquare and Volkswagen descended on the graduate school Wednesday and Thursday to meet with this year’s class of 101 graduates…. Read more »

VCU has given the go-ahead for a nearly nine-figure replacement of a 30-year-old student housing complex. The university’s board of visitors on Wednesday approved a $96 million project that will demolish and replace Gladding Residence Center I and II, located at 711 Main St. across from Monroe Park. The two buildings – two of three… Read more »

VCU has quietly extended its reach northward. The university, through the VCU Real Estate Foundation, spent $4 million late last year to purchase a 2.6-acre tract at 505 W. Leigh St., the site of the former Belvidere Medical Center. The building was demolished in October and VCU closed the deal Dec. 10, property records show…. Read more »

A $125 million campaign that exceeded fundraising goals is being celebrated on the campus of Randolph-Macon College.

An advocate of Richmond’s startup scene is getting a boost in her research of business accelerators. University of Richmond professor Susan Cohen has been awarded a three-year grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to aid her study of effective accelerator programs, such as Richmond’s own Lighthouse Labs. The grant, which totals about $95,800, will… Read more »

There was an elephant in the room at Queally Hall Wednesday morning and he was doing all the talking. Elephant Auto Insurance CEO Kevin Chidwick was the guest for the latest installment of the Robins School of Business’ C-Suite Conversation series on the University of Richmond campus. Chidwick spoke with Richard Coughlan, associate professor of… Read more »

A trio of graduate students in VCU’s School of Business is helping a Greek vintner uncork the U.S. market.

A large private school is continuing its campus expansion with the recent purchase of a three-building former hospital facility, and it has its eye on more space nearby.

Area real estate agents, developers and planners have a new tool to track regional land use and development trends.