The transactions followed Churchill Downs Inc.’s multibillion-dollar acquisition of Peninsula Pacific Entertainment, which reopened the New Kent County racetrack in 2019.
Colonial Downs, Richmond Rosie’s sell to Kentucky Derby owner for $138M
Commercial Real Estate
Blue Cow taking second scoop in Richmond with new Short Pump store
The Roanoke-based ice cream company is opening in the GreenGate shopping center, adding to its initial local spot in the Village Shopping Center.
Wells Fargo closing Southside branch on Belt Boulevard
The banking giant has also put locations in the West End, Chester and Short Pump on the chopping block in the last 12 months.
Texas-based escape room chain opens in Short Pump mall
Red Door Escape Room offers six room concepts, including fairy-tale adventure Once Upon A Time and Captain Maniacal’s Lair-Bratorium, in which participants build a robot for a mad scientist.
Architecture, marketing firms band together to buy Northside office building
Red Orange Studio has moved into the building its owners bought with the couple behind 510 Architects, which plans to move in next year.
New digs for Shyndigz in the works on Cary Street
“The vision is that it’s the one-stop shop to any event you’re going to,” co-owner Bryon Jesse said of the much larger space.
Genworth to move HQ near Innsbrook, scraps plan to build anew on current campus
The insurance company is still planning to redevelop its 45-acre Broad Street campus into a mixed-use project called Compass Town Center.
Swath of Manchester up for grabs as former UPS office building set to hit the market
TForce Freight is putting its Richmond headquarters at 1000 Semmes Ave. up for sale, a move that could free up eight acres of prime real estate south of the river.
Coil manufacturer wraps up expansion project at Chesterfield plant
Super Radiator Coils added about 56,000 square feet to its manufacturing and engineering facility at 451 Southlake Blvd., bringing it to a total of 177,000 square feet.
‘Bar-centric’ hotel brand Moxy checks in downtown
The 100-room hotel is six years in the making and set to open Friday in a former office building on East Franklin Street.