As the Sprint Cup Series roars into Richmond this weekend, more locally based companies are catching a ride with NASCAR. Three cars in this Sunday’s Toyota Owners 400 will be sporting the logos of six Richmond-based sponsors, including E.J. Wade Construction, the Richmond Flying Squirrels, private security services firm RMC Events, frozen yogurt chain SweetFrog,… Read more »
Sports & Recreation
Real estate agent feeling the burn in Short Pump
A local real estate agent’s new side business will bring another out-of-town fitness franchise to Richmond. Jonathan Ceaser of Keller Williams is working to open Burn Boot Camp, a gym chain that caters to women, to 3406 Pump Road at Short Pump Crossing. Ceaser has a lease on a 4,000-square-foot space that was previously home… Read more »
Air sports park swinging into Short Pump
Short Pump has shopping. It has restaurants. Now a local developer wants to bring trampolines, zip lines and climbing walls to the busy commercial district. An investor group that includes local development firm Stanley Shield Partnership is planning a 40,000-square-foot adventure sports facility at 205 Towne Center West Boulevard, just west of Short Pump Town… Read more »
Topgolf taking aim at Richmond
A fast-growing chain of high-tech driving ranges could soon land in the Richmond market. Topgolf, a Texas-based company known to spend upwards of about $25 million on its three-story golf and entertainment facilities, is on a rapid nationwide expansion plan and confirmed last week that it has Richmond on its list of potential markets. “We… Read more »
Fitness franchisee doubles down in Richmond
For its third outpost in the Richmond market, a national fitness brand is hopping into Midlothian. Pure Barre, a brand of ballet barre fitness studios, is opening a new location at 1282 Alverser Plaza Drive, just off Huguenot Road. Franchisees Sarah Love and Robin Moncol have leased the 2,200-square-foot space formerly home to Café Caturra…. Read more »
Golf course, gym strike deal toward future country club model
In a bid to further hone its business model as a so-called public country club, a local golf course has struck a deal with an area fitness chain.
Bubble trouble: Soccer complex eyes upgrades after blizzard
Call it Mother Nature: 1, giant bubble: zero. Last month’s blizzard meant game over for the inflatable bubble-like dome that encloses one of the turf fields at Sports Center of Richmond, a soccer complex off Overbrook Road, near the Diamond. Accumulation and frigid temperatures from the two-day storm proved too much for the structure to… Read more »
Downtime: Consulting on ice
Consulting can be tough a gig, but lately, landing a Lutz is what’s been keeping Angela Edwards on her toes. The president and CEO of Castle Thunder Consulting in Glen Allen spends her days advising and coaching businesses in finance healthcare, retail, construction, manufacturing, IT and other industries. Most of her other waking hours are… Read more »
Mom-centric fitness brand changes hands
A Richmond fitness franchise that caters to moms has a new owner. Natalie Russell last month purchased the franchise rights to operate the Fit4Mom brand in Richmond and Midlothian. Her territory includes 19 ZIP codes in the Richmond metro area. Russell said the franchise was purchased from a friend for an undisclosed amount. As its name… Read more »
Cyclists open bike shop, market in Forest Hill
A trio of cyclists recently opened a shop in Forest Hill — but alongside bikes and gears, they decided to throw in a dash of a small neighborhood market.