A local businessman and is bringing a Canadian brand and parking its hot pink company cars in Richmond.
Startups
Nonprofit steers startups with funding
Four fledgling Richmond companies and one in Northern Virginia will receive $20,000 each as part of a local nonprofit’s efforts to help startups succeed.
CarLotz fuels up with $5M capital raise
A local used car consignment startup is driving a high-speed expansion forward, planning to open 10 more locations in the next two years.
When Church Hill gives you lemons, move to Carytown
After a sour experience in Church Hill, a retailer has set up shop in on Cary Street, where another new business is hoping to squeeze into the local health and fitness market.
Scott’s Addition startup rolls in style
A former Altria employee is driving his niche rental car business with a collection of high-end vehicles.
Noodle shop graces Shockoe Bottom
A husband/wife couple that made sushi at a VCU cafeteria are bringing their knowledge of Japanese noodle-making to Shockoe Bottom.
Scott’s Addition: Richmond’s new watering hole
Ardent Craft Ales will open its brewery and patio on West Leigh Street today, adding to the competition among microbrewers in the North Boulevard neighborhood.
The bottle shop debut
Glen Allen’s newest beer shop is open, its shelves stocked with hundreds of different beers as well as wines and ciders.
Brewing something new in Scott’s Addition
A new business is mixing up the current Richmond microbrew fad and bringing the ancient craft of making mead to the city.
Sugar Shack owner hopes to spread sweetness to Manchester
Entrepreneur Ian Kelley’s doughnut business has big plans: He’s taking a chance on restoring a rundown Manchester diner vacant since the late 1960s and eyeing an expansion in Northern Virginia.