Startups

Startup seeks cure in fine swine

Using free-range pigs to make high quality Italian meats, a Mechanicsville start up seeks to take the food world by storm.

Your homework: Build a business, save a life

Two VCU graduates were part of a team of students that developed a prototype for a low-cost operating table designed for use in developing countries. Now they have formed a company, Operation Simple LLC, to continue development and testing of the product for future sale.

The food chain, revised

A Charlottesville startup wants grocery shopping to be a team sport, and the company has expanded here with a handful of partners already signed up.