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Gary LeClair travels to France several times a year, working the land and living the rustic life in his Provencal farmhouse called Mas de Oliviers – French for “farmhouse of olive trees.”

The Hilb Group ended 2018 the same way it ended the previous eight years: on an unrelenting acquisition streak.

Where many saw a random island in the middle of the James River, Andy Thompson saw a playground for himself and his friends.

Among the 1,000 or so news stories the dogged BizSense reporting crew churned out this year, there were some that caught readers’ attention in a special way, causing them to spread like wildfire.

As we take stock of another year’s accomplishments, we share with you our list of favorite stories: our biggest scoops, best reporting, most memorable storytelling, catchiest headlines and the brightest of colorful characters (dogs included) that we documented in 2018.

BizSense covers enough local business news and talks to enough people in the know to comfortably predict what stories will play out in Richmond in 2019.

Tom and Katy Mustian have had as many as 70,000 lights adorn their house, with additional wooden displays such as their signature shark and a to-scale pink Cadillac.

Richmond BizSense is making its annual call to all locally based, privately held companies as we compile our biggest and most comprehensive BizSense List of the year.

Continuing its nationwide expansion, a fast-growing local used car consignment chain has ventured into the Lone Star State.

Richmond BizSense and a festive crowd of 300 strong packed into a downtown office building undergoing renovations for the last Hard Hat of the year Wednesday evening.