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Gateway Plaza takes top honors at local real estate awards

Richmond’s newest office tower can stand a little taller. Gateway Plaza, the 18-story building completed last year at 120 S. Ninth St. by Chicago-based developer Clayco, was named Project of the Year at the Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate’s 15th annual awards ceremony Tuesday evening. Held at The Country Club of Virginia, the… Read more »

Startup uses tax day for its ‘Painless’ launch

A nascent company that recently expatriated from the Richmond startup scene for a dip in a larger capital pool has hit yet another milestone: the launch of its product to the general public. Today, one day after the filing deadline for IRS tax returns, Painless1099 is launching an initial free version of its service that… 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 »

Local startup books a reservation in Silicon Valley

An Uber-inspired local startup is headed west thanks to its victory last week at Richmond’s newest startup competition. Uzurv, a Richmond-based ride reservation app that’s designed to complement services like Uber and Lyft, was named the winner of a pitch contest hosted by the local chapter of Aging2.0. Uzurv beat out eight other companies that… Read more »

Brandcenter alums dive into ‘Shark Tank’

Tonight, two Brandcenter alums will be swimming with the sharks. Van Gould and Chris Sheldon, 2012 graduates of the VCU advertising and branding school, will appear on ABC’s “Shark Tank,” which airs at 9 p.m. The duo will be pitching their product, the “NoPhone,” to the competition show’s panel of successful entrepreneurs. NoPhone is a… Read more »

Taco truck titan takes on former Belvidere at Broad space

Having built a following with his taco-centric food trucks, Patrick Harris is trying his hand at a more upscale venture in a long vacant property at the crossroads of Broad Street’s ongoing downtown evolution. Harris, who owns a fleet of Boka Tako trucks, as well as Boka Tako Bar in the Fan and Southside’s Boka… Read more »