“As I was growing up in the ’60s and ’70s, it was a very dynamic economy there, with tobacco, textiles and furniture. All three have gone out of existence. I want to try to find another cash crop to replace tobacco.”
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Bridging the gap: Richmond 300 plan envisions reconnecting Jackson Ward
With development activity picking up on both sides of the freeway that effectively cut the historically Black neighborhood in half 80 years ago, Richmond planners are floating the idea of a bridge deck spanning the width of First and St. James streets.
PR, marketing firms find strength in numbers with merger
With its client roster rocked by the coronavirus pandemic, a local PR firm focused on the food and beverage industry is making its own adjustment to the times, joining forces with a peer that’s adding marketing services to its menu.
One clothier set to open, another returning in Jackson Ward
A pair of local clothing companies are looking to add to the fabric of Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood with store openings in coming weeks, one of them picking up where it left off before the coronavirus arrived.
Developer gets a surprise when hoped-for lease becomes a sale
Fresh off his rehab of a Jackson Ward art gallery, local developer Bruce Vanderbilt has offloaded one of his projects near VCU.
Project Snapshot(s): Developer duo adding hundreds of apartments across three projects
A recurring collaboration between two Richmond development firms is bearing fruit in the form of three residential projects targeting low-income renters that are taking shape in different parts of the city.
Old Scott’s Addition row houses reborn as commercial space
In Scott’s Addition, it’s become common practice for developers to convert derelict warehouses into residential units. But a career electrician and local broker have flipped the trend and converted a set of old row houses into commercial space.
Booster shot: Delivery proving a boon for local distilleries
A bit of extra regulatory breathing room from loosened ABC restrictions during the pandemic has opened up new, and in some cases potentially business-saving revenue streams, for many local liquor makers.
After Carillon Place, developers set sights on Woodland Heights
With the final nail hammered on the last of four new homes they developed around the oldest house in Byrd Park, a local residential development duo is turning their attention to their next infill project on the other side of the river.
Local food brands launch new products
Undeterred by the coronavirus pandemic, a local gelato and snack maker are expanding their offerings and hoping to gain more traction in a competitive, unpredictable time for companies vying for space on grocery shelves.