When the staff at ndp found out their agency’s founders had been named Ad Persons of the Year by the Richmond Ad Club, they had life-size cutouts made up of the duo that, for the first time in their 32-year partnership, put Susan Dubuque and Roger Neathawk at the same height. “She’s finally as tall… Read more »
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Harris Williams namesake now with Chicago firm
Chris Williams – the “Williams” of Richmond investment banking firm Harris Williams & Co. – left the downtown company late last year and has quietly taken on a new position with a well-known firm out of Chicago. Williams is now with BDT & Co., a powerful, yet discreet, financial firm that describes itself as a merchant bank,… Read more »
Trading Day: Local SEC filings for 4.21.16
A new controller at Genworth, a local bank reveals its executive pay packages, and a downtown REIT plans to merge with a subsidiary.
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 »
Bon Secours breaks ground on East End Parsley’s project
A café and kitchen is set to rise at the site of the former Parsley’s gas station as another Bon Secours East End redevelopment project gets underway. The healthcare giant’s Parsley’s Center for Healthy Communities is planned to open in September at 2600 Nine Mile Road. Plans call for a 3,250-square-foot building that will house… Read more »
Local homebuilder digs in on first townhome project
Local homebuilder digs in on first townhome project
And on drums: the nuclear technician
Five of Richmond’s biggest corporations are giving new meaning to the term “corporate rock.” Altria, Capital One, Dominion Resources, The Martin Agency and the aptly named WestRock are competing this Sunday in the inaugural “Battle of the Corporate Bands,” an event put on by Firehouse Theatre. Bands made up of employees of each company… Read more »
Apple REIT dangles carrot with $1.3B merger
A hotel-focused downtown real estate firm is absorbing its sister fund – if no one else wants to buy it. The publicly traded Apple Hospitality REIT announced Thursday it is merging with Apple REIT Ten, a non-listed real estate investment trust that shares the same downtown office and staff. The cash-and-stock deal, valued at $1.3… Read more »
Law firm giant poaches local talent, plants flag in Richmond
As the springtime lawyer migration continues, a large international law firm has made its first push into Richmond after luring a team of attorneys from Hunton & Williams. Vinson & Elkins, a firm with 650 attorneys in 15 offices around the world, has set up shop downtown with attorneys Daniel LeBey and Chris Mangin, who bring… Read more »
Richmond grabs some screen time in Audi promo
For the latest in its series of online videos for Audi, a Richmond-based production company looked to its backyard for a backdrop. Sites around Richmond are featured prominently in a five-minute promo for the luxury car brand’s new A4 model. It was shot by local studios Park Group and Juicy Films, which are teaming up… Read more »