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HDL buyer beats Ohio lawsuit

Richmond’s newest major healthcare player has shed some more legal baggage. An Ohio judge this week dismissed a three-month-old lawsuit against Texas-based True Health Diagnostics, which entered the Richmond market last year by acquiring Health Diagnostic Laboratory. Filed in November, the case centered on blood tests patented by plaintiff Cleveland HeartLab, which had previously allowed… Read more »

Accountant bites into chocolate business

An accountant and a chocolatier have struck a deal they hope will enrich their business. Kelly Walker last week sold an 18 percent stake of her company Chocolates by Kelly to Dan Steiner of Steiner Business Solutions, a West End accounting firm. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction came about when… Read more »

James Center headed to foreclosure

A chunk of downtown office space totaling nearly 1 million square feet has landed on the auction block. The James Center, consisting of three towers at 901, 1021 and 1051 E. Cary St., is scheduled for a March 8 foreclosure auction on the courthouse steps, according to a legal notice, after the buildings’ owner defaulted… Read more »

‘Modest Project’ continues Manchester’s commercial streak

Hull Street fever is spreading further through Manchester. The Plains Management Co., based out of Plains, Virginia, is renovating three buildings at 1309-1315 Hull St. with plans to add four commercial spaces and 14 apartments. The properties sit just a storefront away from builder RJ Smith’s Urban Charm development, which will add another four commercial… Read more »

Pizza chain warming up for move into Richmond

Two sibling veterans of the pizza industry are looking to deliver a fresh batch of locations to the Richmond market. Brothers Garry and John Fitchett signed an agreement in December to open or develop 25 Firenza Pizza locations in Virginia and North Carolina over 10 years. While no locations have been finalized, Richmond could see… Read more »

CRE panel gauges the market

The outlook looks strong, though maybe not very strong, for Richmond’s commercial real estate market. That was the general consensus from the panel at Greater Richmond Association for Commercial Real Estate’s 2016 Market Review event Tuesday evening. Held at the Westin on West Broad Street, the annual event was a record-breaker for GRACRE this year… Read more »

Group of lawyers switches firms

About a quarter of a downtown firm’s attorney workforce has jumped over to a larger local company to help grow its healthcare practice.

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Richmond BizSense presents: Hard Hat Happy Hours

Bringing together movers and shakers in the commercial real estate world, Richmond BizSense is proud to introduce a new event series that will give a sneak peek at some of Richmond’s most buzz-worthy developments.