From wind-sprinting and yoga-posing chia bars to slow-drawing sloths and “awful” Cobb Technologies coworkers, Richmond’s advertising industry gave us lots to look at – at various speeds – in 2017.
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The R&D Dept.: Local patents for 12.13.17
This week’s patents include an improved fishing line, a pitching training aid and a transportation tracking device. Browse the data as a BizSense Pro member.
Race is on to redevelop aging Richmond Coliseum
A group of influential local businessmen may have some competition in their quest to build a new downtown arena and revitalize surrounding acreage.
Ad Rewind: 2016’s memorable advertising and marketing moments
It was a year full of posters, promos and print ads, with a healthy mix of TV spots and videos that went viral. Richmond’s advertising industry was busy in 2016, with campaigns ranging from localized spots for a fast food chain to pro bono work with an edgier vibe. Here are our picks for this… Read more »
Fan events promoter goes big with city-wide adventure race
After five years of designing and organizing live-action puzzles for corporate clients, a two-person Richmond firm is testing whether the market will support a public ticketed adventure event.
Contest dangles trip to startup mecca
One of Richmond’s latest startup competitions is upping the ante this year with a trip to Silicon Valley. The local chapter of Aging2.0 is hosting a pitch event April 7 for the San Francisco-based organization’s Global Startup Search, a competition for companies developing goods and services catered to senior citizens. The local event will be… Read more »
Replay: 2015’s advertising and marketing moments
From a firm’s first ad for a local startup to campaigns for national clients from Richmond heavy-hitters, 2015 brought plenty of diverse, funny and many-sided ads to print, the Web and our TVs. Check out a few of our favorites.
West End mitt maker a step away from the World Series
A strained calf muscle is all that stands between a local baseball glove company and a chance to see its product on the sport’s biggest stage.
Hopewell hands out $70k to startups
Betting on some promising startups to revive downtown, the city of Hopewell awarded funding to four new businesses that will move into vacant storefronts along a main retail stretch.
Minty startup tackles pest problem
When mice started taking over his home, a local real estate appraiser teamed up with a VCU professor and created a new way to deal with the problem.