A University of Richmond entrepreneurship course taught by the founder of Richmond startup success story Health Warrior has led to the launch of yet another new student-led company.
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The Agenda: Local government briefs for 3.6.23
Proposed Diamond District-related and TOD zoning discussions on the city’s agenda this week, a $1.3M grant for the ‘Reconnect Jackson Ward’ effort and a new county administrator named in Powhatan.
Ironclad Coffee comes in for a landing at RIC
Three new Ironclad cafes will replace the three Caribou Coffees that Delaware North has operated at the airport – in the A and B concourses as well as the shuttered cafe in the airport’s atrium.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 2.27.23
The City Council weighs $3.5 million in required upgrades to The Diamond, VUU is awarded a permit to keep illuminated logo signs on its belltower, and budget season gets underway.
MLB-required upgrades to The Diamond could cost city $3.5M
Major League Baseball is requiring the updates ahead of this year’s season – two years before The Diamond’s planned to be replaced.
Shockoe-based virtual therapy company completes $11M capital haul
Investors in the capital raise included Richmond-based Blue Heron Capital. The money will funds the company’s plans to use to expand into North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Nebraska and New Mexico.
No recreational pot market for Virginia this year as bill is tabled by the House
The bill would have allowed the Virginia Cannabis Control Authority to begin to issue licenses for recreational cannabis businesses on July 1, 2024, and would have permitted existing state-sanctioned medical cannabis companies to grow and sell recreational cannabis products starting July 1 of this year.
Chesterfield Auto Parts owner veers into the software business
Troy Webber is now selling more than just used car parts – and he’s invested around $1 million to get his new product out to other junkyard owners.
Local transportation startup pulls in $8M capital raise
HopDrive, formerly known as Social Auto Transport, is an app-based service that connects vehicle haulers with auto dealerships and auto repair shops. It has raised $11 million from investors to-date.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 1.23.23
A sprawling mixed-use development in Varina is on the Henrico Board of Supervisors agenda this week, while consideration for Sauer Properties’ proposed 780-home project near Virginia Center Commons is deferred to next month.