From providing temporary housing for displaced families to overflow capacity for hospitals in need of beds, several hotels and motels are opening their doors to whatever business they can get, while also playing a part in responding to the crisis.
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Local clothiers shift production to protective masks
Ledbury and Shockoe Atelier are making and selling masks to VCU Health, and they plan to continue to ramp up production.
Richmond’s ‘philanthropologist’ lands docu-series on PBS
At a time when people around the world are looking for help in the face of crisis, a new TV documentary series that’s rooted in Richmond is putting a spotlight on international stories of overcoming struggle, through the lens of the business side of global giving.
Social distancing workaround: Local lender launches drive-up closing table
A lot of otherwise run-of-the-mill tasks are proving to be trickier than usual in the age of coronavirus. That apparently includes closing on a mortgage.
Bird bolts, Bolt stays as scooter startups steer through outbreak
As one electric scooter rental company hits pause on its Richmond operations, another operator continues service in the city as the coronavirus pandemic rages.
‘It got to a point where we cannot make this right’ – Larson, Lynch look back on Navy Hill
It was a month ago this week that the biggest economic development proposal in the history of Richmond was stopped in its tracks by a divided vote of City Council, bringing an end to the $1.5 billion project known as Navy Hill.
Douglas Development offers to buy, redevelop Navy Hill site
A D.C.-based developer that has been upping its local activity of late is looking to buy the bulk of city-owned land previously eyed for the recently defeated Navy Hill development project.
‘Navy Hill is dead, but…’ – Q&A with Mayor Levar Stoney
Three days after the City Council vote that appeared to kill the massive arena-anchored economic development deal, Stoney sat down with Richmond BizSense to reflect on what went wrong – and what might happen next.
Navy Hill plan killed by council vote
“While we are disappointed that five City Council members rejected the project, we are proud of the proposal that we delivered,” the developers said in a statement Monday evening.
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 2.10.20
Key votes before City Council on Monday could decide the fate of the proposed Navy Hill project, the city’s short-term home rental rules face a deciding vote and Hanover presents next fiscal year’s proposed budget.