With big-name clients and a reminder of their work in every RVA 25 bumper sticker, Aaron Dotson and Frank Gilliam’s firm Elevation is on the rise. The pair sat down with BizSense to talk about their beginnings and next step up.
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Menu favorite giving rise to new eatery in Church Hill
A cheap dish served on Saturdays gained enough of a following for the eatery’s owners to put together a second restaurant up the road: a small spot centered on homemade hot dogs.
60 homes proposed next to Twin Hickory
At the Nuckols Road and I-295 interchange near Short Pump, a local developer is seeking approval for a new single-family project. But a small cemetery could get in the way of the plans.
High-end condos floated in Shockoe Bottom
After another condo project was shot down last year, a pair of development vets are pitching a shorter condo building nearby on East Cary Street with unit prices reaching up to $1.3 million.
Nonprofit dishes out $100K to local startups
An annual program to fund and guide startups has chosen this year’s participants, which each receive a $20,000 check, a course in building their businesses, and an opportunity to pitch to investors.
Wilton plots out new project in Goochland
Under his new company, the former head of Wilton Cos. is pitching nearly 200 homes on nearly 100 acres in Goochland County, not far from Short Pump.
Online and on wheels, new Hollywood Cemetery tours take off
A seasoned Richmond tour operator launched a new option for Hollywood Cemetery visitors, and the cemetery website gets an overhaul and new interactive feature.
Juice startup spilling over into first storefront
A cold-pressed juice company is launching its first shop in a West End shopping center, and it will also have a popular food truck’s fare on its menu.
Biotech firm maneuvers for better spot on stock market
With a recent capital raise giving a $13 million cushion, a downtown bioscience company completed a 1-for-50 reverse stock split in hopes of moving up in the stock market ranks and drawing more funding for clinical trials.
REIT lays groundwork for more East End warehouse space
A real estate firm scooped up nearly 100 acres in Henrico County for an industrial project, and plans suggest that a major Chesapeake alcohol distributor could be moving in.