A national car wash brand’s local operators have dropped nearly $5 million in recent weeks for two new sites: one near The Diamond and the other in the suburbs.
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New Richmond pharma startup aims to shore up U.S. generic drug supply
Armed in part with an initial $6 million in government funding, Phlow Corp. is led by Kaleo co-founder Eric Edwards and Frank Gupton, chair of the Department of Chemical and Life Sciences at VCU’s College of Engineering.
The Herd: New hires, promotions & departures for 4.21.20
A Henrico-based Fortune 500 company reconfigures its top leadership. A new dean for VCU’s L. Douglas Wilder School of Government, and Public Affairs and new faces in media, real estate and more.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 4.14.20
A campaign to support restaurants affected by COVID-19 gets an assist from a local film production house and sound studio, several shops pitch in on a neighborhood business group rebrand, and a state media company gets a new ad campaign and airs a public TV show produced partially in Richmond.
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.
Virus brings Tazza’s Big Kitchen concept back to life
While many local restaurants have closed abruptly during the coronavirus downturn, one Richmond restaurant group quickly reopened an outpost in Scott’s Addition it had closed when the economy was stronger.
Convention center to serve as Richmond field hospital site
With the spread of coronavirus forecast to surge in Virginia in the next two months, facilities across the state are being assessed for potential use as temporary hospitals, with several options apparent in the Richmond region.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 3.31.20
A Scott’s Addition-based agency’s media services division picks up work in Roanoke, a national clothing retailer selects a Richmond firm as its creative lead, and a local sports advocacy nonprofit selects an area shop to brand an extension of the Virginia Capital Trail.
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.
$3M fund launched to help local nonprofits weather coronavirus downturn
The Central Virginia COVID-19 Response Fund was seeded with a $500,000 contribution from the Community Foundation and has grown to $3 million with donations from Atlantic Union Bank, Bank of America, Capital One and others.