A downtown firm repeats as Adweek’s U.S. Agency of the Year, two national insurance companies get marketing help from Richmond, and a local agency does work for a COVID-19 testing firm.
The Pitch: Advertising and marketing news for 12.14.21
Richmond
High school buddies launch CBD company in Sandston
VA Harvest, which sells CBD extracts and cremes in stores and online, is a venture by a local chemist and two of his friends.
Winery spinoff fermenting at Dancing Kilt Brewery in Chester
“We’ve got seltzers, which hit the gluten-free market, but some folks are really hung up on wines and ciders,” brewery owner Thomas Pakurar said. “I’m just trying to fill that need.”
The Agenda: Local government briefs for 12.13.21
County governments consider real estate tax cuts, technology zones are floated in Richmond and Henrico, and several large developments are headed for votes.
Downtime: Caitlin Sherman sings her way into a job
After a year of no luck landing job interviews, the VCU grad got a gig she wasn’t expecting with some help from her singer-songwriter side.
Financial adviser’s $3.1M deal tops November home sales
The West End purchase was the second house in metro Richmond to surpass the $3 million mark this year.
The Pipeline: Commercial real estate roundup for 12.10.21
The purchase of a Henrico office park for $87 million was the week’s top sale and 5,711 square feet in Henrico was the week’s top lease.
YWCA plans to expand childcare as it wraps up $5M HQ renovation
The nonprofit’s Sprout School expects to open a downtown Richmond location in spring 2022 and an Oregon Hill location in winter 2023.
The Docket: Local court roundup for 12.9.21
A medical billing firm claims $2.5 million in damages in a breach of purchase agreement. A solar panel firm says it is due nearly $300,000 for a project in Chesapeake. (BizSense Pro subscription required)
New drive-thru Ironclad Coffee percolating in western Henrico
The Shockoe Bottom coffee shop is adding another location and it leased a long-vacant former ice cream store at 2100 John Rolfe Parkway.