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Frances Lewis, pictured here in 2010, was co-founder of Best Products and a major contemporary art collector and donor to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Photo courtesy Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Jan 13, 2026

Best Products co-founder Frances Lewis dies at 103

Frances Aaronson Lewis, who co-founded Henrico County's Best Products retail company and was a major figure among contemporary art collectors in the United States, died Jan. 10, her family announced Tuesday.

Post GreenCity, Henrico tries again
Sep 11, 2025

Henrico EDA repurchases GreenCity site

The Henrico Economic Development Authority closed on its repurchase of the site of the failed $2.3 billion GreenCity development on Thursday.

Best Products property in Henrico County. Rendering courtesy GreenCity Partners LLC
Mar 27, 2025

Henrico to rebid arena project at former Best Products campus

Henrico County announced Thursday it is rebidding the development rights for the former Best Products headquarters campus, the site where the failed $2.3 billion GreenCity development had been planned. GreenCity officially met its demise after developers failed to make more than $5 million in overdue payments by a March 13 deadline, and the county said […]

Best Products property in Henrico County. Rendering courtesy GreenCity Partners LLC
Mar 14, 2025

Henrico County’s $2.3B GreenCity project is dead

The $2.3 billion GreenCity development in Henrico County is dead, as the developers of the project failed to make more than $5 million in overdue payments by a March 13 deadline, the county said Friday. The county previously sent two notices of default — one in regard to the property purchase agreement and one relating […]

ASM Global to develop, run GreenCity arena in Henrico
Feb 13, 2023

ASM Global to develop, run GreenCity arena in Henrico

ASM Global will develop and operate the 17,000-seat arena at Henrico County’s $2.3 billion GreenCity development, county officials announced Monday. Billed as what will be the nation’s greenest arena with net-zero energy impact, the venue is set to be part of a multiuse community with a focus on environmental sustainability at the intersection of Interstates […]

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