Army official says Chinese mineral shortage could impact military equipment
A growing shortage of rare minerals, magnets and metals from China needed for manufacturing military warfighting equipment could lead to the Department of Defense's accessing and sending out military equipment from a stockpile.
Richmond’s new tallest building planned
Boutique hotel, condos, apartments and offices would be part of 875,000-square-foot tower on E. Main Street in Richmond.
Richmond lifts boil-water advisory after 2 days
The Virginia Department of Health has lifted Richmond's boil-water advisory in place over the past two days.
Nightingale ice cream expansion to add 166 jobs
Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches is investing $5.8 million to move to a new facility in Richmond and expects to create 166 jobs.
Virginia housing sales drop again, but listings spike 35.5%
Virginia home sales fell for the third month in a row in April 2025, but active listings rose 35.5% the same month.
Lighthouse Labs rebrands to Lighthouse Network
Richmond Accelerator Lighthouse Labs last week announced that it is expanding its services and rebranding itself as Lighthouse Network.
Virginia Chamber adds two execs to its team
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce on Monday announced that Carter T. Whitelow is joining its team as vice president of government relations while Sarah Muse is joining as the director of marketing and brand management.
Saddle Creek Logistics to lay off 54 Richmond employees
Florida-based Saddle Creek Logistics Services plans to lay off 54 employees at its Richmond location in July 2025.
University of Richmond office hires CIO for endowment, assets
Karen Welch will become CIO of Spider Management, the University of Richmond’s investment office, which manages endowments for UR and nonprofits, on July 1.
Sands Anderson absorbs Virginia Beach law firm
Richmond-based law firm Sands Anderson on Thursday announced that it completed its merger with Virginia Beach-based law firm Frieden Seery Nuckols & Hahn.
FiberLight to acquire York County-based fiber provider
Georgia-based fiber optic networks provider FiberLight announced last week it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire York County-based Metro Fiber Networks.
Terracon opens Richmond office
The Greater Richmond Partnership announced Wednesday that Kansas-based multidiscipline engineering and scientific consulting firm Terracon has opened an office in Richmond and is expected to create 25 jobs within the next year.