Episodes

  • BizSense Beat: November 22, 2024

    BizSense Beat: November 22, 2024
    Nov 23 2024
    The dispute between Richmond and VCU Health over tax payments tied to a failed downtown development could be headed to mediation or litigation; A former bank examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond pleaded guilty to insider trading on Tuesday; and the city’s tallest rooftop bar is shutting down, but its enviable view won’t be off limits for long.
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    5 mins
  • 11/22/24 - The Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act heads to the U.S. Senate

    11/22/24 - The Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act heads to the U.S. Senate
    Nov 22 2024
    Today’s top audio stories include Richmond Mayor-elect Danny Avula selects transition team members; What motivated Virginia’s Latino voters at the polls?; GOP primary in Virginia’s 10th Senate District; Henrico supervisors OK purchase of about 18 acres for new firehouse and training area.
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    6 mins
  • 11/21/24 - Parents in community college program juggle coursework, expenses with new program.

    11/21/24 - Parents in community college program juggle coursework, expenses with new program.
    Nov 21 2024
    Plus: a Henrico County lawsuit about skill games, the groundbreaking of a new Chesterfield elementary school — and more Central Virginia news.
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    9 mins
  • 11/20/24 - Dominion’s residential customers could see their bills rise over the next 15 years

    11/20/24 - Dominion’s residential customers could see their bills rise over the next 15 years
    Nov 20 2024
    Plus: an upcoming vote for Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden staffers to unionize, Gov. Glenn Youngkin asking for more federal funding to help aid in recovery efforts in Southwest Virginia and Virginia’s in-state tuition being among the highest in the country.
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    6 mins
  • 11/19/24 - The city of Richmond sent a letter to VCU Health requesting mediation over a failed development agreement.

    11/19/24 - The city of Richmond sent a letter to VCU Health requesting mediation over a failed development agreement.
    Nov 19 2024
    What’s at stake in Virginia’s upcoming special elections; the Rappahannock Tribe is now a part of the federal Tribal Historic Preservation Program; Dr. Avula’s first one-on-one interview since the election; 6 acres east of Movieland at Boulevard Square in Richmond will be site of 400 housing units; Ting lays off 40% of its staff.
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    7 mins
  • 11/18/24 - Where’s Henrico headed?

    11/18/24 - Where’s Henrico headed?
    Nov 18 2024
    Plus: a second small nuclear reactor being planned for Virginia; JMU’s collecting oral histories for U.S. veterans; Richmond partners with the Salvation Army on a shelter and training center; Youngkin has a plan for housing; and CoStar CEO considers the future of Swannanoa Golf and Country Club
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    7 mins
  • BizSense Beat: November 15, 2024

    BizSense Beat: November 15, 2024
    Nov 16 2024
    Two years after opening as a massive indoor entertainment facility, The Park RVA is expanding outdoors; A local developer’s assemblage of derelict buildings in the Museum District may finally see the wrecking ball before year’s end; Restaurateurs Jeremy and Sarah Chapman are preparing to open Steampunk Pizza at 10396 Leadbetter Road in Ashland; The regional arm of the Girl Scouts has secured a former bank branch in Henrico for its new local headquarters; and a national thrift store chain is expanding its local presence with its first spot in the city limits.
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    6 mins
  • 11/14/24 - Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s going to be the first Republican governor in Virginia to serve under a Republican President since Jim Gilmore in 2002.

    11/14/24 - Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s going to be the first Republican governor in Virginia to serve under a Republican President since Jim Gilmore in 2002.
    Nov 14 2024
    Plus: news about the creation of the Virginia Veterans Network, a new manufacturing facility in Pittsylvania County — and other news from across Central Virginia.
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    7 mins