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ASM Global to develop, run GreenCity arena in Henrico
17,000-seat venue to be part of $2.3B mixed-use development
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
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A new look at Va. Beach’s Atlantic Park
Pharrell Williams-backed surf park to break ground in fall
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The $350 million Atlantic Park surf park development planned for Virginia Beach’s Oceanfront will start construction in October or early November, developers told Virginia Business this week. Virginia Beach-based Venture Realty
Richmond Raceway names new president
Virginia Business Associate Publisher Lori Collier Waran to start July 11
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When Lori Collier Waran was a young girl, she spent a lot of time around Richmond Raceway. Her grandparents lived just blocks away and her grandfather would volunteer to park
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Sterling CEO named adventure parks association chair
Yeffa heads Flight Adventure Park
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Sterling-based Flight Adventure Park CEO Steven L. Yeffa has been named chairman of the International Adventure and Trampoline Parks Association’s board, the family entertainment venue company announced in early May.
Something in the Water officially heads to D.C.
Pharrell pulled festival from Va. Beach last fall
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Music superstar and Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams announced Tuesday that his signature three-day music festival, Something in the Water, will be held in June in Washington, D.C., making its
RIR president to head Henrico sports/entertainment authority
Dennis Bickmeier to start new county job in April
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Henrico County officials on Wednesday named longtime Richmond Raceway President Dennis Bickmeier to lead its new sports and entertainment authority. Bickmeier’s last day with the raceway, where he has led for
Va. Beach’s Pembroke Mall to add apartments, senior living and hotel
Redevelopment plans include high-rise buildings, across from Town Center
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Pembroke Mall in Virginia Beach is getting a $200 million makeover. The aging mall’s developers, Pembroke Square Associates, announced plans Monday for a series of updates to the 54-acre mall
Theater project aims to put Wytheville in limelight
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Soon after Todd Wolford became executive director of community revitalization nonprofit Downtown Wytheville Inc. in 2015, he began seeking pictures of the Soda Shop, the Main Street hotspot his grandfather
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TONY BENNETT DEAN AND MARKEL FAMILIES MEN’S HEAD BASKETBALL COACH, VIRGINIA CAVALIERS MEN’S BASKETBALL, CHARLOTTESVILLE The University of Virginia men’s basketball team fell victim to a positive COVID-19 test in
Northam: State to loosen more restrictions May 15
Gatherings, events, entertainment venues to have larger attendance limits
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Beginning May 15, the state will loosen more restrictions, including allowing larger social gatherings and expanded audiences for entertainment venues and sporting events, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced in a video