Alliance for Building Better Medicine Honors Essential Medicines Shortage Awareness Day
Alliance for Building Better Medicine—a growing coalition of multi-jurisdictional public and private sector stakeholders in the Richmond-Petersburg region—today honored the 4th National Essential Medicine Shortage Awareness Day (NEMSAD), a national observance day occurring each year on September 8, by reaffirming the alliance’s commitment to creating a reliable supply of safe, high-quality, and affordable medicines for […]
Alliance for Building Better Medicine Celebrates the Opening of B Certified Pharma Manufacturing Facility
Members of the Alliance for Building Better Medicine, comprising a coalition of public and private sector stakeholders from Richmond-Petersburg, celebrated the opening of a new Metric Ton-Scale cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) facility by Phlow Corporation in Petersburg, VA. Phlow is the first pharmaceutical manufacturer in America to earn B Corporation™ (B Corp™) certification. The […]
Back to the Lab, BLCK Street Conference Returns
BLCK Street Conference, an annual event known for empowering aspiring and current entrepreneurs, will return to Richmond on August 4-5, 2024 with the goal of inspiring participants to learn, grow and operate their business alongside other Black business owners. The conference is hosted by the JWC Foundation (Jackson Ward Collective) as part of its mission […]
Getting Lost Together: Q&A with the Founders of Lost Office Collaborative
We recently found our way to Lost Office Collaborative, Richmond’s newest space designed to help others create better – and get lost together. Lost Office is a full-service, deep-work space for teams and we wanted to find out what truly makes it tick. To do that, we sat down with Lost Office founders and partners, […]
New on the Scene // SCEEN: A Financial Support Community for Local Live Music
New on the Scene // SCEEN: A Financial Support Community for Local Live Music Richmond musicians have needed something like SCEEN to show up for them for a very long time. Now, people just need to know about it. SCEEN operates on the fundamental belief that if one possesses a valuable skill and excels in […]
The DRIPBaR Is Ready to Feed Cells and Fuel Richmonders
Anthony Quintana has a long history of pushing himself to max potential. He’s been a competitive wrestler, kickboxer, and martial arts athlete. And he’s currently performing on a local dance team Fuego Frio. Quintana can now add health and wellness entrepreneur to the impressive list. This week, Quintana will celebrate the opening of The DRIPBaR, […]
Sender Vans: Building the Ultimate Adventure Vehicle
A good adventure, the kind that is hard earned and results in tall tales best told around a campfire with a beer, often begins with a solid traveling companion. Sometimes that means connecting with just the right travel buddy and other times it’s hitting the road solo with just the right adventure mobile. For Peter […]
804 Day Richmond: Let’s Go
Happy 804 Day, Richmond! Let’s get out there and celebrate all things that make our little city by the river one of the best places to call home. Elaine Digges, a small biz hype woman always on the move, has managed to round up a list of ways local business owners are tipping their hats to […]
Call for rvatech Award Nominations
For the 26th year – RVATECH is celebrating the many breakthroughs, advancements, and outstanding technologists that are a part of the Richmond technology ecosystem. Nominations are now open for the rvatech awards gala taking place on October 7, 2021 at Maymont Gardens to local organizations and individuals that are actively helping to advance our region’s […]
Lighthouse Labs Batch 11, First Ever Hybrid Program
Lighthouse Labs, the most founder-friendly startup accelerator on the East Coast, has announced participants of Batch 11, its first ever hybrid program taking place this fall. Kicking off on August 23rd and running through November, the Richmond based program will feature founders hailing from 4 states (3 from Virginia) who are innovating in the fields of PropTech, Sustainability, Healthcare, […]