Jack Jacobs

1 week ago | richmondbizsense.com | Jack Jacobs

GRTC is juicing up its microtransit service with new electric-vehicle charging stations. The transit organization held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday for five new charging stations dedicated to electric vehicles used as part of the Link program, an on-demand service operating within specific territories of the Richmond region. The installation of the new charging stations comes after GRTC rolled out five electric vans for the Link service, shortly after the service launched in late 2023.

1 week ago | richmondbizsense.com | Jack Jacobs

VCU Health has taken a ceremonial step forward in construction of an eight-figure project intended to further extend its reach in Chesterfield. The health system held a ground-breaking event Monday for its upcoming four-story, 100,000-square-foot medical facility near the intersection of Iron Bridge and Beach roads. The $89.9 million outpatient surgical center and medical office building, which is being called the Chesterfield Pavilion, is anticipated to start construction in the fall.

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Jack Jacobs

Share A logistics company is cutting dozens of jobs at one of its two local warehouses. Saddle Creek Logistics Services is planning to lay off 54 employees at its facility at 4701 Commerce Road, according to state records. The Florida-based firm, which offers fulfillment, warehousing and transportation services, operates two local sites – one is the 460,000-square-foot warehouse on Commerce Road in South Richmond and the other is a 43,000-square-foot facility at 540 HP Way in Chester.

1 week ago | richmondbizsense.com | Jack Jacobs

A logistics company is cutting dozens of jobs at one of its two local warehouses. Saddle Creek Logistics Services is planning to lay off 54 employees at its facility at 4701 Commerce Road, according to state records. The Florida-based firm, which offers fulfillment, warehousing and transportation services, operates two local sites – one is the 460,000-square-foot warehouse on Commerce Road in South Richmond and the other is a 43,000-square-foot facility at 540 HP Way in Chester.

1 week ago | richmondbizsense.com | Jack Jacobs

VCU has eliminated jobs and changed its admissions process in response to recent federal directives to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and affirmative action standards. Nearly a quarter of the dozens of university positions that were reviewed for compliance with the new federal mandates were nixed, and the people in those jobs were offered new positions or have left VCU.