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BizSense Rewind: Top 5 Stories for 10.8-10.14

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If the big red letters on the roof don’t make it clear, there’s a new name in town running the steel operations at the former Williams Bridge Co. complex in South Richmond.

With a new neighborhood name in tow, the city is taking steps to begin designing spaces for potential redevelopment of much of Arthur Ashe Boulevard.

The co-founder and longtime head of the now-defunct legal giant LeClairRyan in Richmond denies allegations that he conspired to profit from it and was responsible for the collapse of his law firm of the same name.

Owner Ward Tefft plans to sell the Carytown bookstore to Berkley and Chris McDaniel, which is expected to close on Friday. WonTon, the store’s cat mascot, will stay.

GreenCity’s approval comes less than a year since county officials and developers announced the $ 2.3 billion plan last December – a striking contrast to the year-long, ultimately unsuccessful, Navy Hill Richmond proposal that turned out to be also focused on a new arena for the region.

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