Jack Jacobs

The Cannabis Control Authority, the state agency that regulates cannabis in Virginia, recently moved its headquarters to an office building in western Henrico. ( BizSense file photos )

Born out of MIT, Commonwealth Fusion Systems plans to build what it hopes will be the world’s first commercial nuclear fusion power plant near Chester to power about 150,000 homes.

HCA has nixed plans for a medical campus in Hanover, which would have been built on a 40-acre site.

Alex Lowe and Dave Dobbins of Mugshot Coffee. ( Jack Jacobs photo )

The Ukrop’s Market Hall has tweaked its sales floor and expanded its loading dock as part of an improvements project that’s nearly completed. ( Jack Jacobs photos

TJ Leonard, left, and Tom Leonard of Tom Leonard’s Farmer’s Market. ( BizSense file photos )

Local bakery Sugar Magnolia launched Brownie Bark, a gluten-free chocolate snack, in 2024. The company was one of several food businesses to make moves during the year. ( BizSense file photos )

Local nonprofits such as Virginia Repertory Theatre and Henricus Historical Park spent 2024 dealing with money troubles, while others like VPM, Feed More and Lewis Ginter were in various phases of major expansions.

A rendering of The Rise II apartment complex, which recently broke ground at Regency ( BizSense file )

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Richmond has secured land for a proposed 50-room lodging facility, which would provide accommodations for families of children being treated in local hospitals. ( BizSense file )