Business

Shamin Hotels plans to develop mixed-use site east of I-95

By Press release on June 18, 2019 Business, Economic Development

The empty field above is where Shamin Hotels plans to build. A proposed site plan is below. (Caleb M. Soptelean photo) Shamin Hotels, Inc., the largest hotelier in Virginia, last week announced that it plans to invest approximately $125 million in Chesterfield County through multiple projects. Shamin, which is currently developing a Residence Inn next to Johnston Willis Hospital, plans to develop a 12-acre site east of Interstate 95 adjacent to its Shamin Park, which currently houses three hotels. Plans call for a dual-branded Hampton Inn and Home2Suites, along with ancillary retail amenities that will serve its existing six Chester…

White House visit

By Press release on June 18, 2019 Business, Community, Travel

Jimmy and Gail Davis, owners of Davis Auto Sales and Davis Off Road on Jefferson Davis Highway in Chesterfield County, visited the White House on June 14 to hear about expanding health care options for small businesses through health reimbursement arrangements. The event was invitation-only.

Trucking terminal going up on Station Road

By Caleb M Soptelean on May 14, 2019 Business, Economic Development

New Bell Trucking will have a truck terminal on Station Road with an adjacent pathway leading to Falling Creek. (Caleb M. Soptelean photo) Evans Construction of Richmond is currently building a truck terminal at 2227 Station Road for New Bell Trucking. The site plan lists a 9,800-square-foot, 35-feet-tall, one-story building and loading dock on 9.16 acres, including 4.36 acres in a “disturbed area.” The site plan was approved Aug. 15 last year. An employee of Evans Construction said the target completion date is the first week of July. The land was previously vacant, according to county Planning Department records. An…

Oil change?

By Caleb M Soptelean on May 7, 2019 Business, Economic Development

Workers were busy last week at 10850 Iron Bridge Road, where a Valvoline Instant Oil Change is being built between Kroger Marketplace and Murry & Kuhn Dentistry. (Caleb M. Soptelean photo)

New drive-through lanes approved for Chick-fil-A

By Caleb M Soptelean on April 30, 2019 Business

The Chester Chick-fil-A may soon be getting two new drive-through lanes after the Chesterfield Board of Supervisors approved a zoning amendment last week. The request for the business at 2900 West Hundred Road also includes a minor building addition. It involved an 11-foot exception to the 50-foot setback along West Hundred Road. The applicant believes this new design will improve traffic flow at the site, as vehicles back up and sometimes block access to the adjacent U.S. Post Office. A condition of approval requires the business to install landscaping to reduce the visibility of the parking area from Route 10.…

New building on the way at Village Green

By Caleb M Soptelean on April 30, 2019 Business, Economic Development

The last commercial lot in the Village Green mixed-use development is the site of a building under construction. Property manager Sean Eichert said the 12,000-square-foot, two-story building on the northeast corner of Chester Village Drive and Route 10 will house two existing businesses that plan to relocate within the Village Green: Deux Amis Med Spa and She Chester, a jewelry and gift shop. The building will also have six apartments, two 1-bedroom units and four 2-bedroom units. The building – which is located across Celebration Drive from Don Papa Grande Mexican restaurant – has a target opening date of July…

Healthefit open house May 1

By Press release on April 23, 2019 Business

Healthefit, a new medical fitness provider in Chester, is having an open house from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 1, at 3509 Festival Park Plaza in Chester Village. The business is a 24/7 fitness center that replaces Chester Fitness. Healthefit is the nation’s first medical fitness company covered by health insurance, a press release states. Healthefit offers a “triangle treatment” protocol of using medical exercise, DNA-based nutrition, and behavior modification as medicine to treat chronic illness. At the open house, information will be available about arthritis, better sleep, mental health, osteoporosis, strokes, posture and high blood pressure. Food…

Moore’s Lake transformed: Emerson, Roper open The Jane apartments

By Caleb M Soptelean on April 16, 2019 Business, Economic Development, Housing

Jasmine Harris of Matrix Residential is pictured in front of the pool at The Jane apartments. The Moore’s Lake area has been transformed into some luxury apartments: The Jane at Moore’s Lake. The iconic vacation spot of Jefferson Davis Highway from years gone by can be viewed in photographs that line the walls of the first floor of The Jane’s first 100-unit apartment building at 12300 Moore’s Lake Road. During an April 10 open house, locals got a chance to view what county supervisor Dorothy Jaeckle last week called a $60 million investment in the Jefferson Davis Highway corridor. The…

Dominion retired two Chester units

By Caleb M Soptelean on April 9, 2019 Business

Dominion Energy recently announced that it retired two units at the Chesterfield Power Station. “We had placed these units into cold reserve last year,” Dominion spokesman Dan Genest said, noting the units were placed into the environmentally-safe shut-down status because they were older, smaller, less efficient units that the utility said could not compete with natural gas and solar alternatives. Retiring the units means they cannot be brought back into service. “We decided to retire them now because we did not foresee the energy market changing,” he said. “There were no implications for employees as a result of the retirements.…

Bunkering down: A ‘unique’ in-door golf experience

By Caleb M Soptelean on March 19, 2019 Business, Community, Golf, Sports

Scott Graber demonstrates a golf simulator at The Bunker. Robert Nowak stands next to the sign he designed and built. It features 24-inch galvanized metal letters on laminate flooring with vinyl decals. In its 25th year, The Golf Club at The Highlands is offering what it considers a rather unique experience. The Bunker indoor golf center consists of two golf simulation bays and a putting and chipping green, along with an adjacent bar and entertainment area called The 19th Hole that features pool, table tennis, darts and TV sets. “A lot of other places have golf simulators but not the…

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