Richmond Riverfront Plan Receives Positive Press

The Richmond Times Dispatch featured a story on April 8, 2012 on the Richmond Riverfront Plan, which has undergone an extensive public process and will be presented for formal review by the Richmond Planning Commission possibly in May 2012. To read the full article, please click here.

Shockoe Revitalization Plan Initiatives Underway

On Monday, April 9. 2012, the Richmond Times Dispatch front page article titled, "City getting ready to start Shockoe revitalization plan," describes the three major projects that are about to begin to make Shockoe Bottom a tourism and shopping destination point. Click here to read the full article.

HealthNewsDigest.com Features Richmond Outdoor Experiences

In a March 27, 2012 article on HealthNewsDigest.com, two Richmond companies are highlighted for their unique, new outdoor sporting experiences that bring families together. The first experience offered is a new tree climbing and eco-tour offered by Riverside Outfitters. The second is called Stand Up Paddling (SUP) and is offered by Black Dog Paddle. To learn more, please click here.

New Student Housing Being Built on Chamberlayne Avenue

On March 27, 2012, the Richmond Times Dispatch reported on the work underway at The Collegiate, a 269-unit furnished student apartment complex located along Chamberlayne Avenue, just a quarter-mile from VCU.

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State Focuses Attention on Port of Richmond

On Wednesday, March 22, 2012, Virginia Secretary of Transportation Sean Connaughton spoke to breakfast group of the Greater Richmond Partnership about a new economic development zone the state would like to create stretching from Hampton Roads through Southside, terminating in the Richmond region. To learn more, please click here.

Virginia Named Best State to Make a Living - 2012

The Commonwealth of Virginia has recently been ranked by www.money-rates.com as the best place to make a living, based on a number of data-driven factors such as average income, cost of living, state income tax rates, and unemployment rates. To read the full article, please click here.

VCUarts Programs Ranked Nation's Top Public Graduate Program

The U.S. News & World Report has ranked VCU as the nation's top public graduate program in the Fine Arts category. The Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts tied for #4 with UCLA, behind three private universities: Yale University, Rhode Island School of Design, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

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