Business in brief: May 18, 2026
Paris Baguette, a bakery café concept with approximately 300 locations in North America, opened May 15 at 3524 Pump Road in the West End. Jeff Han, a longtime local entrepreneur with nearly 18 years of experience in wholesale distribution, led the development of the Henrico café. He and his wife, Hyunjung, decided to pursue their longtime dream of opening a bakery. Han partnered with a childhood friend to make that dream a reality and plans to open two more locations in the Richmond region. Paris Baguette offers a variety of breads, cakes and other sweets and pastries, as well as breakfast sandwiches, wraps and other sandwiches. Click here to read more.
Hilex Poly Co. LLC, a manufacturer of plastic bags, is closing its eastern Henrico facility at 2800 Sprouse Drive, according to a Virginia WARN Act notice. The plant’s 118 employees will be laid off beginning July 13.
Henrico-based Wizard Wash, a power washing company, is establishing an office in Florida in early June, Richmond BizSense recently reported. Business in Florida is currently handled out of the company’s headquarters in Glen Allen, according to owner Omar Elshami. It will be the company’s first location outside Virginia. The Florida outpost will be co-owned by Wizard Wash COO Christian Hancock, who along with Elshami are graduates of Glen Allen High School. Wizard Wash was founded in 2024 and currently employs six people full-time.
Colliers International Richmond recently announced the following commercial lease transactions in Henrico County: Richmond Physical Therapy Corporation – leased 2,555 SF at 2200 Pump Road (Gray Bryant and John Carpin represented the landlord); Pyramid Consulting, Inc. – renewed its lease of 986 SF at 1602 Rolling Hills Drive (Austin Makepeace, Malcolm Randolph and Catherine Walker represented the landlord); and Stanley Martin Homes, LLC – leased 9,343 SF at 9954 Mayland Drive (Frank Hargrove, Catherine Walker, Malcolm Randolph and John Carpin represented the landlord).
Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC recently announced the following commercial lease transactions in Henrico County: Virginia Women’s Center, Inc. – leased 707 SF at 7130 Glen Forest Drive, Suite 101 (Eric Hammond, Eliza Izard and Russell Wyatt represented the landlord); J.E. Liesfeld – renewed its lease of 6,046 SF at 3900 Westerre Parkway, Suite 100 (Eric Hammond, Eliza Izard and Russell Wyatt represented the landlord, and Chris Jenkins represented the tenant); CSO, LLC dba MEDIKO, INC – leased 6,978 SF at 3900 Westerre Parkway, Suite 302 (Eric Hammond, Eliza Izard and Russell Wyatt represented the landlord) John B. Levy & Company, Inc. – renewed its lease of 3,431 SF at 4510 Cox Road, Suite 105 (Eric Hammond, Eliza Izard and Russell Wyatt represented the landlord); Retirement Plan Advisors dba Chase Benefit Advisors – renewed its lease of 2,002 SF at 4801 Cox Road, Suite 204 (Eric Hammond, Eliza Izard and Russell Wyatt represented the landlord); Lite Building Services of Virginia, LLC – leased 1,714 SF at 5012 Monument Avenue (Robbie Berndt represented the tenant); Splex DSO Implant Management 6, LLC – leased 4,454 SF at 5901 Lakeside Avenue (Tucker Dowdy and Robbie Berndt represented the tenant); Edelman Financial Engines, Inc. – renewed its lease of 2,982 SF at 200 Westgate Parkway, Suite 202 (Eric Hammond, Eliza Izard and Russell Wyatt represented the landlord); Satterwhite Taddeo P.C. – leased 4,254 SF at 3957 Westerre Parkway, Suite 208 (Eric Hammond, Eliza Izard and Russell Wyatt represented the landlord); Scotts Smokehouse and Rental Corp, LLC – leased 1,124 SF at 3420 Lauderdale Drive (Todd Buttner represented the tenant); and Two-Tac Holdings LLC – leased 6,272 SF at 2201 Jennie Scher Road (Collins Burlee and Ben Bruni represented the landlord).
Charpar LTD and/or assigns. recently purchased 1,638 SF at 5412 Glenside Drive in Henrico from Investment Alternatives, Inc. for $400,000. Maddie Strieffler and Eric Hammond of Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC represented the seller.
Republic Services will hold a job fair on Wednesday, May 20 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Virginia Career Works—Henrico Center, 121 Cedar Fork Road. Company officials will discuss career and training opportunities in the field of environmental services. They will also discuss Republic’s company culture and expectations. The event is for ages 18 and older and is free to attend. Free parking and the entrance are located at the rear of the building. The Center is on GRTC Bus Route 7. For details, call the Henrico Center at (804) 952-6116 or click here.
