BRMC News
Posted October 29, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Richmond BizSense offers numerous panel discussions for educating the metro business
community and often too many business leaders volunteer to serve on those panels. But one topic
-— artificial intelligence —fails to attract qualified speakers to serve. That’s what BizSense
founder Aaron Kremer told those who gathered at the October meeting of the Brandermill
Region Men’s Club (BRMC). While it is obviously a hot topic of discussion nationwide, AI
appears to be a subject local business leaders don’t want to offer their experience and opinions
on.<
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Posted August 12, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Despite having among the largest responsibilities for a state department of transportation in the
United States, the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) recently retired assistant
district engineer for planning, programming and project development assured members of the
Brandermill Region Men’s Club that VDOT and CDOT (Chesterfield’s Department of
Transportation) work well together. That was the assessment of Mark Riblett, who retired on
August 1 having worked for CDOT for 13 years before serving 27 years with VDOT.
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Posted April 11, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The FY27 budget that starts July 1 lowers the car tax rate and expands tax relief for seniors and sets aside initial funding toward $220 million
for Chesterfield’s fourth water source. The real adjusted General Budget retains the $1,767 per capita spending of the current budget and is slightly
less than ten years ago in 2017. Chesterfield is the fastest growing county in Virginia.
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Posted March 9, 2026 at 1:15 PM
In the positions Delegate Leslie Mehta expressed to members and guests at the BRMC
meeting on April 2, they placed her firmly within her Democratic peers. Mehta upset incumbent
Republican Mark Early by 3.5% of the vote last November to represent Virginia’s 73rd District.
In the Q&A portion of her presentation to 39 persons, the discussion was spirited, likely
indicating she was more liberal than many of those in attendance.
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to make their homes in the communities surrounding Brandermill and Woodlake in Midlothian VA.
You will find that our members arrived here from many different areas of the country and that their working backgrounds are rich and varied. This diversity of experience is a source of strength which has contributed greatly to the club's success.
to make life more enjoyable and rewarding
by promoting friendship and social activities to those residing in the communities surrounding Brandermill and Woodlake, and to aid in the betterment of the community, primarily through support of local and national organizations.