Is Chesterfield sports facility a quixotic quest?

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Each time Steve Burton talks about SportsQuest, his plan sounds more ambitious.

It has been his dream for more than seven years to build the Mecca of sports facilities – complete with turf soccer fields, an indoor bicycle track, a 5,000-seat arena, minor league teams, swimming facilities and more – devoted to every level of competition and training.

And as he gets closer to breaking ground on the 250-acre Chesterfield County project, his plan is getting even bolder, with underwater cameras to film swim meets and broadcast them over the Internet, and family entertainment venues.

“People will come to SportsQuest for a tournament, and while they are here, they will have a membership,” he said during a recent interview in the Boulders office park, where he has set up shop inside the offices of Timmons Engineering. “Every night there will be a Bonnie Raitt concert or a chili cook-off.” Read more

SportsQuest running for stimulus bond

SportsQuest, the 250-acre mega sports facility planned for Chesterfield, is on track to receive $15 million in financing thanks to the federal stimulus bill.

The county was allocated $14.99 million in bond issuing authority through the Recovery Zone Bond program, and this week the county submitted its application to the state seeking approval to issue the bond to SportsQuest. Read more

UK security firm starts Richmond office

A rapidly growing security firm based in Nottingham, U.K., has opened an office in Richmond.

Octavian has also established its U.S. headquarters in suburban Philadelphia with another office in Tulsa, Okla., and hired Richmond resident Gregg Strangways as president of the U.S. offices. Read more