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- 1Jim Ukrop, former CEO of Ukrop's Markets, dies at 89▼“A true business and civic leader,” Jim Ukrop, former CEO of Ukrop’s Markets, dead at 89
Jim Ukrop, the former chief executive of Richmond-area grocery chain Ukrop's Markets, has died at the age of 89. He is being remembered as a prominent business and civic leader in central Virginia, where the family-run supermarket was a local institution for decades before its sale in 2010.
- 2Man found dead in Richmond business, police investigating▼Man found dead in business in Richmond’s North Side, police investigating
Police in Richmond, Virginia are investigating after a man was found dead inside a business in the city's North Side. Details about the man's identity, cause of death, and whether foul play was involved have not been released, and the investigation remains ongoing as authorities gather information.
- 3Jim Ukrop, Richmond grocery figure, dies at 89▼Jim Ukrop, who helped grow grocery store into Richmond institution, dies at 89
Jim Ukrop has died at the age of 89. He helped grow Ukrop's Super Markets into a Richmond institution that became a fixture of central Virginia life for decades. Coverage of his death is drawing reflections on the family-run grocery chain's role in the region and his place in Richmond's business community.