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Jim Ukrop, grocery chain leader and Richmond civic booster, dies at 89
He was "one of Richmond’s most consequential business and civic leaders in our lifetime," according to former Venture Richmond leader Jack Berry.
Ukrop’s Super Markets started with a single tiny store in South Richmond, a Great Depression-era business venture made possible by mortgaging the family farm for $1,000.
After Jim Ukrop joined the family business in 1960 as a fresh college graduate, ... [6741 chars]
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