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article posted in the Richmond Times Dispatch on Sunday, February 17, 2013 | Updated: Saturday, April 19 2014 by Randy Hallman [caption id="attachment_2383" align="alignleft" width="300"] Taken by P. Kevin MorleyGerald Burr Jr., president and CEO of Canterbury Enterprises, right, and project manager Ken Pugh review blueprints...

article posted in the Richmond Times Dispatch on Sunday, February 24, 2013 | updated on Tuesday, October 28, 2014 by Jacob Geiger Gerald Burr Jr. – "Junior" to both friends and business partners -- remembers his construction company's first contract in 2004. "It was with Southside...

article posted in the Richmond Times Dispatch on ? by Jeremy M. Lazarus As a black contractor, Gerald Burr Jr. is taking a rare step. He's creating his own development rather than just bidding for work on someone else's project. The owner of Canterbury Enterprises LLC is undertaking...

Gerald Burr Jr. — “Junior” to friends and business partners — remembers his construction company’s first contract back in 2004.

“It was with Southside Community Development Corp. for $7,500,” he said. “We did some tuckpointing on a foundation.”

That first contract led Canterbury Enterprises to work with the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority and the Better Housing Coalition, building new residences and refurbishing older ones.