Publix signs on as official sponsor for Richmond Marathon
Participating in this sponsorship deal:
About Sponsor:
Publix Super Markets, Inc. is an American supermarket chain based in Lakeland, Florida. Publix has operations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. It employs over 140,000 people at its 1,086 retail locations, cooking schools, corporate offices, eight grocery distribution centers, and nine Publix brand manufacturing facilities. The manufacturing facilities produce its dairy, deli, bakery, and other food products.
About Property:
Formerly called the SunTrust Richmond Marathon, the Anthem Richmond Marathon is an annual marathon foot-race held in Richmond, Virginia, USA. It was established in 1978 and has been run every year since. It was known as the Richmond Newspapers Marathon until 1997 when SunTrust Bank took title sponsorship. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield acquired title sponsorship in March, 2012. The marathon commences at 7th & Broad Streets and conclude at Cary and 10th Street in front of the James Center. Runners have seven hours in which to complete the marathon.