The Richmond campus of for-profit Stratford University nears completion across the street from competitor South University, in Short Pump. This is the former headquarters for bankrupt menswear company S&K.
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Monday Q&A: Tapping into the touch-screen tasting menu
Eddie Peloke says local restaurants love his iPhone apps, which are now also available for another popular mobile phone operating system. The challenge lies in educating restaurateurs on how it works and how it can help business.
The Docket: Circuit Court Roundup for 8.2.10
Lots of businesses trying to collect late bills, plus two slip-and-fall suits and a racial discrimination case.
NewsFeeds 8.2.10
Pace of development picking up in Chesterfield (Times-Dispatch) Chesterfield County’s sleeping giant — Roseland — has awakened, and so has development activity in the rest of the county. At last, the big wave breaks (Inside Business) For Don Shearon, being in the wave technology business has been a wild ride. Ocean Innovations, a Virginia Beach… Read more »
NewsFeeds 7.30.10
S-A-T-I-R-E: Richmond Canal Cruise Named Nation’s Saddest Boat Ride, Ever (Tobacco Avenue) The honor, which carries with it a $2,500 fine, recognized the cruise’s depressing top speed of 3 miles per hour, its heartbreaking views of an electrical station, and its near soul-crushing passage under an aluminum plant. Richmond to put up $1.5 million to… Read more »
NewsFeeds 7.29.10
City of Richmond to loan Port of Richmond $1 million (Times-Dispatch) The future of the Port of Richmond will get a big boost today with the acceptance of a $1 million loan from the city to keep the financially strapped operation afloat at least until spring. Norfolk, VB considering online permit process (Inside Business) The… Read more »
Not just a roof
Workers braved the heat recently to install these solar panels on the roof of Colonial Orthopedics in Colonial Heights. The solar slates are made and installed by U.S. Green Energy of Spotsylvania.
The Herd: New hires and promotions for 7.28.10
A slimmer Herd this week, with hires in banking, wealth management and advertising.
NewsFeeds 7.28.10
BoA building losing tenants (Inside Business) Some of the largest tenants in the Bank of America building have fled, most notably to the Wells Fargo Center on Monticello Avenue, enticed by more modern space and larger floor plates. Ukrop’s sues Valley Bank over construction dispute (Roanoke Times) Ukrop’s Super Markets claims that Valley Bank, the… Read more »
NewsFeeds 7.27.10
Fertilizer maker aims for greener product (Virginian-Pilot) John Moriarty, 51, said his goal was to produce a high-quality, economical fertilizer that does little harm to the environment. Those attributes have largely been corroborated by research at Tech financed primarily by Nutrients Plus. State eyes the number of liquor stores (Daily Progress) Expanding the number of… Read more »