The iconic John Marshall Hotel sign has been stripped of its letters, while crews complete work renovating the building into apartments.
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Q&A: Monday No holes in former bagel maker’s résumé
Tom Rhodes had the same thought thousands of UVA kids have when they get home from Charlottesville: open a bagel shop like the famous Bodo’s in their hometown. That was in the early 1990s. This week, RBS talks to Rhodes about bagels and the fast growing, Richmond-based Direct Mail Solutions.
The Docket: Circuit Court Roundup for 7.19.10
The RRHA wants to condemn land on East 18th Street, while Dominion has a disagreement with a coal provider and a developer said it didn’t get the final drawings permit drawings from a vendor. Plus, an old-age home wants more than $100,000 back from an IT company it said never installed the equipment it said it did.
NewsFeeds 7.19.10
Halsey Minor: Why I fight (Huffington Post) The Huffington Post has an interesting guest opinion by Charlottesville tycoon Halsey Minor in which he explains his troubles with banks and the FDIC and why his hotel development in downtown Charlottesville is stalled. It’s a must-read for bankers and lawyers. TowneBank buys most assets of troubled Bank… Read more »
NewsFeeds 7.16.10
New medical school in Roanoke ready for its 1st class (Roanoke Times) Orientation begins Aug. 2 for 42 students at the brand new Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke’s Riverside Center. Vick bankruptcy trustee: What happened to money? (Daily Progress) The trustee in the Michael Vick bankruptcy case has filed suit to determine… Read more »
No more sales calls
After a long, hard look in the mirror, the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce is tweaking its mission and streamlining its operations.
NewsFeeds 7.15.10
Chesterfield signs off on SportsQuest deal (Times-Dispatch) Chesterfield County yesterday signed a $4.3 million deal with SportsQuest, securing the 20-year lease of eight synthetic-turf playing fields and a practice area along with use of other facilities on the under-construction 250-acre campus near the Powhite Parkway Extension and state Route 288.County Administrator James J.L. Stegmaier defended… Read more »
Solution pollution
Spotted at a grocery store in Virginia Beach. Why do companies always want to either add the word “solutions” at the end of their name or apply it to services or products they sell? The overuse of the word has gone too far.
The Herd: New hires and promotions for 7.14.10
New hires in investing, law, higher education and marketing.
NewsFeeds 7.14.10
Richmond hires chief of minority business (Times-Dispatch) Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones has hired a director of minority business enterprise, Vicki Rivers, at a time when reported rates of minority participation in city contracts suggest a sharp drop from levels reported two years ago by then-Mayor L. Douglas Wilder. Northrop Grumman may sell shipbuilding operations… Read more »