Caroline County approves mixed-use development (Times-Dispatch) Caroline County got two big pieces of news last night — approval for the county’s largest mixed-used development and word that health-care giant McKesson Corp. plans to build a pharmaceutical distribution center. Virginia joins coalition for Atlantic wind farms (Virginian-Pilot) McDonnell and governors in nine other states have joined… Read more »
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Um, this wasn’t a drive-through restaurant
Crews started taking the car out of an apartment/restaurant in Jackson Ward.
NewsFeeds 6.8.10
3 firms to study Richmond Coliseum’s future (Times-Dispatch) Three consulting and design firms that specialize in sport venues have been hired to conduct a market study on the future of the Richmond Coliseum, the city announced yesterday. City stops writing checks to contractor for delayed Petersburg Station (Progress-Index) Transit system buses may be picking up… Read more »
Foreclosures for 6.8.10
A Church hill home near Chimborazo plus a Chesterfield house assessed at more than $500,000 make the list this week.
Monday Q&A: Still a pet project
In March one of Richmond’s biggest pet industry players sold her decades-old company to a bigger firm. The financial structure was straight-forward enough, but what made the deal unusual was that the two companies sell very different sort of products and have a different theory on how to train dogs.
NewsFeeds 6.7.10
Local pet-related businesses survive recession (Times-Dispatch) At For the Love of Pete, a Carytown shop that sells many specialty pet products, sales declined last year but are recovering now, increasing about 30 percent this spring over the same period last year, owner Paige Guizzardi said. ad blood boils at Planning meeting (Virginia Gazette) Police were… Read more »
The Docket: Circuit court roundup
This week overzealous debt collectors get hit with complaints, while a host of businesses try to collect past-due bills and a dance instructor upsets her former studio by trying to divert young dancers to another studio.
“It’s not like it’s been only two weeks of discussions”
Leaders of the Chesterfield County government who want a proposed mega sports complex to proceed quickly are about to plunk down $4.3 million for a lease on artificial turf fields, community center and a basketball court. And that’s led to a growing chorus of questions about why the municipality is helping to fund a private sports complex, and why there seems to be such a rush to fork over funds when the project previously said it has a deep bench of investors.
Guest Opinion: The company that sweats together
Corporate wellness doesn’t mean implementing expensive health programs, but it does mean creating an environment where the individuals that do stay physically active and healthy are celebrated and rewarded for their positive behavior. This week Jon Lugbill, the director of the Sports Backers, explains how his organization has found a niche and what that may mean for business owners.
NewsFeeds 6.4.10
Group proposes new jail at former Philip Morris site (Times-Dispatch) One of the new groups vying to construct a new Richmond City Jail is proposing the site of the former Philip Morris USA operations center at Bells and Commerce roads in South Richmond. Region sees jump in rental market over past six months (Virginian-Pilot) The… Read more »