Aaron Kremer

Aaron Kremer is the founder of Richmond BizSense. Email him at [email protected].

NewsFeed 6.27.10

Chesterfield supervisors approve SportsQuest deal (Times-Dispatch) Despite reservations, Chesterfield County’s Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to authorize the county administrator to sign a $4.3 million deal with SportsQuest. Velvet’s new owner requests alcohol license (Times-Dispatch) The owner of Pure Pleasure and other adult-entertainment venues has bought the former Velvet strip-club building in Shockoe Bottom and… Read more »

Goodbye Rendezvous

The windows are papered up, and most of the logo has been scraped away at the former Club Rendezvous. The club, which shared the block with the Richmond BizSense Global Headquarters, lost its ABC license and immediately shut down last week. It looks like a former patron, or perhaps an employee, scrawled a farewell message… Read more »

NewsFeedsd 5.26.10

Finance strategist explains InBev (Virginia Gazette) Anheuser-Busch was a very complacent company with senior management flying around in top-of-the range corporate jets. The Brazilians will end up reducing the cost base by $2.25 billion. That’s a massive amount of money, and easily covers the bid premium they paid for old Bud. ODU report: Region’s economy… Read more »

County tries to hedge its SportsQuest bet

Officials at Chesterfield County wants to boost sports tourism and wants its residents to have use of new synthetic turf fields. At the same time, it wants to limit its risk should a mega sports complex currently under construction flop.

SportsQuest grant request goes to supervisors

The Chesterfield Economic Development Authority is requesting that the Board of Supervisors approve a $2 million grant and a $2.3 million, 20-year lease with SportsQuest, a mega sports project planned for the intersection of Route 288 and Powhite Parkway.

NewsFeed 6.25.10

Bankshares has deals to receive $275M in capital (Virginian-Pilot) Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc., whose capital has eroded during the past year by a surge in troubled real estate loans, said Monday that it expects to raise $275 million, much of it from institutional investors. The parent of Bank of Hampton Roads and Shore Bank said… Read more »

Chrysler Lebaron

Seinfeld buffs may remember this car. It seems there is a collector of Chrysler LeBarons in Chesterfield. I don’t know how to track him/her down, but it’s an amazing site, and would make George Costanza proud.