Aaron Kremer

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

$5 a pint?

Has anybody else noticed that local pubs all jacked up the price of a good beer to $5 a pint from $4 a pint?

NewsFeeds 5.6.10

Hummus manufacturer leaving NYC (Crain’s New York) Hummus king Sabra is relocating this summer from its Astoria, Queens, headquarters to Richmond, Va., where it built a larger processing facility. Bank moves to foreclose on Sandler development in Beach (Virginian-Pilot) Ashville Park, the beleaguered 452-acre upscale housing development by L.M. Sandler & Sons Inc., is on… Read more »

BizSense, behind the scenes

It has been several months since we’ve updated BizSense Nation on our plans to keep improving. Here’s a quick roundup of what to look for.

NewsFeeds 5.5.10

S.C. company proposes two hotels in Jackson Ward  (Times-Dispatch) A South Carolina development company is proposing to build two hotels off Interstate 95 in a long-vacant corner of Richmond’s Jackson Ward neighborhood. “Cucumber” Suit Against Williams Mullen Is Settled (Style Weekly) A sexual harassment lawsuit, widely known as “the cucumber incident,” against Williams Mullen partner… Read more »

Planting seeds for a company’s growth

The fertilizer application business is the biggest growth area for Herod Seeds because municipalities don’t want to let the quality of their turf suffer even though they have severe budget shortfalls.

NewsFeeds 5.4.10

Shirt wins $1,000 best business plan prize (Times-Dispatch) They call it the Snappy. It’s a collared shirt adapted to quickly and easily fit over a hospital gown, so that male patients can look dignified and feel comfortable when visitors arrive. The simple concept, and the business plan to develop it further, won a team of… Read more »