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Brokerage pushes south
One of Richmond’s last independent brokerages just landed a foothold in Florida by hiring almost a dozen former employees of a collapsed firm.
NewsFeeds 4.27.10
New apartment building proposed for VCU students (Times-Dispatch) Gilbane Development Co. is seeking a special-use permit from the city for the 160-unit, 546-bedroom complex, which would include ground-floor retail space along Canal. The project also would include 195 parking spaces — about 1.2 per unit. That translates to a little more than one parking space… Read more »
Outdoorsy accolade
Virginia has two companies that made Outside Magazine’s Best Places to Work, putting the Commonwealth alongside rugged states like Colorado, California and Vermont and scoring some major press for themselves in the process.
New dean at UR’s business school
Nancy A. Bagranoff will be the new dean of the Robins School of Business. She has been the dean of the Old Dominion University’s College of Business and Public Administration for the past seven years.
NewsFeeds 4.26.10
Richmond region’s small-scale farmers head to market (Times-Dispatch) The number of farmers markets in Virginia has doubled in the past six years to about 170, according to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. About five have cropped up in and around Richmond in the past couple of years. Amerigroup joins elite list of… Read more »
John Marshall conversion finally begins
After years of hype and decades of false starts, construction has started on a $66 million renovation of the iconic Hotel John Marshall. Crews are assembling the fence around the site, and demolition workers are taking out the old furniture.
NewsFeed 4.23.10
Groome Transportation cancels airport contract (Times-Dispatch) Groome, which began service to Richmond’s airport in 1947, will terminate its contract service midnight on May 25, he said. “This latest treatment is more than we can bear.” Port authority may take over Richmond port, officials say (Virginian-Pilot) State officials are interested in the possibility of the Virginia… Read more »
Construction starts on iconic John Marshall
Construction has indeed started on one of Richmond’s neatest — and most troubled — buildings. Crews are setting up the barricade around the structure and demo crews have started taking out furniture from the inside.
Atack’s last-minute offer likely to become stalking horse bid
The action hasn’t officially started, but a real estate developer has outbid a group of members for the Federal Club, an upscale golf club in Hanover County.