Are two indoor football teams too many for Richmond? (Times-Dispatch) Can two indoor football teams — playing in different leagues, at the same time of year, in facilities separated by only a few miles of asphalt — remain economically viable while competing for fans and sponsorship dollars in the same city? Daily Press newspaper to… Read more »
Aaron Kremer
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Banking on an advertising blitz
Love you? We hardly know you. Last month Union First Market Bank launched a marketing blitz to increase awareness and curiosity by asking, “It is wrong to love a bank?”
The Herd for 3.10.10
A short Herd this week, but a new managing director at a hedge fund consultancy and a new CIO at a local bank.
Would a weekly video work for RBS?
For about a year I’ve wondered if we could do a weekly video about local business news.
Internships website sold
A Richmond website that aims to be the Monster.com of college internships was sold to a California firm for an undisclosed sum. Three months ago the company had three employees, including founder Mason Gates. Now there are 50 employees working on the project.
NewsFeeds 3.9.10
S-A-T-I-R-E Local Law Firm Prides Itself On Fitting All 12 Partners Into Name (Tobacco Avenue) Partners at Richmond-based law firm Altmeyer Hollingsworth Capel McRogers Ransom Novielli Walters Janney Leavingsworth Clark Branch & Spero told reporters today that the practice, while priding itself on its service to clients, is even prouder of being able to list… Read more »
NewsFeeds 3.8.10
Large layoffs possible in Virginia (Times-Dispatch) Thousands of state and local government employees face layoffs because of the severe budget cuts. Clifton Forge’s new hopes (Roanoke Times) Entrepreneurs see an upside after the town’s long decline. Rick Tabb has helped raise money to build a new train station. Louise Belmont wants to turn the former… Read more »
NewsFeeds 2.5.10
The Invisible Man (Richmond Magazine) An interesting profile of Bob Mooney, who may be the most prominent Richmonder you’ve never heard of. Mooney is a past chairman of the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, and served on the board of the privately held Ukrop’s Super Markets and is the former CFO of Ethyl Corp. Chain… Read more »
Art or vandalism?
The front of these vacant and dilapidated retail buildings on East Grace Street have for some time now been used as an impromptu art gallery. About 10 or pieces adorn the boarded up windows of the burned out shops at 3rd and Grace Street, sometimes jokingly referred to as Little Baghdad. The absentee landlord has… Read more »
Bank makes play to take over golf course
The biggest lender to an upscale golf course in Hanover County wants to take the course back from the owners/operators.