The former head of Circuit City finds a new job, so does a former official from the Kaine administration.
Aaron Kremer
Aaron Kremer is the founder of Richmond BizSense. Email him at [email protected].
NewsFeeds 2.9.10
McAuliffe bids to buy Franklin mill (Times-Dispatch) Terry McAuliffe, an unsuccessful candidate for governor in 2009, is in the running again — this time, to buy a soon-to-close Southside paper factory he wants to convert to a wood-fired power plant. McAuliffe and other investors are pitching to International Paper Co. to purchase the firm’s giant… Read more »
Is sports facility a quixotic quest?
Each time Steve Burton talks about SportsQuest, his plan sounds more ambitious. But as Burton’s enthusiasm and concept have grown, so have the project’s price tag and the skepticism of the local business community.
NewsFeeds 2.8.10
Dominion looks to define its role in offshore wind (Inside Business) With the recent formation of the Virginia Beach-based Virginia Offshore Wind Coalition or VOW, a bigger push is being made to bring together the economic, industrial and political facets involved in developing the industry locally. Those involved are looking to Dominion, as the region’s… Read more »
IT firm crosses Mississippi
A local IT/web consulting firm is opening an office in Minneapolis after two years of enviable growth.
NewsFeeds 2.5.10
S-A-T-I-R-E NBC12 Weather Team To Destroy Incoming Snowstorm (Tobacco Avenue) “The Bible calls this day ‘Snowmageddon’ – the end of all things,” said NBC12 chief meteorologist Jim Duncan, a 30-year weather news veteran and team captain, who, with his crew of roughneck weathermen and one weatherwoman, hope tpatch1o obliterate the storm before it reaches Virginia…. Read more »
NewsFeeds 2.4.10
Two Henrico properties lose $145 million in value (Times-Dispatch) The shutdown of Qimonda’s semiconductor plant in eastern Henrico last year was the biggest blow, resulting in a 78 percent drop in value for the 210-acre industrial property, from $155.5 million at the beginning of 2008 to $34.4 million on Jan. 1, 2010. The former Innsbrook… Read more »
Business Licenses for 12.4.10
Best names this week: Estatescapes and Whistle While U Work.
Latest hospital financials look healthy
Treating sick patients is a healthy business, or at least it was in 2008, the most recent year for which audited hospital financials are available. BizSense has the profits and margins at area hospitals, plus a brief salary list of some of the higher paid employees at Bon Secours.
The Herd: New hires and promotions for 2.3.10
A financer leaves for North Carolina, and the Better Business Bureau and Virginia Historical Society announce new board members.