Midlo grad returns with football league (Midlothian Exchange) The Indoor Football League officially opened the doors of its Richmond headquarters last Wednesday. The league, which sports professional teams mostly in the Midwest and Texas, is hoping to become established on the eastern seaboard. The league offices are in Shockoe Bottom and a team will be… Read more »
Aaron Kremer
Aaron Kremer is the founder of Richmond BizSense. Email him at [email protected].
NewsFeeds 6.30.09
Former Henrico construction firm employee pleads guilty to embezzlement (Times-Dispatch) But a simple request from a supervisor over a missing file turned up a long-running embezzlement scheme that saw Denis ring up at least $200,000 in purchases that she simply approved for payment. Norfolk comes to aid of downtown (Inside Business) Construction in downtown Norfolk… Read more »
NewsFeeds 6.29.09
Rocketts Landing gaining new tenants (Times-Dispatch) Zuppa will move from its current location on North 18th Street to a space in the 210 Rock Building at Rocketts Landing. The restaurant will be joined by construction company Felts and Kilpatrick, which will open an office in the same building within the next 30 days. Burger King’s… Read more »
Monday Q&A: Frustration floods Shockoe
Sometimes good things don’t come to those who wait. David Napier, president of the Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Association, and his fellow business merchants are questioning why Richmond will not be getting a baseball stadium and more than $300 million in development to potentially help rocket the area into a thriving hub of commerce.
NewsFeeds 6.26.09
RWSA fires builder. Firm hiked cost estimate of dam (Daily Progress) Nearly a year ago, Gannett Fleming upped a cost estimate by tens of millions of dollars to build a higher dam at Ragged Mountain — a vital component of the area’s long-term water supply plan. Gannett Fleming far more than doubled an earlier $37… Read more »
ARC to the rescue? Probably not
Several small business owners have contacted BizSense and said all the local banks they called were either not interested in the ARC program, or still trying to figure out how it works. Local bankers say the loans don’t offer enough payoff for the effort.
NewsFeeds 6.25.09
A toast for the town: ABC store celebrates 75 years (Roanoke Times) The ABC store in Clifton Forge is the only one in Virginia to be in the same spot since its founding in 1934 after Prohibition. Liebherr lays off 49 workers in NN production plant (Daily Press) NEWPORT NEWS — Liebherr Mining Equipment Co…. Read more »
Time to get busy
We are hosting our second networking/happy hour event on Thursday, July 9th from 6 – 9 p.m. The event is taking place at our office and afterward at a nearby pub. There will be an open bar and free appetizers. All recent graduates and their more seasoned bosses/co-workers are invited. See the flyer below for… Read more »
NewsFeeds 6.24.09
Ad Man Packs Star Power for UPS (WSJ) Great story in the Journal about the Martin Agency’s guy from the UPS ads. Andy Azula is an advertising executive, not an actor, but his acting is what gets him recognized by strangers these days. He is the guy with the long, flowing hair who scribbles on… Read more »
Highwoods throws in the towel
The Raleigh-based development firm announced today that it is pulling out of its proposal to develop Shockoe Center, a $350 million retail and residential project that was to be centered around a minor league baseball stadium.